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Biography
Prof Finn is the Director of the Preshospital, Resuscitation and Emergency Care Research Unit (PRECRU) at Curtin University. Judith has a strong track record in resuscitation research and a long affiliation with the Internatioanl Liaison Committee on resuscitation (ILCOR). Judith was the inaugural Director of the Australian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (Aus-ROC) – a NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence (Australia) in 2012-2017; based in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University, in Melbourne (Victoria).
Prior to moving to Curtin University in 2013, Judith was employed as a Research Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UWA.
Previously (2007-2010) Judith was the inaugural Chair of Nursing Research at UWA, in conjunction with Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Director of Postgraduate Studies / Deputy Head of School within the UWA School of Population Health (2004-2007).
Judith is a critical care registered nurse and midwife who worked as a nurse academic in Adelaide (Uni SA and Flinders Uni) and Townsville (JCU) prior to moving to Perth to live in 1994. Judith completed a PhD in epidemiology at UWA in 2002, using WA ambulance data linked to WA hospital and death records. In addition to a PhD (UWA) Judith also holds degrees in Science (BSc(Adel): majoring in Zoology and Psychology); Education (MEdStudies(Adel); Public Health (GradDipPH(Adel)); and Nursing (DipAppSc(Nsg); RN; RM and Intensive Care Nursing Certificate)
Roles and responsibilities
Clinical Epidemiology
Future research
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes
Pre-hospital clinical trials
Pre-hospital clinical trials
Previous positions
Research Professor,
School of Nursing & Midwifery / Sansom Institute,
University of South Australia, Mar-Oct 2010
Winthrop Professor / Chair of Nursing Research
UWA School of Population Health / SCGH Nursing Services, 2007-2010
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Epidemiology, UWA School of Population Health 2002-2006
Nurse Coordinator – Nursing Research
Royal Perth Hospital 2000-2002
Research Associate
Department of Public Health The University of Western Australia 1997-2000
Senior Research Officer
Epidemiology & Analytical Services
Health Department of Western Australia 1996-1997
Lecturer (Nursing)
School of Nursing, University of South Australia 1995
School of Nursing & Midwifery / Sansom Institute,
University of South Australia, Mar-Oct 2010
Winthrop Professor / Chair of Nursing Research
UWA School of Population Health / SCGH Nursing Services, 2007-2010
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Epidemiology, UWA School of Population Health 2002-2006
Nurse Coordinator – Nursing Research
Royal Perth Hospital 2000-2002
Research Associate
Department of Public Health The University of Western Australia 1997-2000
Senior Research Officer
Epidemiology & Analytical Services
Health Department of Western Australia 1996-1997
Lecturer (Nursing)
School of Nursing, University of South Australia 1995
Current projects
NHMRC Leadership Fellow (Investigator grant) "Improving outcomes after cardiac arrest: strengthening the chain of survival"
MRFF grant (CIA=Prof Tony Celenza @ UWA) "OPERATE: Older Persons Early Recognition Access and Treatment in Emergencies".
Research
Clincial Epidemiology
Resuscitation outcomes,education & policy
Pre-hospital and emergency care
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Critical care outcomes research
Acute care nursing practice
Nursing-related patient outcomes
Resuscitation outcomes,education & policy
Pre-hospital and emergency care
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Critical care outcomes research
Acute care nursing practice
Nursing-related patient outcomes
Languages
English
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research expertise keywords
- Cardiac arrest
- Clinical epidemiology
- Critical/acute care outcomes
- Evidence-based practice
- Nursing practice
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Emergency Medical Service Attendances for Adults with Repeat Falls in Western Australia: A State-Wide Retrospective Cohort Study
Watkins, P. M., Buzzacott, P., Tohira, H., Majewski, D., Hill, A. M., Brink, D., Brits, R. & Finn, J., 2025, In: Prehospital Emergency Care. 29, 1, p. 70-78 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How likely is the patient to be in cardiac arrest? Caller breathing descriptors in ambulance calls that were dispatched as cardiac arrest
Perera, N., Riou, M., Birnie, T., Finn, J., Whiteside, A., Majewski, D. & Ball, S., Jul 2025, In: Resuscitation Plus. 24, 7 p., 100990.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Language barriers in emergency ambulance calls for cardiac arrest: Cases of missing vital information
Perera, N., Riou, M., Birnie, T., Whiteside, A., Ball, S. & Finn, J., Jan 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 365, 12 p., 117623.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on resuscitation attempts, bystander CPR and survival outcomes in Australia and New Zealand: A binational population-based, Epistry study
Aus-ROC OHCA Epistry Management Committee & Finn, J., Mar 2025, In: Resuscitation Plus. 22, 10 p., 100894.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The inter-rater reliability of emergency department and paramedic frailty screening in older patients following a fall
Indrawan, N., Ellis, J., Finn, J. & Arendts, G., Mar 2025, In: Australasian Emergency Care. 28, 1, p. 63-66 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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The RINSE Trial: The Rapid Infusion of Cold Normal SalinE
Jacobs, I. (Investigator 01), Bernard, S. (Investigator 02), Cameron, P. (Investigator 03) & Finn, J. (Investigator 04)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/01/11 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
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Monitoring Trends in Patterns of Care & Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure
Finn, J. (Investigator 01), Hung, J. (Investigator 02), Arnolda, L. (Investigator 03), Geelhoed, E. (Investigator 04), Knuiman, M. (Investigator 05) & Jacobs, I. (Investigator 06)
National Heart Foundation of Australia
31/12/08 → 31/12/10
Project: Research
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MHRIF Round 12 - Jacobs
Jacobs, I. (Investigator 01) & Finn, J. (Investigator 02)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
31/12/07 → 30/12/08
Project: Research
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New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support Award 2007 - Finn
Finn, J. (Chief Investigator)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
1/01/07 → 31/12/07
Project: Research
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