Tom Briffa

Associate Professor, PhD Syd.

Associate Professor, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Population and Public Health

Phone+61 8 6488 1292
Emailtom.briffa@uwa.edu.au

The University of Western Australia (M431), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia

1840 Citations
23 h-Index

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Personal profile

Biography

Dr Tom Briffa is an allied health practitioner and advocate who has devoted some 25 years to examining trends and models of care in cardiovascular disease treatment and management in Australia. His research targets the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease and its translation into practice. He works with a network of dynamic health professionals globally from his base at the University of Western Australia. He was a founding member of state, national and international associations for cardiac rehabilitation and has held a variety of honorary positions with the peak health agencies.

Roles and responsibilities

Head, Cardiovascular Research Group

Funding overview

2012-2014 Hung J, Briffa T, Chew D, Knuiman M, Eikelboom, McQuillan B. The burden of atrial fibrillation. NHMRC Project grant $384,637

2011-13 Sanfilippo F, Rankin J, Geelhoed E, Nguyen M, Newman M, Cutlip D, Knuiman M, Briffa T, Hobbs M. Evaluation of long-term clinical and health service outcomes following coronary artery revascularisation in Western Australia: future implications. NHMRC Project Grant #1011995: $617,589

2009-11 Knuiman M, Briffa T, Norman P, Hung J, Geelheod L, Thompson PL. The real and changing atherothrombotic disease burden and secondary prevention. NHMRC Project Grant #572558; $487,500

Thompson S, Hobbs M, Sanfilippo F, Thompson P, Eades F, Briffa T. Management of coronary heart disease in the Indigenous population in Western Australia: from information to action. NHMRC Project Grant #479222; $960,000

Keywords

Cardiovascular disease epidemiology and control
Health services research

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Research Output 2008 2019

1840 Citations
23 h-Index
97 Article
12 Letter
9 Edited book/Anthology
7 Review article
14 More

Dispensing Patterns of Blood Pressure Lowering Agents in Older Australians From 2006 to 2016

Si, S., Ofori-Asenso, R., Briffa, T., Ilomaki, J., Sanfilippo, F., Reid, C. M. & Liew, D., 1 May 2019, In : Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 24, 3, p. 242-250 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Blood Pressure

Government Financing

Pharmaceutical Preparations

Federal Government

Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists

1 Citation (Scopus)

Evaluating recruitment strategies for AUSPICE, a large Australian community-based randomised controlled trial

Peel, R., Ren, S., Hure, A., Evans, T. J., D'Este, C. A., Abhayaratna, W. P., Tonkin, A. M., Hopper, I., Thrift, A. G., Levi, C. R., Sturm, J., Durrheim, D., Hung, J., Briffa, T. G., Chew, D. P., Anderson, P., Moon, L., McEvoy, M., Hansbro, P. M., Newby, D. A. & 1 othersAttia, J. R., 1 May 2019, In : Medical Journal of Australia. 210, 9, p. 409-415 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Immunization

Randomized Controlled Trials

Social Media

Pneumococcal Vaccines

Ambulatory Care

Long-term persistence and adherence to blood pressure lowering agents among older Australians

Si, S., Ofori-Asenso, R., Briffa, T., Sanfilippo, F. M., Ilomaki, J., Qin, X. W., Tacey, M., Reid, C. M. & Liew, D., 19 Feb 2019, In : Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Blood Pressure

Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists

Calcium Channel Blockers

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

Diuretics

3 Citations (Scopus)

Telehealth interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jin, K., Khonsari, S., Gallagher, R., Gallagher, P., Clark, A. M., Freedman, B., Briffa, T., Bauman, A., Redfern, J. & Neubeck, L., 1 Apr 2019, In : European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 18, 4, p. 260-271 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Telemedicine

Secondary Prevention

Coronary Disease

Meta-Analysis

Confidence Intervals

1 Citation (Scopus)

The appropriateness of coronary investigation in myocardial injury and type 2 myocardial infarction (ACT-2): A randomized trial design

Lambrakis, K., French, J. K., Scott, I. A., Briffa, T., Brieger, D., Farkouh, M. E., White, H., Chuang, A. M-Y., Tiver, K., Quinn, S., Kaambwa, B., Horsfall, M., Morton, E. & Chew, D. P., Feb 2019, In : American Heart Journal. 208, p. 11-20 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article