Associate ProfessorJessica Orchard
Principal Research Fellow
Faculty of Medicine and Health
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- Principal Research FellowFaculty of Medicine and Health
RESEARCH INTERESTs
· Best practice implementation of cardiac screening of athletes for conditions associated with sudden cardiac arrest/death
· Cardiac registries and prevention of sudden death
· Atrial fibrillation screening and stroke prevention in higher risk populations: people with rheumatic heart disease, older people, Indigenous Australians and those in rural areas
· Injury epidemiology
· eHealth tools and wearables
· Legal and ethical aspects of cardiac screening
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTFEATUREDMinisterial Award for Rising Star in Cardiovascular Research 2023National Heart Foundation of Australia (NSW Division)1 Apr 2024People funded by this grant:
- Orchard J
- GRANTFEATUREDScreening of athletes for cardiovascular disesase and prevention of sudden deathNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2023People funded by this grant:
- Orchard J
- GRANTFEATUREDCardiac screening of athletes: building a national registry of screening ECGsNational Heart Foundation of Australia1 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Orchard J
- GRANTFEATUREDCardiac screening of athletes: differences in ECG features in under-represented populationsNational Heart Foundation of Australia1 Apr 2021People funded by this grant:
- Orchard J
- GRANTPrEventing Progression of AF in Indigenous People (The Pepp Study)Medical Research Future Fund1 Jun 2024 - 31 May 2029People funded by this grant:
- Gwynne K,
- Brown A,
- Christie V,
- Freedman B,
- Henson C
- GRANTFMH Showcase Travel Award 2023Faculty of Medicine and Health1 Jan 2023People funded by this grant:
- Orchard J
- GRANTEarly Atrial fibrillation Screening for Indigenous people (EASI)Department of Health (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jun 2022 - 31 May 2025People funded by this grant:
- Rambaldini B,
- Lowres N,
- Gwynn J,
- Gwynne K,
- Nalliah C
- GRANTCardiac screening of athletes: disparities and differences in electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation criteria in under-represented populations such as female athletes and Australian indigenous athletesNational Heart Foundation of Australia1 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Orchard J
- GRANTCardiac screening of athletes: disparities and differences in electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation criteria in under-represented populations such as female athletes and Australian indigenous athletesNational Heart Foundation of Australia1 Apr 2021People funded by this grant:
- Orchard J