Rae Thomas

Academic, Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare
Academic, Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2165-5917

Phone+61 7 5595 5521
Emailrthomas@bond.edu.au

Bond University, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine
4229 Gold Coast
Australia

1428 Citations
13 h-Index

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Personal profile

Research interests

I am an Associate Professor in the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare at Bond University. I have been a practicing Psychologist with over 25 years experience providing psychological interventions for children and families.

I am particularly interested in developing, implementing and evaluating randomised controlled trials, exploring processes and embedding public preferences in health decision making, and translating evidence to practice and policy.

I am involved in researching a style of deliberative democracy known as community juries and have led research projects to explore their utility in public health policy development.

I have taught evidence-based practice to students and health practitioners, conducted systematic reviews, used randomised controlled experimental designs, and explored innovative methodologies to facilitate public deliberation in health policy decision making.

My research themes include:

Improving evidence-based decision making in clinical practice.
Using community engagement in health policy decision-making.
Working with the public to better facilitate and understand the evidence-based practice.

Statement for HDR students

My research within the Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice is focussed on improving the uptake of research to better inform evidence-based practice in public, clinical, and policy domains.

Research in this area would explore how to improve critical appraisal skills in community members, how to disseminate research knowledge to clinicians so they might use it more frequently, and how to work with policy-makers to explore community engagement techniques.

Education/Academic qualification

Psychology, PhD, Griffith University Queensland

2002 → 2008

Award Date: 1 Sep 2008

Counselling Psychology, Graduate Diploma, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University

1992 → 1993

Award Date: 1 Dec 1993

Psychology, Bachelor of Education, University of Melbourne

1987 → 1990

Award Date: 1 Dec 1990

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Research Output

1428 Citations
13 h-Index
40 Article
2 Chapter
2 Letter
2 Review article
3 More

Efficacy of habit-based weight loss interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cleo, G., Beller, E., Glasziou, P., Isenring, E. & Thomas, R., 1 Aug 2020, In : Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 43, 4, p. 519-532 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Exploring women's priorities for the potential consequences of a gestational diabetes diagnosis: A pilot community jury

Thomas, R., Scott, A. M., Sims, R., Craig, L., Claase, L-A., Lowe, J., Heal, C., Hardiman, L. & Glasziou, P., 1 Jun 2020, In : Health Expectations. 23, 3, p. 593-602 10 p.

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How do patients and the public understand overtesting and overdiagnosis? A protocol for a thematic meta-synthesis of qualitative research

Rozbroj, T., Haas, R., O'Connor, D. A., Thomas, R., McCaffery, K., Carter, S. & Buchbinder, R., 6 Jul 2020, In : BMJ Open. 10, 7, 7 p., e037283.

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Women's experiences of a diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review

Craig, L. E., Sims, R., Glasziou, P. P. & Thomas, R. L., 7 Feb 2020, In : BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 20, 1, 15 p., 76.

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1 Citation (Scopus)

52 Downloads (Pure)

An Australian community jury to consider case-finding for dementia: Differences between informed community preferences and general practice guidelines

Thomas, R., Sims, R., Beller, E., Scott, A. M., Doust, J., Le Couteur, D., Pond, D., Loy, C., Forlini, C. & Glasziou, P., 1 Jun 2019, In : Health Expectations. 22, 3, p. 475-484 10 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

123 Downloads (Pure)

Activities

1 Organising a conference, workshop, ...
1 Oral presentation

Systematic Review Workshop

Melanie Vermeulen (Organiser), , Rae Thomas (Facilitator), , David Honeyman (Facilitator), , Paul Glasziou (Speaker), , Anna Scott (Speaker), , Mark Jones (Speaker), , Justin Clark (Speaker), , Magnolia Cardona (Facilitator), , Mina Bakhit (Facilitator), , Loai Albarqouni (Facilitator), , Raymond Moynihan (Facilitator), , Sharon Sanders (Facilitator), , Sarah Thorning (Facilitator), , Justin Clark (Facilitator), , Paul Glasziou (Facilitator), , Anna Scott (Facilitator), , Mark Jones (Facilitator), & Christine Erueti (Organiser)

22 Aug 2019

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...

Speed Research Presentations

Elisabeth Isenring (Speaker), , Jaimon T Kelly (Speaker), , Christian Moro (Speaker), , Mark Morgan (Speaker), , Anna V. Lorimer (Speaker), , Vernon G Coffey (Speaker), , Rae Louise Thomas (Speaker), , Alexandra Bannach-Brown (Speaker), , Ray N Moynihan (Speaker), , Daniel Maupin (Speaker), , Rob Marc Orr (Speaker), , Nigel L Barnett (Speaker), & Russ Chess-Williams (Speaker)