Dr Emma Ballard

Featured projects	Duration
Cross-sectional study of clinician’s preferences for pharmacological management for acute renal colic National Health and Medical Research Council
Cryotherapy for reducing the discomfort of sterile water injections: A randomised trial (CryoS trial) NHMRC Investigator Grant (Dr N Lee)
The use of HypnoBirthing during labour and effect on epidural use: A retrospective cohort study NHMRC Investigator Grant (Dr N Lee)
Reducing perINeal inFILTRation pain with sodium bicArbonaTe buffered lignocainE (INFILTRATE trial) NHMRC Investigator Grant (Dr N Lee)
Trends and outcomes associated with induction of labour NHMRC Investigator Grant (Dr N Lee)

Hodby, Sharon, Bunting, Denise, Moore, Catherine, Ballard, Emma, Kang, Evelyn, Byrnes, Joshua, Crilly, Julia, Foster, Nadine E. and Marsden, Elizabeth (2026). A pragmatic implementation and outcomes evaluation of the older persons emergency network acute outreach service (OPEN AOS) model utilising the integrated PRISM and RE-AIM framework: the OPEN AOS study protocol. BMC Geriatrics, 26 (1) 344, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12877-025-06917-2

Lee, Nigel, Ballard, Emma, Kearney, Lauren and Martensson, Lena B. (2026). Cryotherapy for reducing the pain of sterile water injections: a three-arm multicentre randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 182 105615, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105615

Lee, Nigel, McCarthy, Alexandra, Ballard, Emma, Eley, Robert, Isoardi, Katherine and Hughes, James (2026). Practice variations in pharmacological management of acute renal colic pain: a cross-sectional survey study. Australasian Emergency Care, 29 (2), 182-188. doi: 10.1016/j.auec.2025.10.004

Morton, Fraser, Ballard, Emma, Van de Putte, Peter, Peters, Nathan, Woods, Christine and Eley, Victoria (2026). The relationship between patient-reported hunger and gastric contents in adult patients with acute surgical abdominal pathology: exploratory prospective observational study. BJA Open, 18 100561, 100561-100561. doi: 10.1016/j.bjao.2026.100561

Lee, Nigel, Kearney, Lauren, Jenkinson, Bec, Howlett, Claire and Ballard, Emma (2026). The association between women's use of HypnoBirthing and maternal labour analgesia use and mode of birth: A retrospective propensity score matched study. Women and Birth, 39 (3) 102215, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2026.102215

Hillier, Kathy L., Eley, Victoria, Humphrey, Tracy, Ballard, Emma and Lee, Nigel (2026). Use of the Rebozo in second stage labour to reduce the incidence of assisted vaginal births for nulliparous women: a pilot randomised controlled trial. Women and Birth, 39 (1) 102134, 102134. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102134

Skalecki, Dr. Sarah L, Kimble, Professor Rebecca MN, Ballard, Honorary Professor Emma L and Baartz, Dr. David L (2026). Presence And Laterality Of Endometriosis In Adolescent Patients With Obstructed Müllerian Duct Anomalies, A Twenty-Three Year Retrospective Cohort Analysis Between 2002 – 2025 At An Australian Quaternary Paediatric And Adolescent Gynaecology Service. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 39 (3), 403-409. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2026.01.002

Bidarmaghz, Bardia, Clun, Ruth, Sidhu, Tejminder S., Ballard, Emma and Ben-David, Matan (2026). Impact of employing a specialist hepatobiliary surgeon on practice and early outcomes of pancreatic surgery in a tertiary centre in North Queensland. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 96 (1-2), 224-230. doi: 10.1111/ans.70386

Lee, Nigel, Ballard, Emma and Humphrey, Tracy (2025). Trends in induction of labour and associated co-morbidities and demographics in Queensland, Australia from 2001 to 2020: a population-based study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 25 (1) 354, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07379-5

Yu, Abby, Whitfield, Karen, Hale, Andrew, Ballard, Emma and d'Emden, Michael (2025). The positive impact of a multidisciplinary preoperative diabetes clinic on improving glycaemic management in adults undergoing elective noncardiac surgery. Diabetic Medicine, 42 (12) e70131, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/dme.70131

Wiese, Alicia N. and Ballard, Emma (2025). Improving energy and protein intake via an oral nutrition support pathway in the intensive care unit and beyond: An uncontrolled before and after study. Australian Critical Care, 38 (5) 101273, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2025.101273

Evans, Ieuan E. S., Duplancic, Christine M., Kidd, Timothy A., Ballard, Emma L., Thomson, Rachel M., Wainwright, Claire E. and Bell, Scott C. (2025). The changing face of cystic fibrosis research: challenges of multi-centre microbiology cohort studies. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 24 (5), 903-908. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2025.07.002

Pasere, Elisabeth, O'Hara, Denis, Ballard, Emma, Kilgour, Catherine and Holland, Lorelle (2025). A narrative review of medical and surgical nurses' attitudes and perceptions when caring for patients with a secondary diagnosis of mental illness. Nurse Education Today, 151 106684, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106684

Tabah, Alexis, De Waele, Jan, Ssi Yan Kai, Nathalie, Aslan, Abdullah Tarik, Buetti, Niccolò, Timsit, Jean-François, Ballard, Emma, Eriksson, Lars, Laupland, Kevin B. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2025). Source control in bloodstream infections in patients with sepsis, septic shock, or requiring ICU admission: a scoping review with recommendations for standardizing research. Intensive Care Medicine, 51 (8), 1462-1475. doi: 10.1007/s00134-025-08026-5

Plever, Sally, Kisely, Steve, Bonevski, Billie, McCarthy, Irene, Anzolin, Melissa, Siskind, Dan, Ballard, Emma, Emmerson, Brett, Allan, John and Gartner, Coral (2025). Increases in delivery of a brief smoking cessation intervention following implementation of a system change intervention in community psychiatry settings. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59 (7) 00048674251340214, 602-611. doi: 10.1177/00048674251340214

Fox, A., Tomkins, E., Valcovich, M. and Ballard, E. (2025). Evaluating the safety, feasibility and acceptability of weighted blankets in acute care for people with dementia: A randomised control trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 82 (4), 3859-3871. doi: 10.1111/jan.17049

Muirhead, Renee, Kynoch, Kathryn, Hawley, Glenda, Ballard, Emma, Birch, Pita and Lewis, P. A. (2025). A neonatal nurse‐controlled model of analgesia to manage post‐operative pain in the surgical neonate: a pilot randomised controlled trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 82 (2), 1725-1736. doi: 10.1111/jan.16992

Tay, George T. P., Smith, Kim, He, Congrong, Ballard, Emma L., Wood, Michelle E., Stockwell, Rebecca E., Morawska, Lidia, Wainwright, Claire E. and Bell, Scott C. (2025). Tolerability and effectiveness of face-masks in reducing cough aerosols for children with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 24 (2), 368-373. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2025.01.008

Martin, Emily, Purushothaman, Subramanian, Ballard, Emma, Blake, Julie A., Burke, Kylie and Scott, James G. (2024). Electroconvulsive therapy in a tertiary Australian mental health facility between 2009 and 2020. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (8), 713-720. doi: 10.1177/00048674241256839

Holland, C., Ballard, E., Griffin, A., Coulter, S., Yarwood, T., Heney, C. and Young, M. (2024). Impact of the introduction of the national antimicrobial stewardship standard across Queensland Health hospitals: Ecological observational study exploring patterns of antimicrobial use. Journal of Hospital Infection, 151 60e68, 60-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2024.05.018

Davison, Michelle, Chan, Jason, Clarke, Meg, Mitchell, Caroline, Yan, Alan, Ballard, Emma and Henaway, Elwyn (2024). Evaluation of a pathway to address take own leave events for First Nations peoples presenting for emergency care: The Deadly RED project. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36 (4), 1-9. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14397

O'Leary, Shaun, Heine, Janelle, Warren, Jacelle, Smyth, Tanya, Ballard, Emma, Mitchell, Gary, See, William, Barlas, Panos, Machado, Gustavo C, Cottrell, Michelle, Comans, Tracy and Foster, Nadine E (2024). Reinforcing informed medication prescription for low back pain in the emergency department (RIME): a controlled interrupted time series implementation study protocol. BMJ Open, 14 (3) e082668, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082668

Muirhead, Renee, Ballard, Emma, Kynoch, Kathryn, Peacock, Ann, Birch, Pita and Lewis, P. A. (2023). A survey of pain practices in the surgical neonate. An Australasian perspective. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 29 (6), 857-861. doi: 10.1016/j.jnn.2023.07.010

Woods, Anousha, Ballard, Emma, Kumar, Sailesh, Mackle, Tracey, Callaway, Leonie, Kothari, Alka, De Jersey, Susan, Bennett, Elizabeth, Foxcroft, Katie, Willis, Meg, Amoako, Akwasi and Lehner, Christoph (2023). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antenatal care provision and associated mental health, obstetric and neonatal outcomes. Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 52 (2), 222-229. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2023-0196

Jacobs, Kylie, Jarrett, Paul, Ballard, Emma and Fox, Amanda (2023). Accuracy of intra-arterial line transducer levelling practice in a general intensive care unit. Australian Critical Care, 37 (1), 51-57. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2023.07.042

Ryan, Harrigan, Ballard, Emma, Stockwell, Rebecca E., Duplancic, Christine, Thomson, Rachel M., Smith, Kimberley and Bell, Scott C. (2023). A systematic review of the clinical impact of small colony variants in patients with cystic fibrosis. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 23 (1) 323, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12890-023-02611-4

Mosley, Philip E., Webb, Lachlan, Suraev, Anastasia, Hingston, Leah, Turnbull, Tracy, Foster, Kelley, Ballard, Emma, Gomes, Lauren, Mohan, Adith, Sachdev, Perminder S., Kevin, Richard, Gordon, Rebecca, Benson, Melissa and McGregor, Iain S. (2023). Tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol in Tourette Syndrome. NEJM Evidence, 2 (9), EVIDoa2300012-9. doi: 10.1056/evidoa2300012

Kothari, Alka, Khuu, Alvin, Dulhunty, Joel, Bruxner, George, Ballard, Emma and Callaway, Leonie (2023). Fathers attending the birth of their baby: Views, intentions and needs. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 63 (5), 689-695. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13692

Fox, Amanda, Dulhunty, Joel, Ballard, Emma, Fraser, Maria, Macandrew, Margaret, Taranec, Sally, Waters, Rebecca, Yang, Min, Yates, Mark, Yelland, Catherine and Beattie, Elizabeth (2023). The impact of a cognitive impairment support program on patients in an acute care setting: a pre-test post-test intervention study. BMC Geriatrics, 23 (1) 260, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12877-023-03930-1

Plever, Sally, Kisely, Steve, Bonevski, Billie, McCarthy, Irene, Emmerson, Brett, Ballard, Emma, Anzolin, Melissa, Siskind, Dan, Allan, John and Gartner, Coral (2023). Can improvement in delivery of smoking cessation care be sustained in psychiatry inpatient settings through a system change intervention? An analysis of statewide administrative health data. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57 (10), 1375-1383. doi: 10.1177/00048674231164566

Murdoch, Megan, Window, Peter, Morton, Caroline, O'Donohue, Riley, Ballard, Emma and Claus, Andrew (2023). People at a persistent pain service can walk it, but some struggle to talk about it: reliability, detectable difference and clinically important difference of the six-minute walk test. Musculoskeletal Care, 21 (1), 221-231. doi: 10.1002/msc.1687

Kothari, A., Bruxner, G., Dulhunty, J. M., Ballard, E. and Callaway, L. (2023). Correction: Dads in distress: symptoms of depression and traumatic stress in fathers following poor fetal, neonatal, and maternal outcomes. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23 (1) 62, 1-1. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05395-x

Richmond, Christopher M., Ring, Fabian, Richmond, Lacey, Rossouw, Erika, Ballard, Emma and Birch, Pita (2023). ‘Propped and prone’ positioning reduces respiratory events in spontaneously breathing preterm infants: A randomised triple crossover study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 59 (1), 81-88. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16241

Kothari, A., Bruxner, G., Dulhunty, J. M., Ballard, E. and Callaway, L. (2022). Dads in distress: symptoms of depression and traumatic stress in fathers following poor fetal, neonatal, and maternal outcomes. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22 (1) 956, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-05288-5

Brain, David, Yan, Alan, Morel, Doug, Ballard, Emma, Hunter, Jonathan, Hocking, Julia and Chan, Jason (2022). Economic evaluation of applying the Canadian Syncope Risk Score in an Australian emergency department. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35 (3), 427-433. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14139

Yerrisani, Jyothirmayi, Kothari, Anoushka, Collins, Kelly, Ballard, Emma and Kothari, Alka (2022). Evaluation of endometrial thickness by transvaginal ultrasound and baseline risk factors as a predictor for endometrial abnormalities in postmenopausal women. Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 25 (4), 186-194. doi: 10.1002/ajum.12311

Nguyen, Thi Tham, He, Congrong, Carter, Robyn, Ballard, Emma L., Smith, Kim, Groth, Robert, Jaatinen, Esa, Kidd, Timothy J., Nguyen, Thuy-Khanh, Stockwell, Rebecca E., Tay, George, Johnson, Graham R., Bell, Scott C. and Knibbs, Luke D. (2022). The effectiveness of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiation on the viability of airborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (20) 13706, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013706

Tabah, Alexis, Elhadi, Muhammed, Ballard, Emma, Cortegiani, Andrea, Cecconi, Maurizio, Unoki, Takeshi, Galarza, Laurą, Rosa, Regis Goulart, Barbier, Francois, Azoulay, Elie, Laupland, Kevin B., Ssi Yan Kai, Nathalie, Ostermann, Marlies, Francois, Guy, De Waele, Jan J., Fiest, Kirsten, Spronk, Peter, Benbenishty, Julie, Pellegrini, Mariangela and Rose, Louise (2022). Variation in communication and family visiting policies in intensive care within and between countries during the Covid-19 pandemic: the COVISIT international survey. Journal of Critical Care, 71 154050, 154050. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2022.154050

Nguyen, Thi Tham, He, Congrong, Carter, Robyn, Ballard, Emma L., Smith, Kim, Groth, Robert, Jaatinen, Esa, Kidd, Timothy J., Thomson, Rachel, Tay, George, Johnson, Graham R., Bell, Scott C. and Knibbs, Luke D. (2022). Quantifying the effectiveness of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light at inactivating airborne Mycobacterium abscessus. Journal of Hospital Infection, 132, 133-139. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.10.008

Flint, Anndrea, August, Deanne, Lai, Melissa, Chawla, Jasneek, Ballard, Emma and Davies, Mark W. (2022). Determining reference data for overnight oximetry in neonates: a pilot study. Early Human Development, 168 105571, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2022.105571

Glasgow, Celeste and Ballard, Emma (2022). A prospective randomised comparative study of dynamic, static progressive and serial static proximal interphalangeal joint extension orthoses. Hand Therapy, 27 (1), 22-31. doi: 10.1177/17589983211070658

Mohd Ali, Noor Azizah, Jauncey, Jacqueline, Ballard, Emma L. and Bogossian, Fiona (2021). Educating parents on ‘Speaking up for hand hygiene’ in PICU: Perceptions and barriers. International Journal of Care Scholars, 4 (Supp1), 70-78. doi: 10.31436/ijcs.v4isupp1.202

Wang, Claire Y. T., Ballard, Emma L., Pava, Zuleima, Marquart, Louise, Gaydon, Jane, Murphy, Sean C., Whiley, David, O’Rourke, Peter and McCarthy, James S. (2021). Analytical validation of a real-time hydrolysis probe PCR assay for quantifying Plasmodium falciparum parasites in experimentally infected human adults. Malaria Journal, 20 (1) 181, 181. doi: 10.1186/s12936-021-03717-y

Winter, Craig, Bjorkman, Tracy, Miller, Stephanie, Nichols, Paul, Cardinal, John, O’Rourke, Peter, Ballard, Emma, Nasrallah, Fatima and Vegh, Viktor (2021). Acute mountain sickness following incremental trekking to high altitude: correlation with plasma vascular endothelial growth factor levels and the possible effects of dexamethasone and acclimatization following re-exposure. Frontiers in Physiology, 12 746044, 746044. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.746044

Adams, Katherine, Ballard, Emma, Amoako, Akwasi, Khalil, Akram, Baartz, David, Chu, Kevin and Tanaka, Keisuke (2021). When is it too late? Ovarian preservation and duration of symptoms in ovarian torsion. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 42 (4), 1-5. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2021.1929114

Paliwoda, Michelle, New, Karen, Bogossian, Fiona and Ballard, Emma (2021). Physiological vital sign reference ranges for well late preterm newborns calculated during a typical two-hour newborn period between 2 hours and 7 days of life. Physiological Measurement, 42 (9) 095001, 095001. doi: 10.1088/1361-6579/ac155b

Sherrard, Laura J., Wee, Bryan A., Duplancic, Christine, Ramsay, Kay A., Dave, Keyur A., Ballard, Emma, Wainwright, Claire E., Grimwood, Keith, Sidjabat, Hanna E., Whiley, David M., Beatson, Scott A., Kidd, Timothy J. and Bell, Scott C. (2021). Emergence and impact of oprD mutations in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 21 (1), e35-e43. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2021.03.007

Zhu, Stephanie, Ballard, Emma, Khalil, Akram, Baartz, David, Amoako, Akwasi and Tanaka, Keisuke (2020). Impact of early surgical management on tubo-ovarian abscesses. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 41 (7), 1-5. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2020.1821620

Williams, Summer, Bruxner, George, Ballard, Emma and Kothari, Alka (2020). Prescribing antidepressants and anxiolytic medications to pregnant women: comparing perception of risk of foetal teratogenicity between Australian Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Speciality Trainees and upskilled General Practitioners. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20 (1) 618, 1-7. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03293-0

Chan, Jason, Ballard, Emma, Brain, David, Hocking, Julia, Yan, Alan, Morel, Douglas and Hunter, Jonathan (2020). External validation of the Canadian syncope risk score for patients presenting with undifferentiated syncope to the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33 (3) 1742-6723.13641, 418-424. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13641

Tanaka, Keisuke, Ballard, Emma, Petersen, Damien, Amoako, Akwasi A, Khalil, Akram and Baartz, David (2020). Effect of retaining the uterus during anterior resection for rectosigmoid bowel endometriosis. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery, 37 (1), 6-9. doi: 10.1089/gyn.2020.0101

Sin, Jeremy Cheuk Kin, King, Lillian, Ballard, Emma, Llewellyn, Stacey, Laupland, Kevin B and Tabah, Alexis (2020). Hypophosphatemia and outcomes in ICU: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 36 (9) 0885066620940274, 885066620940274-1035. doi: 10.1177/0885066620940274

Wang, Claire Y. T., Ballard, Emma, Llewellyn, Stacey, Marquart, Louise, Bousema, Teun, McCarthy, James S. and Collins, Katharine A. (2020). Assays for quantification of male and female gametocytes in human blood by qRT-PCR in the absence of pure sex-specific gametocyte standards. Malaria Journal, 19 (1) 218. doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03291-9

Collins, Katharine A., Wang, Claire Y. T., Adams, Matthew, Mitchell, Hayley, Robinson, Gregory J., Rampton, Melanie, Elliott, Suzanne, Odedra, Anand, Khoury, David S., Ballard, Emma, Shelper, Todd B., Lucantoni, Leonardo, Avery, Vicky M., Chalon, Stephan, Möhrle, Jörg J. and McCarthy, James S. (2020). A Plasmodium vivax experimental human infection model for evaluating the efficacy of interventions. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 130 (6), 2920-2927. doi: 10.1172/jci134923

Collins, Katharine A., Abd-Rahman, Azrin N., Marquart, Louise, Ballard, Emma, Gobeau, Nathalie, Griffin, Paul, Chalon, Stephan, Möhrle, Jörg J. and McCarthy, James S. (2020). Antimalarial activity of artefenomel against asexual parasites and transmissible gametocytes during experimental blood-stage Plasmodium vivax infection. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 225 (6), 1062-1069. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa287

Arthur, Christopher, Di Corleto, Ellen, Ballard, Emma and Kothari, Alka (2020). A randomized controlled trial of daily weighing in pregnancy to control gestational weight gain. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20 (1) 223, 223. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-02884-1

Wiese, Alicia Nicole, Rogers, Matthew J. M., Way, Mandy and Ballard, Emma (2020). The impact of removing gastric residual volume monitoring and enteral nutrition rate titration in adults receiving mechanical ventilation. Australian Critical Care, 33 (2), 155-161. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2018.12.001

Paliwoda, Michelle, Bogossian, Fiona, Davies, Mark W., Ballard, Emma and New, Karen (2020). Physiological vital sign differences between well newborns greater than 34 weeks gestation: a pilot study. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 26 (4), 226-231. doi: 10.1016/j.jnn.2020.02.002

Stokes, Philip, Ballard, Emma, McKeating, Caoimhe, Belcher, Joanna, Furlong, Karen, Hocking, Julia and Forristal, Catherine (2020). Are expiratory radiographs more sensitive than inspiratory radiographs for the diagnosis of pneumothorax in the emergency department? A retrospective observational study. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 32 (4) 1742-6723.13482, 626-630. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13482

Geake, James, Ballard, Emma, O'Rourke, Peter, Wainwright, Claire E., Reid, David W. and Bell, Scott C. (2020). Centralised versus outreach models of cystic fibrosis care should be tailored to the needs of the individual patient. Internal Medicine Journal, 50 (2), 232-235. doi: 10.1111/imj.14724

Vickers, Mark L., Ballard, Emma L., Harris, Patrick N. A., Knibbs, Luke D., Jaiprakash, Anjali, Dulhunty, Joel M., Crawford, Ross W. and Parkinson, Benjamin (2020). Bacterial profile, multi-drug resistance and seasonality following lower limb orthopaedic surgery in tropical and subtropical Australian hospitals: an epidemiological cohort study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (2) 657, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020657

Stockwell, Rebecca Elizabeth, Wood, Michelle ELizabeth, Ballard, Emma, Moore, Vanessa, Wainwright, Claire Elizabeth and Bell, Scott Cameron (2020). Current infection control practices used in Australian and New Zealand cystic fibrosis centers. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 20 (1) 16, 16. doi: 10.1186/s12890-020-1052-y

McCarthy, James S., Rückle, Thomas, Elliott, Suzanne L., Ballard, Emma, Collins, Katharine A., Marquart, Louise, Griffin, Paul, Chalon, Stephan and Möhrle, Jörg J. (2020). A single-dose combination study with the experimental antimalarials artefenomel and DSM265 to determine safety and antimalarial activity against blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum in healthy volunteers. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 64 (1) e01371-19, e01371-19. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01371-19

Noor Azizah Mohd Ali, Thudawe Yohani Shavindi Dalugoda, Emma L Ballard, Jacqueline Jauncey-Cooke and Fiona Bogossian (2020). COVID-19 pandemic is a renewed call for 'speaking up for hand hygiene'. Malaysian Journal of Medical Research, 4 (4). doi: 10.31674/mjmr.2020.v04i04.007

Ahern, Elizabeth, Cubitt, Annette, Ballard, Emma, Teng, Michele W. L., Dougall, William C., Smyth, Mark J., Godbolt, David, Naidoo, Rishendran, Goldrick, Amanda and Hughes, Brett G. M. (2019). Pharmacodynamics of Pre-Operative PD1 checkpoint blockade and receptor activator of NFkB ligand (RANKL) inhibition in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): study protocol for a multicentre, open-label, phase 1B/2, translational trial (POPCORN). Trials, 20 (1) 753, 753. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3951-x

Randell, Matthew, Marsland, Daniel, Ballard, Emma, Forster, Benjamin and Lutz, Michael (2019). MRI for high ankle sprains with an unstable syndesmosis: posterior malleolus bone oedema is common and time to scan matters. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, 27 (9), 2890-2897. doi: 10.1007/s00167-019-05581-5

Ballard, Emma, Wang, Claire Y. T., Hien, Tran Tinh , Tong, Nguyen Thanh , Marquart, Louise, Pava, Zuleima, Tarning, Joel, O'Rourke, Peter and McCarthy, James S. (2019). A validation study of microscopy versus quantitative PCR for measuring Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia. Tropical Medicine and Health, 47 (1) 49. doi: 10.1186/s41182-019-0176-3

Bogossian, Fiona E., Cant, Robyn P., Ballard, Emma L., Cooper, Simon J., Levett‐Jones, Tracy L., McKenna, Lisa G., Ng, Linda C. and Seaton, Philippa C. (2019). Locating “gold standard” evidence for simulation as a substitute for clinical practice in prelicensure health professional education: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28 (21-22) jocn.14965, 3759-3775. doi: 10.1111/jocn.14965

Stockwell, Rebecca E., Ballard, Emma L., O’Rourke, Peter, Knibbs, Luke D., Morawska, Lidia and Bell, Scott C. (2019). Indoor hospital air and the impact of ventilation on bioaerosols: a systematic review. Journal of Hospital Infection, 103 (2), 175-184. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.06.016

Tanaka, Keisuke, Coghill, Elise, Ballard, Emma, Sekar, Renuka, Amoako, Akwasi, Khalil, Akram and Baartz, David (2019). Management of caesarean scar pregnancy with high dose intravenous methotrexate infusion therapy: 10-year experience at a single tertiary centre. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 237, 28-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.04.008

Chan, Jason, Hunter, Jonathan, Morel, Douglas, Ballard, Emma, Brain, David, Yan, Alan and Hocking, Julia (2019). Evaluating patients presenting to the emergency department after syncope: validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score. Medical Journal of Australia, 210 (11), 507-508.e3. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50147

Ayres, Alice, Chen, Renee, Mackle, Tracey, Ballard, Emma, Patterson, Sue, Bruxner, George and Kothari, Alka (2019). Engagement with perinatal mental health services: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19 (1) 170, 170. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2320-9

Collins, Katharine A., Rueckle, Thomas, Elliott, Suzanne, Marquart, Louise, Ballard, Emma, Chalon, Stephan, Griffin, Paul, Moehrle, Joern J. and McCarthy, James S. (2019). DSM265 at 400 milligrams clears asexual stage parasites but not mature gametocytes from the blood of healthy subjects experimentally infected with Plasmodium falciparum. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 63 (4) e01837-18. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01837-18

Stockwell, Rebecca E., Chin, Melanie, Johnson, Graham R., Wood, Michelle E., Sherrard, Laura J., Ballard, Emma, O'Rourke, Peter, Ramsay, Kay A., Kidd, Timothy J., Jabbour, Nassib, Thomson, Rachel M., Knibbs, Luke D., Morawska, Lidia and Bell, Scott C. (2019). Transmission of bacteria in bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Low burden of cough aerosols. Respirology, 24 (10) resp.13544, 980-987. doi: 10.1111/resp.13544

Mahomed, Kassam, Anwar, Sonia, Geer, Jessika E., Ballard, Emma and Okano, Satomi (2018). Evaluation of fetal fibronectin for threatened preterm labour in reducing inappropriate interventions. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 59 (4), 523-527. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12914

Stockwell, Rebecca E., Wood, Michelle E., He, Congrong, Sherrard, Laura J., Ballard, Emma L., Kidd, Timothy J., Johnson, Graham R., Knibbs, Luke D., Morawska, Lidia, Bell, Scott C., CF Cough Aerosol Group and Duplancic, Christine (2018). Face Masks Reduce the Release of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cough Aerosols when Worn for Clinically-Relevant Time Periods. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 198 (10) rccm.201805-0823LE, 1339-1342. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201805-0823LE

Dellinger, T. H., Smith, D. D., Ballard, E., Mikhael, E., Morgan, R. J., Lee, B., Wakabayashi, M. T. and Han, E. S. (2018). HIPEC treatment in advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology, 39 (3), 353-360. doi: 10.12892/ejgo3957.2018

Vickers, Mark L., Dulhunty, Joel M., Ballard, Emma, Chapman, Paul, Muller, Michael, Roberts, Jason A. and Cotta, Menino O. (2018). Risk factors for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infection in burn patients. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 88 (5), 480-485. doi: 10.1111/ans.14144

Fitzgerald, Benjamin T., Ballard, Emma L. and Scalia, Gregory M. (2018). Estimation of the blood pressure response with exercise stress testing. Heart Lung and Circulation, 28 (5), 742-751. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.04.279

Wood, Michelle E., Stockwell, Rebecca E., Johnson, Graham R., Ramsay, Kay A., Sherrard, Laura J., Kidd, Timothy J., Cheney, Joyce, Ballard, Emma L., O'Rourke, Peter, Jabbour, Nassib, Wainwright, Claire E., Knibbs, Luke D., Sly, Peter D., Morawska, Lidia and Bell, Scott C. (2018). Cystic fibrosis pathogens survive for extended periods within cough-generated droplet nuclei. Thorax, 74 (1), thoraxjnl-2018. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-211567

Wood, Michelle E., Stockwell, Rebecca E., Johnson, Graham R., Ramsay, Kay A., Sherrard, Laura J., Jabbour, Nassib, Ballard, Emma, O'Rourke, Peter, Kidd, Timothy J., Wainwright, Claire E., Knibbs, Luke D., Sly, Peter D., Morawska, Lidia and Bell, Scott C. (2018). Face masks and cough etiquette reduce the cough aerosol concentration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with cystic fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 197 (3), 338-355. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201707-1457OC

Tanaka, Keisuke, Chua, Jackie, Cincotta, Robert, Ballard, Emma L. and Duncombe, Gregory (2018). Hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy): Tolerability, safety and the occurrence of pregnancy post-procedure. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 58 (1), 114-118. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12716

Coomber, Peter, Clavarino, Alexandra, Ballard, Emma and Luetsch, Karen (2018). Doctor–pharmacist communication in hospitals: strategies, perceptions, limitations and opportunities. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 40 (2), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s11096-018-0592-1

Yaxley, Anna J., Yaxley, John W., Thangasamy, Isaac A., Ballard, Emma and Pokorny, Morgan R. (2017). Comparison between target magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in-gantry and cognitively directed transperineal or transrectal-guided prostate biopsies for Prostate Imaging–Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) 3–5 MRI lesions. BJU International, 120 (S3), 43-50. doi: 10.1111/bju.13971

Miura, K., Ballard, E., Clemens, Susan L., Harper, C. M., Begum, N., O'Rourke, P. K. and Green, A. C. (2017). Sex-specific associations with youth obesity in Queensland, Australia. Public Health, 145, 146-148. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.12.029

Ramsay, Kay A., Sandhu, Harpreet, Geake, James B., Ballard, Emma, O'Rourke, Peter, Wainwright, Claire E., Reid, David W., Kidd, Timothy J. and Bell, Scott C. (2016). The changing prevalence of pulmonary infection in adults with cystic fibrosis: a longitudinal analysis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 16 (1), 70-77. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2016.07.010

Waterhouse, Mary A., Burmeister, Elizabeth A., O'Connell, Dianne L., Ballard, Emma L., Jordan, Susan J., Merrett, Neil D., Goldstein, David, Wyld, David, Janda, Monika, Beesley, Vanessa L., Payne, Madeleine E., Gooden, Helen M. and Neale, Rachel E. (2016). Determinants of outcomes following resection for pancreatic cancer—a population-based study. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 20 (8), 1471-1481. doi: 10.1007/s11605-016-3157-4

Mowat, Alex, Maher, Christopher and Ballard, Emma (2016). Surgical outcomes for low-volume vs high-volume surgeons in gynecology surgery: a systematic review and metaanalysis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 215 (1), 21-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.02.048

Mowat, Alex, Maher, Christopher and Ballard, Emma (2016). Surgical outcomes for low-volume versus high-volume surgeons in gynecology surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis editorial comment. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 71 (7), 398-399. doi: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000484997.02098.20

Winter, C. D., Whyte, T., Cardinal, J., Kenny, R. and Ballard, E. (2016). Re-exposure to the hypobaric hypoxic brain injury of high altitude: plasma S100B levels and the possible effect of acclimatisation on blood–brain barrier dysfunction. Neurological Sciences, 37 (4), 533-539. doi: 10.1007/s10072-016-2521-1

Devine, Matthew S., Ballard, Emma, O'Rourke, Peter, Kiernan, Matther C., Mccombe, Pamela A. and Henderson, Robert D. (2015). Targeted assessment of lower motor neuron burden is associated with survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 17 (3-4), 1-7. doi: 10.3109/21678421.2015.1125502

Powell, Elizabeth E., Irvine, Katharine M., Fagan, Kevin J., Ballard, Emma and O'Rourke, Peter (2015). Response to ELF cut-off points: aetiology is also a relevant factor. Liver International, 35 (7), 1921-1921. doi: 10.1111/liv.12822

Fagan, Kevin J., Pretorius, Carel J., Horsfall, Leigh U., Irvine, Katharine M., Wilgen, Urs, Choi, Kihoon, Fletcher, Linda M., Tate, Jill, Melino, Michelle, Nusrat, Sharmin, Miller, Gregory C., Clouston, Andrew D., Ballard, Emma, O'Rourke, Peter, Lampe, Guy, Ungerer, Jacobus P. J. and Powell, Elizabeth E. (2015). ELF score ≥9.8 indicates advanced hepatic fibrosis and is influenced by age, steatosis and histological activity. Liver International, 35 (6), 1673-1681. doi: 10.1111/liv.12760

Haya, Nir, Baessler, Kaven, Christmann-Schmid, Corina, de Tayrac, Renaud, Dietz, Viviane, Guldberg, Rikke, Mascarenhas, Teresa, Nussler, Emil, Ballard, Emma, Ankardal, Maud, Boudemaghe, Thierry, Wu, Jennifer M. and Maher, Christopher F. (2015). Prolapse and continence surgery in countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2012. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 212 (6), 755.e1-755.e27. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.02.017

Haya, Nir, Maher, Malachy and Ballard, Emma (2015). Surgical management of recurrent upper vaginal prolapse following sacral colpopexy. International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, 26 (8), 1243-1245. doi: 10.1007/s00192-015-2633-9

Sinnya, Sudipta, O'Rourke, Peter, Ballard, Emma, Tan, Jean M., Morze, Conrad, Sahebian, Azadeh, Hames, Sam C., Prow, Tarl W., Green, Adele C. and Soyer, H. Peter (2015). Counting actinic keratosis – is photographic assessment a reliable alternative to physical examination in clinical trials?. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 95 (5), 604-605. doi: 10.2340/00015555-2040

Fagan, K. J., Zhao, Eileen Y., Horsfall, L. U., Ruffin, Brittany J., Kruger, Mark S., McPhail, S. M., O'Rourke, Peter, Ballard, Emma, Irvine, K. M. and Powell, E. E. (2014). Burden of decompensated cirrhosis and ascites on hospital services in a tertiary care facility: time for change?. Internal Medicine Journal, 44 (9), 865-872. doi: 10.1111/imj.12491

Ballard, E. L., Dietzgen, R. G., Sly, L. I., Gouk, C., Horlock, C. and Fegan, M. (2011). Development of a Bio-PCR Protocol for the Detection of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni. Plant Disease, 95 (9), 1109-1115. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-09-10-0650

Shivas, Roger G., Tree, Desley J., Tan, Yu Pei and Ballard, Emma L. (2009). Dothiorella thripsita R. G. Shivas & D. J. Tree, sp. nov. Persoonia, 22 Fungal Planet 32, 168-169. doi: 10.3767/003158509X463042

Jayasena, K. W., George, E., Loughman, R. and Hardy, G. (2004). First record of the teleomorph stage of Drechslera teres f. maculata in Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology, 33 (3), 455-456. doi: 10.1071/AP04032

Duplancic, C., Alene, K., Ballard, E., Thomson, R., Wainwright, C., Rogers, G., Clements, A., Floto, A., Bell, S. and O. NTM in CF Investigators (2025). The aetiology and epidemiology of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Australians with cystic fibrosis. 2025 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Seattle, WA United States, 22-25 October 2025. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s1569-1993(25)01654-6

Evans, I., Duplancic, C., Kidd, T., Ballard, E., Thomson, R., Wainwright, C., Bell, S. and O. NTM in CF Investigators (2025). The changing face of cystic fibrosis research: challenges of multi-centre microbiology cohort studies. 2025 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Seattle, WA United States, 22-25 October 2025. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s1569-1993(25)01642-x

Marsland, D., Randell, M., Ballard, E., Forster, B. and Lutz, M. (2024). High Ankle Sprains With Syndesmosis Instability: Time To MRI Matters. The British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (BOFAS) Annual Congress 2018, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 7–9 November 2018. London, United Kingdom: British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery. doi: 10.1302/1358-992x.2024.7.016

Mishiro, K., Ballard, E., Goh, F. and Thomson, R. (2024). Validation of the BACES Severity Scoring System in an Australian Cohort of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease (NTM-PD) Patients . American Thoracic Society International Conference 2024, San Diego, CA United States, 17-22 May 2024. New York, NY United States: American Thoracic Society. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a3158

Martin, E., Purushothaman, S., Ballard, E., Blake, J., Burke, K. and Scott, J. G. (2023). Trends in Provision of Electroconvulsive Therapy at a Tertiary Mental Health Facility Between 2009 And 2020. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) 2023 Congress, Perth, WA Australia, 28 May - 1 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications.

Almehdawy, B., McEwan, S., Snodgrass, J., Ballard, E. and Cheng, K. (2020). Nurse-led telephone recall for patients on adenoma surveillance registry at Redcliffe Hospital: assessment of cost-effectiveness, colonoscopy quality, safety, and adherence to surveillance intervals. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW), Virtual, 21-30 November 2020. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Bogossian, F., Cant, R., Ballard, E., Cooper, S., Levett-Jones, T., McKenna, L., Ng, L. and Seaton, P. (2019). Telling it like it is: What do we really know about replacing clinical practice with simulation?. 8th International Clinical Skills Conference (ICSC 2019), Prato, Italy, 19 - 22 May 2019.

Ahern, Elizabeth Stephanie, Cubitt, Annette, Ballard, Emma, Teng, Michele W.L., Dougall, William C., Smyth, Mark J. and Hughes, Brett Gordon Maxwell (2019). Preoperative PD1 checkpoint blockade and receptor activator of NFkB ligand (RANKL) inhibition in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (POPCORN). 2019 ASCO-SITC Clinical Immuno-Oncology Symposium, San Francisco, CA United States, 28 February — 2 March 2019. Alexandria, VA United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology. doi: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.8_suppl.tps129

Stockwell, R. E., Wood, M. E., He, C., Sherrard, L., Ballard, E., Kidd, T. J., Johnson, G. R., Knibbs, L., Morawska, L. and Bell, S. C. (2018). Prolonged wear of face masks prevents the release of pseudomonas aeruginosa aerosols during coughing in people with cystic fibrosis. The 32nd Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Denver, CO United States, 18–20 October 2018. Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons.

Kothari, A., Williams, S., Ballard, E. and Bruxner, G. (2018). Prescribing antidepressants and anxiolytic medication to pregnant women: the perception of risk of foetal teratogenicity among australian specialists and trainees. RANZCP 2018 Congress, Auckland, New Zealand, 13-17 May 2018. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/0004867418764980

Williams, S., Ballard, E., Bruxner, G. and Kothari, A. (2018). Prescribing antidepressants and anxiolytic medications to pregnant women: the perception of risk of fetal teratogenicity amongst Australian specialists and trainees. RCOG World Congress 2018, Singapore, 21-24 March 2018. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

Yerrisani, J., Ballard, E. and Kothari, A. (2017). Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of endometrial thickness on transvaginal ultrasound and baseline risk factors as a predictor for endometrial abnormalities in symptomatic and asymptomatic postmenopausal women. RCOG World Congress 2017, Cape Town, South Africa, 20–22 March 2017. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.10_14572

Ballard, Emma, Wang, Claire, Gaydon, Jane, Tran Hien, , Tarning, Joel, Marquart, Louise, O'Rourke, Peter and McCarthy, James (2017). Concordance of QPCR and microscopy for endpoint analysis in clinical trials of antimalarial drugs and vaccines. 66th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTMH), Baltimore, MD USA, 5-9 November 2017. Deerfield, IL USA: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Patrick, D., Ballard, E., O'Rourke, P., Hanigan, K., Simms, L., Irwin, J., Cheng, R., Clark, D. A., Appleyard, M., Howlett, M. and Radford-Smith, G. L. (2016). Colectomy rates in regional transfer versus metropolitan patients with severe ulcerative colitis. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.

Cheng, R. K. Y., Irwin, J., Ballard, E., Patrick, D., Simms, L., Hanigan, K., O'Rourke, P. and Radford-Smith, G. (2016). Risk factors predicting recurrent ileal resections in patients with Crohn's disease. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.

Patrick, Desmond, Ballard, Emma, O'Rourke, Peter, Hanigan, Katherine, Simms, Lisa, Irwin, James, Howlett, Mariko, Appleyard, Mark, Radford-Smith, Graham L. and Cheng, Richard K. (2016). Colectomy Free Survival in Patients With Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (ASUC): Analysis of Outcomes Based on Presentation to a Regional Hospital Versus a Metropolitan Hospital. 57th Annual Meeting and Residents Fellow Conference of the Society-for-Surgery-of-the-Alimentary-Tract (SSAT) / 52nd Annual Meeting on Digestive Disease Week (DDW) / Meeting of the American-Gastroenterological-Association (AGA), San Diego Ca, May 21-24, 2016. PHILADELPHIA: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC. doi: 10.1016/S0016-5085(16)31412-3

Patrick, Desmond, Ballard, Emma, O'Rourke, Peter, Hanigan, Katherine, Simms, Lisa, Cheng, Richard K., Irwin, James, Howlett, Mariko, Appleyard, Mark and Radford-Smith, Graham L. (2016). Oral Corticosteroid Use at Time of Admission Is Associated With an Increased Late Colectomy Rate in Patients With Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (ASUC). 57th Annual Meeting and Residents Fellow Conference of the Society-for-Surgery-of-the-Alimentary-Tract (SSAT) / 52nd Annual Meeting on Digestive Disease Week (DDW) / Meeting of the American-Gastroenterological-Association (AGA), San Diego Ca, May 21-24, 2016. PHILADELPHIA: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC. doi: 10.1016/S0016-5085(16)31411-1

Cheng, Richard K., Irwin, James, Ballard, Emma, O'Rourke, Peter, Patrick, Desmond, Ferguson, Emma, Hanigan, Katherine, Simms, Lisa and Radford-Smith, Graham L. (2016). Risk Factors Predicting Recurrent Ileal Resections in Patients with Crohn's Disease. 57th Annual Meeting and Residents Fellow Conference of the Society-for-Surgery-of-the-Alimentary-Tract (SSAT) / 52nd Annual Meeting on Digestive Disease Week (DDW) / Meeting of the American-Gastroenterological-Association (AGA), San Diego Ca, May 21-24, 2016. PHILADELPHIA: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC. doi: 10.1016/S0016-5085(16)31373-7

Patrick, D., Ballard, E., O'Rourke, P., Howlett, M. and Radford-Smith, G. L. (2015). Comparing colectomy rates in treatment naive vs. treatment experienced patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC). Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.

Tanaka, K., Lee, P. L., Ballard, E., O'Rourke, P. and Haran, M. (2015). Vaginal birth after caesarean with induction of labour. RCOG World Congress 2015, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 12–15 April 2015. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell.

Fagan, K., Horsfall, L., Irvine, K., Fletcher, L., Tate, J., Choi, K., Nusrat, S., Melino, M., Clouston, A., Ballard, E., O'Rourke, P., Lampe, G., Ungerer, J. and Powell, E. (2014). An ELF score of >= 9.8 can identify advanced fibrosis in Australian patients with chronic liver disease. Australian Gastroenterology Week 2014, UnknownGold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, 22-24 October. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.

Haya, N., Baessler, K., Christmann-Schmid, C., de Tayrac, R., Dietz, V., Guldberg, R., Mascarenhas, T., Nussler, E., Ballard, E., Ankardal, M., Boudemaghe, T. and Maher, C. (2014). PROLAPSE AND CONTINENCE SURGERY IN OECD COUNTRIES. LONDON: SPRINGER LONDON LTD.

Lambrides, Christopher J., Zhou, Yi, Fukai, Shu, Jewell, Margaret, Loch, Don, Godwin, Ian, Holton, Tim, Innes, David, Frere, Celine, Hanna, Wayne, Ye, Changrong, Van Tran, Thinh, Le, Thu, Cao, Ninh, Al Dabbagh, Haider, O'Brien, Chris, Roche, Matt, Fullelove, Garry, Ballard, Emma, Kearns, Ryan, Pearce, Will, Hacker, Andrew, Puachuay, Meena, Shelton, Max, Dalzell, Scott, Anderson, Bill, Harris-Shultz, Karen and Cremer, Julia (2013). Ecoturf - a case study on genetic variation and agronomic potential of bermudagrass (cynodon spp.) germplasm collected from Australian biodiversity. ITRC 2013: 12th International Turfgrass Research Conference, Beijing, China, 14-19 July 2013. Overland Park, KS, USA: Intertec Publishing.

Ballard, E., Wang, C., Llewellyn, S., Marquart, L., Pava, Z., Whiley, D., Pardo, C., O'Rourke, P. and McCarthy, J. (2020). Validation of QPID SBP-1 RT-qPCR assay for malaria parasites – statistical aspects. Statistics Unit, QIMR Berghofer.

Llewellyn, S., Wang, C., Ballard, E., Marquart, L., Pava, Z., Whiley, D., O'Rourke, P. and McCarthy, J. (2020). Validation of QPID SAF qPCR assay for malaria parasites – statistical aspects. Statistics Unit, QIMR Berghofer.

Llewellyn, S., Ballard, E., Wang, C., Marquart, L., Whiley, D., Chereng, C., O'Rourke, P. and McCarthy, J. (2019). Validation of QPID PfMGET RT-qPCR assay for male malaria gametocytes – statistical aspects. Statistics Unit, QIMR Berghofer.

Ballard, E., Wang, C., Llewellyn, S., Marquart, L., Pava, Z., Whiley, D., Gaydon, J., O'Rourke, P. and McCarthy, J. (2019). Validation of QPID Pfs25 RT-qPCR assay for female malaria gametocytes – statistical aspects. Statistics Unit, QIMR Berghofer.

O'Rourke, P., Marquart, L., Wockner, L. and Ballard, E. (2016). Malaria transmission blocking studies – statistical issues in design and analysis.. Statistics Unit, QIMR Berghofer.

O'Rourke, P., Marquart, L. and Ballard, E. (2016). Sampling plan for evaluation of antimalarial medications in Induced Blood Stage Malaria challenge. Statistics Unit, QIMR Berghofer.

Ballard, Emma (2008). Epidemiology of bacterial spot in plums at Applethorpe, Queensland. PhD Thesis, School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/155691

George, E. L. (2000). Molecular taxonomy of the fungal genus Phomopsis. Honours Thesis, Department of Agriculture, Charles Sturt University.

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