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ResearcherID: H-1131-2013
Scopus Author ID: 56079973700

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Chronic Conditions, Cardiovascular disease, Public Health, Eoidemiology, R Studio, Health program evaluation

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Australia

Biography

Dr. Ricardo Fonseca is a medical doctor and surgeon with a PhD, a Master of Public Health, and a specialisation in administration of health and social security, currently working as a Clinical Epidemiologist at Primary Health Tasmania. With experience in healthcare administration, public health abd epidemiology, and medical research, he has managed health programs for large populations, coordinated medical teams, and contributed to improving health service quality. Dr. Fonseca has also conducted research, analysed complex health data, and published in peer-reviewed journals, as a researcher associated with the Menzies Institute for Medical Research - University of Tasmania, in Australia. .

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Employment (7)

Primary Health Tasmania: Hobart, TAS, AU

2022-10-29 to present | Clinical Epidemiologisy (Health Strategy and Performance )
Employment
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Ricardo Fonseca

University of Tasmania Menzies Institute for Medical Research: Hobart, TAS, AU

2019-04-01 to present | Associate Researcher
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Ricardo Fonseca

Derwent Valley Medical Centre: New Norfolk, TAS, AU

2020-01-31 to 2020-04-30 | Medical Assistant
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Ricardo Fonseca

University of Tasmania Menzies Institute for Medical Research: Hobart, TAS, AU

2017-03-01 to 2019-03-31 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Cardiometabolic Health and Diseases)
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Ricardo Fonseca

Capital Salud EPSS: Bogota, CO

2011-01-02 to 2011-08-31 | National Medical Coordinator
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Ricardo Fonseca

Saludtotal EPS : Bogota, CO

2008-08-01 to 2011-01-01 | Medical Quality Auditor
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Ricardo Fonseca

Humanavivir EPS: Bogota, CO

2007-05-01 to 2008-07-31 | Medical Auditor and Legal Requirements Support
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Education and qualifications (5)

University of Tasmania: Hobart, TAS, AU

PhD (Menzies Institute fro Medical Research)
Education
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Griffith University: Brisbane, AU

2021 | Masters in Public Health
Education
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Ricardo Fonseca

University of Tasmania: Hobart, TAS, AU

2013-09-10 to 2017-12-15 | PhD Candidate (Menzies Research Institute Tasmania)
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Ricardo Fonseca

Universidad Industrial de Santander: Bucaramanga, CO

1994-01-10 to 2000-06-27 | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, MBBS
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Ricardo Fonseca

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: Bogota, CO

1996-06-10 to 1997-11-18 | Specialist in Health Administration
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Funding (1)

Farrel Foundation Scholarship in Cardiovascular Health and Diseases Reseach

2014-05 to present | Award
Farrell Foundation (Hobart, Tasmania, AU)
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Ricardo Fonseca

Works (19)

Masked hypertension and submaximal exercise blood pressure among adolescents from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/sms.13525
EID:

2-s2.0-85071000836
Contributors: Huang, Z.; Sharman, J.E.; Fonseca, R.; Park, C.; Chaturvedi, N.; Davey Smith, G.; Howe, L.D.; Lawlor, D.A.; Hughes, A.D.; Schultz, M.G.
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Ricardo Fonseca via Scopus - Elsevier

Influence of Age on Upper Arm Cuff Blood Pressure Measurement.

Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)
2020-01-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.119.13973
PMID: 31983305
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Ricardo Fonseca

Inaccurate Cuff-Blood Pressure Misses Potentially Preventable Cardiovascular Events and Increases Health Costs: a Markov Modelling Study from Real Patient Data

Heart, Lung and Circulation
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.050
Part of ISSN: 1443-9506
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Ricardo Fonseca

May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Australia-South-East Asia and Australasia.

European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology
2019-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suz052
PMID: 31043866
PMC: PMC6479418
Contributors: Carnagarin R; Fonseca R; Brockman D; Hering D; Matthews VB; Mihailidou A; Reid C; Lee R; Lambert GW; Burrell LM et al.
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Ricardo Fonseca via Europe PubMed Central

FITNESS MODIFIES THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EXERCISE BLOOD PRESSURE AND LEFT-VENTRICULAR MASS IN ADOLESCENCE

Artery Research
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.artres.2018.10.030
Part of ISSN: 1876-4401
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Ricardo Fonseca

Understanding decision-making in cardiac imaging: Determinants of appropriate use

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jex257
EID:

2-s2.0-85043237589
Contributors: Fonseca, R.; Jose, K.; Marwick, T.H.
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Ricardo Fonseca via Scopus - Elsevier

Use of Atrial Strain to Predict Atrial Fibrillation After Cerebral Ischemia

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.07.027
EID:

2-s2.0-85034414170
Contributors: Pathan, F.; Sivaraj, E.; Negishi, K.; Rafiudeen, R.; Pathan, S.; D'Elia, N.; Galligan, J.; Neilson, S.; Fonseca, R.; Marwick, T.H.
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Ricardo Fonseca via Scopus - Elsevier

A15732 Associations between exercise blood pressure and left-ventricular mass are influenced by cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescence

Journal of Hypertension
2018-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000548633.25061.2b
Part of ISSN: 0263-6352
Source: Self-asserted source
Ricardo Fonseca

Association of survival time with transthoracic echocardiography in stable patients with heart failure: Is routine follow-up ever appropriate?

International Journal of Cardiology
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.043
EID:

2-s2.0-85009382848
Contributors: Fonseca, R.; Otahal, P.; Galligan, J.; Neilson, S.; Huynh, Q.; Saito, M.; Negishi, K.; Marwick, T.H.
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Ricardo Fonseca via Scopus - Elsevier

Overestimation of cardiovascular outcome incidence

The Lancet
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)33084-2
EID:

2-s2.0-85037039951
Contributors: Ye, Y.; Fonseca, R.
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Ricardo Fonseca via Scopus - Elsevier

Development and validation of a screening tool for the identification of inappropriate transthoracic echocardiograms

BMJ open
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012702
EID:

2-s2.0-85039864018
Contributors: Fonseca, R.; Pathan, F.; Marwick, T.H.
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Ricardo Fonseca via Scopus - Elsevier

IDENTIFICATION OF RARELY APPROPRIATE ECHOCARDIOGRAMS IN THE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY LABORATORY

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
2016 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000375188702449
Contributors: Fonseca, Ricardo; Pathan, Faraz; Marwick, Thomas
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Ricardo Fonseca via ResearcherID

Usefulness of Hand-Held Ultrasonography as a Gatekeeper to Standard Echocardiography for “Rarely Appropriate” Echocardiography Requests

The American Journal of Cardiology
2016-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.08.027
Contributors: Faraz Pathan; Ricardo Fonseca; Thomas H. Marwick
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Development and validation of a screening tool for the identification of inappropriate transthoracic echocardiograms.

2016-10 | Journal article
PMID: 27707833
Contributors: Fonseca R; Pathan F; Marwick TH
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Ricardo Fonseca via Europe PubMed Central

Growth and geographical variation in the use of cardiac imaging in Australia

Internal Medicine Journal
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12867
WOSUID:

WOS:000364870700005
Contributors: Fonseca, R.; Otahal, P.; Wiggins, N.; Marwick, T. H.
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What is the evidence status of Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC)? Insight from a matching exercise with the guidelines for echocardiography

Internal Medicine Journal
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12829
WOSUID:

WOS:000358696600013
Contributors: Fonseca, R.; Negishi, K.; Marwick, T. H.
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Temporal Changes in Appropriateness of Cardiac Imaging.

2015-03 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.jacc.2014.11.057

PMID:

25720619
Contributors: Fonseca R; Negishi K; Otahal P; Marwick TH
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How I do it: judging appropriateness for TTE and TEE.

2014 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1186/1476-7120-12-22

PMID:

24961689

PMC:

PMC4079626
Contributors: Fonseca R; Marwick TH
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Appropriateness and outcomes: is it time to adopt appropriate use criteria outside of North America?

Heart
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-305273
Contributors: Fonseca, R.; Marwick, T. H.
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