Emergency Department Collaborative Research Group
We are the overarching group for research conducted in the Emergency Department. Our vision is to embed research in clinical practice and education and inform new guidelines and policy.
In 2020, our group published more than 68 articles in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to more than 60 research projects, and were part of successful grant submissions totalling more than $6.38…
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Latest Emergency Department Research News
Gold Coast Health will host the first ever Emergency Care Research Symposium, continuing to harness innovation to drive the best possible care for…
Violence and threatening behaviour occur regularly in our Emergency Departments with as many as 10 Code Black activations per day, which are often…
Gold Coast Health and Griffith University research fellow Dr Jamie Ranse has been recognised by the prestigious Sigma Theta Tau International…
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Current projects
In 2018, the Gold Coast hosted one of the largest sporting mass gathering events in the country. The Commonwealth Games attracted approximately 1…
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Host Gene Expression Signatures to Diagnose Sepsis in Children, following on from the RAPIDS project: “Host Gene Expression Signatures to Diagnose…
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Traumatic injuries in children are a leading cause of death and disability in Australia. In high income countries, 40% of child deaths are because…
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Publications
Retrospective observations from the MonashWatch self‐reported health journey study in Victoria, Australia.
Martin, C., Hinkley, N., Stockman, K. and Campbell, D., 2021. Potentially preventable hospitalizations—The ‘pre‐hospital syndrome’: Retrospective observations from the MonashWatch self‐reported health journey study in Victoria, Australia. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 27(2), pp.228-235.
Peripheral intravenous cannulation decision-making in emergency settings: a qualitative descriptive study
Evison, H., Carrington, M., Keijzers, G., Marsh, N.M., Sweeny, A.L., Byrnes, J., Rickard, C.M., Carr, P.J. and Ranse, J., 2022. Peripheral intravenous cannulation decision-making in emergency settings: a qualitative descriptive study. BMJ open, 12(3), p.e054927.
Is headache during pregnancy a higher risk for serious secondary headache cause? A HEAD study report
Kelly, A.M., Chu, K.H., Kuan, W.S., Keijzers, G., Kinnear, F.B., Cardozo‐Ocampo, A. and HEAD Study and HEAD Colombia Investigators, 2022. Is headache during pregnancy a higher risk for serious secondary headache cause? A HEAD study report. Emergency Medicine Australasia.
