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
Embedding research into clinical practice was the theme of the 2nd Gold Coast Health Emergency Care Research Symposium held on Thursday 23rd and…
Congratulations to Dr Gerben Keijzers for being named Gold Coast Health Researcher of the Year for 2023…
The Fibrinogen Early In Severe Trauma Study II, known as FEISTY II has begun at Gold Coast Health.
FEISTY II represents a vital step…
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Current projects
Deliberate Clinical Inertia is the art of doing nothing as a positive response, focusing on avoiding harm. The concept aligns with…
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A small proportion of patients with a headache are diagnosed with serious conditions such as subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH).
About one in…
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Publications
Appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in the Emergency Department
Denny, K. J., Gartside, J. G., Alcorn, K., Cross, J. W., Maloney, S., & Keijzers, G. (2018). Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky447
Too clot or not too clot? The influence of travel, marathon running and compression socks on blood clot risk
Zadow, E., Adams, M., Wu, S., Kitic, C., Singh, I., Kundur, A., ... & Halson, S. (2018). Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21, S31.
Patients admitted via the emergency department to the intensive care unit: an observational cohort study
Crilly J, Sweeny A, O’Dwyer J, Richards B, Green D, Marshall A. (2019). Emergency Medicine Australasia 31 (2): 225-233
