Emergency Department Collaborative Research Group
We are the overarching group for research conducted in the Emergency Department. Our vision is to integrate research seamlessly into clinical practice and education while shaping new guidelines and policy.
In 2024, our group achieved significant milestones, including the publication of over 91 articles in peer-reviewed journals, involvement in more than 150 research projects, and…
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Latest Emergency Department Research News
More than $1.7 million in upgrades to Gold Coast University Hospital’s triage areas are now complete, assisting to further support patient safety…
Dr Gerben Keijzers is a Senior Staff Specialist Emergency Physician at the Gold Coast University Hospital Emergency Department.
Dr Keijzers…
Dr Richard Pellatt has successfully secured over $27,000 in funding from the Emergency Medicine Foundation to work on the new project "Drug…
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Current projects
Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is a life-threatening condition, occurring when seizures do not stop by themselves. Patient treatments for…
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Major bleeding is a leading cause of death in trauma patients. Blood product replacement is a key component of damage control resuscitation aimed…
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Infections that reach the blood stream (sepsis) can lead to dangerously low blood pressure (septic shock). Low blood pressure can be improved with…
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Publications
Review article: Sepsis in the emergency department - Part 3: Treatment
Williams, J., Keijzers, G., Macdonald, S., Shetty, A., & Fraser, J. (2018). Emergency Medicine Australasia, 30(2), 144-151.
Characteristics and outcomes of patient presentations made by police to an Australian emergency department
Crilly J, Zhang P, Lincoln C, Scuffham P, Timms J, Becker K, VanBuuren N, Fisher A, Murphy D, Green D. (2019). Emergency Medicine Australasia
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Disaster Simulations through Contemporary Simulation Design and Technology
McNamee, S., Wullschleger, M., Donohue, A., Campbell, D., Watkins, N. and Brazil, V., 2019. Enhancing the Effectiveness of Disaster Simulations through Contemporary Simulation Design and Technology. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 34(s1), pp.s127-s127.
