Overview
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 2018, our group published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to more than 60 research projects, and were part of successful grant submissions totalling more than $5 million…
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Our research pillars
Current projects
Bronchiolitis, a lower respiratory tract infection which causes inflammation of the small airways in infants, imposes the largest health care…
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Prior research conducted by the PREDICT network has identified that there is substantial variation in practice patterns in Australasia in relation…
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Shortness of breath (dyspnoea) is a common reason for presentation to Emergency Departments. The causes can include flare up due to chronic…
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Publications
Parental-reported allergic disorders and emergency department presentations for allergy in the first five years of life: A longitudinal birth cohort
Keijzers, G., Sweeny, A., Crilly, J., Good, N., Cameron, C. M., Mihala, G., ... & Scuffham, P. A. (2018). BMC pediatrics, 18(1), 169.
Bronchiolitis: Translating evidence into practice
George, S. (2018). Emergency Medicine Australasia, 30(3), 292-292.
REstricted Fluid REsuscitation in Sepsis-associated Hypotension (REFRESH): study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial
Macdonald, S. P., Taylor, D. M., Keijzers, G., Arendts, G., Fatovich, D. M., Kinnear, F. B., ... & Litton, E. (2017). Trials, 18(1), 399.