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
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…
Embedding research into clinical practice was the theme of the 2nd Gold Coast Health Emergency Care Research Symposium held on Thursday 23rd and…
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Current projects
In a severe trauma, major bleeding or haemorrhaging is associated significant morbidity and mortality. Haemorrhage can be compounded by Trauma…
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Alcohol misuse is a major health issue and can cause many diseases and injury conditions. The extent of alcohol related presentations to the…
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Queensland Health’s Artificial Intelligence Hub Datathon winners, 2020: Amy Sweeny, Dr Katya May, Dr Nimai Etheridge… $25,000 in Amazon Web…
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Publications
Developing public health initiatives through understanding motivations of the audience at mass gathering events
Hutton, A., Ranse, J., & Munn, M. B. (2018). Prehospital and disaster medicine, 33(2), 191-196.
Is Buddy Taping as Effective as Plaster Immobilization for Adults With an Uncomplicated Neck of Fifth Metacarpal Fracture? A Randomized Controlled Trial. 2019, Annals of Emergency Medicine (in press).
Pellat R, Fomin I, Pienaar C, Bindra R, Thomas M, Tan E, Mervin C, Zhang P, Keijzers G. Is Buddy Taping as Effective as Plaster Immobilization for Adults With an Uncomplicated Neck of Fifth Metacarpal Fracture? A Randomized Controlled Trial. 2019, Annals of Emergency Medicine (in press).
Alexithymia and Alcohol Dependence: The Roles of Negative Mood and Alcohol Craving
Thorberg, F.A., Young, R.M., Hasking, P., Lyvers, M., Connor, J.P., London, E.D., Huang, Y.L. and Feeney, G.F., 2019. Alexithymia and Alcohol Dependence: The Roles of Negative Mood and Alcohol Craving. Substance use & misuse, pp.1-7.
