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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, further supporting patient safety and…

The motivation of our Emergency Department Collaborative Research Group remains the same with every study: Keep patient care at the centre of its…

Dr Gerben Keijzers is a Senior Staff Specialist Emergency Physician at the Gold Coast University Hospital Emergency Department.

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Current projects

This study aims to determine emergency department (ED) physicians’ perceptions/beliefs towards neuropathic medication prescriptions to prevent…

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Children frequently present to the emergency department with forearm injuries and often have an x-ray to assess if there is a fracture. Bedside…

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Drug overdoses are a common reasons for Emergency Department (ED) presentation. Overdoses may be intentional (self-harm), recreational, or…

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Publications

Effect of the Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention on outcomes of care for residents of aged care facilities: A non‐randomised trial. Emergency Medi

Marsden, E., Taylor, A., Wallis, M., Craswell, A., Broadbent, M., Barnett, A. and Crilly, J., 2019. Effect of the Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention on outcomes of care for residents of aged care facilities: A non‐randomised trial. Emergency Medicine Australasia


Bell’s Palsy in Children (BellPIC): protocol for a multicentre, placebo-controlled randomized trial.
Babl, F.E., Mackay, M.T., Borland, M.L., Herd, D.W., Kochar, A., Hort, J., Rao, A., Cheek, J.A., Furyk, J., Barrow, L. and George, S., 2017. Bell’s Palsy in Children (BellPIC): protocol for a multicentre, placebo-controlled randomized trial. BMC paediatrics, 17(1), p.53.

Chronic disease management in emergency department patients presenting with dyspnoea

Jones, P., Kelly, A.M., Keijzers, G., Klim, S., Holdgate, A., Graham, C.A., Craig, S., Kuan, W.S., Laribi, S., AANZDEM Study Group and McNulty, R., Sept 2020. Chronic disease management in emergency department patients presenting with dyspnoea. Emergency Medicine Australasia.



Last updated 29 Nov 2019