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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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
Children may present to an emergency department with life threatening conditions that require immediate treatment to support their breathing to…
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Medical and nursing staff experiences of working during COVID-19: An Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit study to inform preparedness and…
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Publications
Development of a Consensus-Based Definition of Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma in Children
Kornblith, A.E., Addo, N., Plasencia, M., Shaahinfar, A., Lin-Martore, M., Sabbineni, N., Gold, D., Bellman, L., Berant, R., Bergmann, K.R. and Brenkert, T.E., 2022. Development of a Consensus-Based Definition of Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma in Children. JAMA Network Open, 5(3), pp.e222922-e222922. doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.2922
Accuracy and Interrater Reliability of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Image Interpretation for Intussusception
Bergmann, K.R., Khant, M., Lammers, S., Arroyo, A.C., Avendano, P., Chaudoin, L., Cohen, S.G., Deanehan, J.K., Kornblith, A.E., Lam, S.H., Snelling, P. and Lin-Martore, M., Accuracy and Interrater Reliability of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Image Interpretation for Intussusception. Pediatric Emergency Care, pp.10-1097.
COVID-19 has heightened tensions between and exposed threats to core values of emergency medicine
Purdy, E., Forster, G., Manlove, H., McDonough, L., Powell, M., Wood, K., Rang, L., Dagnone, D., Brison, R., Henry, D. and Douglas, S.L., 2022. COVID-19 has heightened tensions between and exposed threats to core values of emergency medicine. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 24(6), pp.585-598.
