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.
Dr Keijzers…
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Current projects
Headache is a common reason for patients to present to the Emergency Department.
Large variation exists in what medications patients…
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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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Publications
Does this patient have intussusception? Bornemann P (Ed).
Soon AW, Snelling PJ. Does this patient have intussusception? Bornemann P (Ed). Ultrasound for Primary Care. Chapter 25, 2020. Wolters Kluwer.
DOI:
Pregabalin versus placebo to prevent chronic pain after whiplash injury in at-risk individuals: results of a feasibility study for a large randomised controlled trial
Nikles, J., Keijzers, G., Mitchell, G., Farrell, S.F., Perez, S., Schug, S., Ware, R.S., McLean, S.A., Connelly, L.B. and Sterling, M., 2021. Pregabalin versus placebo to prevent chronic pain after whiplash injury in at-risk individuals: results of a feasibility study for a large randomised controlled trial. Pain.
Translational simulation: from description to action.
Nickson, C.P., Petrosoniak, A., Barwick, S. and Brazil, V., 2021. Translational simulation: from description to action. Advances in Simulation, 6(1), pp.1-11.
