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
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
Transient neonatal zinc deficiency in exclusively breastfed preterm infants
Watson, L., Cartwright, D., Jardine, L.A., Pincus, D., Koorts, P., Kury, S., Bezieau, S., George, S., Moloney, S., Holt, J. and Coman, D., 2018. Transient neonatal zinc deficiency in exclusively breastfed preterm infants. Journal of paediatrics and child health, 54(3), p.319.
Cellulitis: Treatment failure or failure to define treatment failure?
Etheridge, N., & Keijzers, G. Nov, 2020. Cellulitis: Treatment failure or failure to define treatment failure? Emergency Medicine Australasia.
O005/# 486: INTUBATION PRACTICES FOR CHILDREN IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND INTENSIVE CARE UNITS ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: A SURVEY OF MEDICAL STAFF
George, S., Long, E., Gelbart, B., Dalziel, S., Babl, F. and Schibler, A., 2021. O005/# 486: INTUBATION PRACTICES FOR CHILDREN IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND INTENSIVE CARE UNITS ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: A SURVEY OF MEDICAL STAFF. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 22(Supplement 1 3S), p.3.
