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, assisting to further support patient safety…
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…
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Current projects
Domestic and family violence (DFV), and intimate partner violence against women, is the number one cause of death and disability in women aged 15–…
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In the acute phase of police detention, health concerns can emerge for detainees, especially around drug dependence, mental health conditions, and…
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The number of presentations to public emergency departments diagnosed with a mental illness in Australia is increasing. Current data collection…
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Publications
Distal Ureteric Stones and Tamsulosin: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Multicenter Trial
Furyk, J. S., Chu, K., Banks, C., Greenslade, J., Keijzers, G., Thom, O., ... & Narula, R. (2016). Annals of emergency medicine, 67(1), 86-95.
Morale, stress and coping strategies of staff working in the emergency department: A comparison of two different‐sized departments
Abraham, L. J., Thom, O., Greenslade, J. H., Wallis, M., Johnston, A. N., Carlström, E., Mills, D., & Crilly, (2018). Emergency Medicine Australasia, 30(3), 375-381
Clinician perspectives of a mental health consumer flow strategy in an emergency department
Bost N, Johnston A, Broadbent M, Crilly J. (2018). Collegian
