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
In the emergency department (ED), deciding who does and who does not need antibiotics can be difficult. An emergency doctor cannot perform a test…
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The next phase of studies, titled "Paris on Country," represents a continuation of efforts in Australia and New Zealand to enhance care for…
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Publications
Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Identification of Pediatric Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunctions.
Shellshear, D., Snelling, P.J., O’brien, A. and Barrett, M.J., 2018. Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Identification of Pediatric Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunctions. Pediatric emergency care, 34(1), pp.61-63.
A primer for clinical researchers in the emergency department: Part XI. Inertia before investigation: Pre‐test probability in emergency medicine.
Pellatt, R., Purdy, E. and Keijzers, G., 2020. A primer for clinical researchers in the emergency department: Part XI. Inertia before investigation: Pre‐test probability in emergency medicine. Emergency Medicine Australasia.
Australasian Resuscitation In Sepsis Evaluation: FLUid or vasopressors In Emergency Department Sepsis, a multicentre observational study (ARISE FLUIDS observational study): Rationale, methods and analysis plan.
Keijzers, G., Macdonald, S.P., Udy, A.A., Arendts, G., Bailey, M., Bellomo, R., Blecher, G.E., Burcham, J., Delaney, A., Coggins, A.R. and Fatovich, D.M., 2019. The Australasian Resuscitation In Sepsis Evaluation: FLUid or vasopressors In Emergency Department Sepsis, a multicentre observational study (ARISE FLUIDS observational study): Rationale, methods and analysis plan. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31(1), pp.90-96.
