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
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…
Embedding research into clinical practice was the theme of the second Gold Coast Health Emergency Care Research Symposium held on Thursday 23rd…
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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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Several medical treatment methods to improve care of patients with ureteric colic have been studied overseas, some of which appear promising.…
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Publications
Early reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocations in a ski field setting
Fraser, C., Pellatt, R., Shirran, M., McKay, G. and Smith, M., 2022. Early reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocations in a ski field setting. Emergency Medicine Australasia.
Point‐of‐care ultrasound‐guided pericapsular nerve group block for superior pubic ramus fracture in the emergency department: A case report. Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Cripps, E., Fahey, A. and Snelling, P.J., 2022. Point‐of‐care ultrasound‐guided pericapsular nerve group block for superior pubic ramus fracture in the emergency department: A case report. Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 25(3), pp.154-156.
Interventions and strategies to prevent medical device-related pressure injury in adult patients: A systematic review.
Lyu, Y., Huang, Y. L., Li, Z. Y., & Lin, F. (2023). Interventions and strategies to prevent medical device-related pressure injury in adult patients: A systematic review. J Clin Nurs.
