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
Deliberate Clinical Inertia is the art of doing nothing as a positive response, focusing on avoiding harm. The concept aligns with…
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We propose to conduct a multi-centre blinded cluster cross over randomised clinical trial (RCT) of plasmalyte (PL), a balanced salt solution…
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Publications
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill patients with one, two and three doses of vaccination against COVID‐19 in Australia.
Otto, M., Burrell, A.J., Neto, A.S., Alliegro, P.V., Trapani, T., Cheng, A., Udy, A.A. and SPRINT‐SARI Australia Investigators, inclusive of George, S., 2022. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill patients with one, two and three doses of vaccination against COVID‐19 in Australia. Internal Medicine Journal.
Emergency department presentations during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Queensland (to June 2021): interrupted time series analysis. Medical journal of Australia.
Sweeny, A.L., Keijzers, G., Marshall, A., Hall, E.J., Ranse, J., Zhang, P., Grant, G., Huang, Y.L., Palipana, D., Teng, Y.D. and Gerhardy, B., 2022. Emergency department presentations during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Queensland (to June 2021): interrupted time series analysis. Medical journal of Australia.
Ultrasonography or radiography for suspected pediatric distal forearm fractures.
Snelling, P. J., Jones, P., Bade, D., Bindra, R., Byrnes, J., Davison, M.,George, S., Keijzers, G . . . Ware, R. S. (2023). Ultrasonography or radiography for suspected pediatric distal forearm fractures. N Engl J Med, 388(22), 2049-2057.
