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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…


Current projects

Peripheral intravenous cannulation (PIVC) is a vital part of modern medicine, however the use of cannulas has become prolific, with many never…

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the second leading cause of avoidable hospital admissions. Anecdotal evidence indicates over-use…

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Publications

Establishing a successful perioperative geriatric service in an Australian acute surgical unit

Styan, L., Murphy, S., Fleury, A., McGowan, B., & Wullschleger, M. (2018). ANZ journal of surgery, 88(6), 607-611.


Healthcare delivery during a sporting mass gathering: a structure and process description of onsite care delivery

Johnston A, Wadham J, Polong-Brown J, Aitken M, Ranse J, Hutton A, Richards B, Crilly J. (2019). Prehosptial Disaster Medicine.


Levetiracetam versus phenytoin for second-line treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children (ConSEPT): an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial

Dalziel, S.R., Borland, M.L., Furyk, J., Bonisch, M., Neutze, J., Donath, S., Francis, K.L., Sharpe, C., Harvey, A.S., Davidson, A., Craig, S., Phillips, N., George, S., Rao, R., Cheng, N., Zhang, M., Kochar, A., Brabyn, C., and Babl, F. 2019. Levetiracetam versus phenytoin for second-line treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children (ConSEPT): an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 393(10186), pp.2135-2145.



Last updated 29 Nov 2019