Emergency Department Collaborative Research Group
We are the overarching group for research conducted in the Emergency Department. Our vision is to embed research in clinical practice and education and inform new guidelines and policy.
In 2020, our group published more than 68 articles in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to more than 60 research projects, and were part of successful grant submissions totalling more than $6.38…
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Latest Emergency Department Research News
Gold Coast Health will host the first ever Emergency Care Research Symposium, continuing to harness innovation to drive the best possible care for…
Violence and threatening behaviour occur regularly in our Emergency Departments with as many as 10 Code Black activations per day, which are often…
Gold Coast Health and Griffith University research fellow Dr Jamie Ranse has been recognised by the prestigious Sigma Theta Tau International…
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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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A small proportion of patients with a headache are diagnosed with serious conditions such as subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH).
About one in…
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Publications
A Randomized Trial of High-Flow Oxygen Therapy in Infants with Bronchiolitis.
Franklin, D., Babl, F.E., Schlapbach, L.J., Oakley, E., Craig, S., Neutze, J., Furyk, J., Fraser, J.F., Jones, M., Whitty, J.A. and Dalziel, S.R., 2018. A randomized trial of high-flow oxygen therapy in infants with bronchiolitis. New England Journal of Medicine, 378(12), pp.1121-1131.
Epidemiology, treatment and outcome of patients with lower respiratory tract infection presenting to emergency departments with dyspnoea (AANZDEM and EuroDEM studies).
Rousseau, G., Keijzers, G., van Meer, O., Craig, S., Karamercan, M., Klim, S., Body, R., Kuan, W.S., Harjola, V.P., Jones, P. and Verschuren, F., Epidemiology, treatment and outcome of patients with lower respiratory tract infection presenting to emergency departments with dyspnoea (AANZDEM and EuroDEM studies). Emergency Medicine Australasia.
Capitated Telehealth Coaching Hospital Readmission Service in Australia: Pragmatic Controlled Evaluation
Martin, C., Hinkley, N., Stockman, K. and Campbell, D., 2020. Capitated Telehealth Coaching Hospital Readmission Service in Australia: Pragmatic Controlled Evaluation. Journal of medical Internet research, 22(12), p.e18046.
