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.
Dr Keijzers…
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Current projects
Children sometimes present to an emergency department with severe illness which requires the insertion of a breathing tube into their windpipe and…
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Most children with asthma presenting to an emergency department (ED) are managed with inhaled medications and oral steroids. Infrequently, some…
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Publications
Getting on with field research using participant deconstruction
Wright, A. L., Middleton, S., Hibbert, P., & Brazil, V. (2018). Organizational Research Methods, 1094428118782589
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
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.
Does Medical Presence Decrease the Perceived Risk of Substance-Related Harm at Music Festivals?
Munn, M.B., White, M.S., Hutton, A., Turris, S., Rabb, H., Lund, A. and Ranse, J., 2019. Does Medical Presence Decrease the Perceived Risk of Substance-Related Harm at Music Festivals?–CORRIGENDUM. Prehospital and disaster medicine, 34(4), pp.460-460.
