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
Embedding research into clinical practice was the theme of the 2nd Gold Coast Health Emergency Care Research Symposium held on Thursday 23rd and…
Congratulations to Dr Gerben Keijzers for being named Gold Coast Health Researcher of the Year for 2023…
The Fibrinogen Early In Severe Trauma Study II, known as FEISTY II has begun at Gold Coast Health.
FEISTY II represents a vital step…
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Current projects
Pneumonia is one of the most common serious bacterial infections in children worldwide, an important case of childhood morbidity and mortality…
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Cellulitis is an infection of the skin and underlying soft tissues and leads to redness, pain and sometimes fever. Once diagnosed, the emergency…
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Children may present to an emergency department or be admitted to an intensive care unit with life threatening conditions to support their…
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Publications
Accuracy and Interrater Reliability of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Image Interpretation for Intussusception
Bergmann, K.R., Khant, M., Lammers, S., Arroyo, A.C., Avendano, P., Chaudoin, L., Cohen, S.G., Deanehan, J.K., Kornblith, A.E., Lam, S.H., Snelling, P. and Lin-Martore, M., Accuracy and Interrater Reliability of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Image Interpretation for Intussusception. Pediatric Emergency Care, pp.10-1097.
A relational approach to improving interprofessional teamwork in post-partum haemorrhage
Brazil, V., McLean, D., Lowe, B., Kordich, L., Cullen, D., De Araujo, V., Eldridge, T. and Purdy, E., 2022. A relational approach to improving interprofessional teamwork in post-partum haemorrhage (PPH). BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), pp.1-12.
Transnasal Humidified Rapid Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange in children requiring emergent intubation (Kids THRIVE): a statistical analysis plan for a randomised controlled trial. Trials,
George, S., Gibbons, K., Williams, T., Humphreys, S., Gelbart, B., Le Marsney, R., Craig, S., Tingay, D., Chavan, A. and Schibler, A., 2023. Transnasal Humidified Rapid Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange in children requiring emergent intubation (Kids THRIVE): a statistical analysis plan for a randomised controlled trial.
