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…
Our research pillars
Current projects
This study aims to determine emergency department (ED) physicians’ perceptions/beliefs towards neuropathic medication prescriptions to prevent…
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Children frequently present to the emergency department with forearm injuries and often have an x-ray to assess if there is a fracture. Bedside…
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Drug overdoses are a common reasons for Emergency Department (ED) presentation. Overdoses may be intentional (self-harm), recreational, or…
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Publications
Effect of a 24/7 nursing presence in a police watch house on police presentations to the emergency department
Crilly, J., Lincoln, C., Scuffham, P., Byrnes, J., Timms, J., Becker, K., van Buuren, N., Fisher, A., Murphy, D., Zhang, P. and Kinner, S., Oct 2020. Effect of a 24/7 nursing presence in a police watch house on police presentations to the emergency department. Australian Health Review, 44(6), pp.924-930.
Early Resuscitation in Paediatric Sepsis Using Inotropes–A Pilot Randomised Controlled Pilot Study in the Emergency Department (RESPOND ED): Study Protocol and analysis plan
Schlapbach, L.J., Harley, A., George, S., King, M., Phillips, N., Keijzers, G., Gibbons, K., Bellomo, R. and Long, D., 2021. Early Resuscitation in Paediatric Sepsis Using Inotropes–A Pilot Randomised Controlled Pilot Study in the Emergency Department (RESPOND ED): Study Protocol and analysis plan. Frontiers in Peadiatrics, 9, p.452.
Can simulation foster resilience in medical students?
Yates, N., Purdy, E., Braganza, S., Alsaba, N., Spooner, A., Smith, J. and Brazil, V. 2021. Can simulation foster resilience in medical students?. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 7(1).
