Collaborative research group
A collapsed lung study which involved Gold Coast Health emergency medicine researchers wins award
The Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA) has announced equal winners of the 2021 Trial of the Year - the five-year comparative study into collapsed lung conservative versus interventional treatment, and the ProPSMA prostate cancer study.
Research funds for children with broken arms
A Queensland Advancing Clinical Research Fellowship of almost $145,000 will help Dr Peter Snelling complete a research project which explores the benefits of point-of-care ultrasound for children with broken arms.
Research Week shines a spotlight on Gold Coast innovation
The growth and impact of the research, and quality and innovation projects underway on the Gold Coast is being showcased by Gold Coast Health in collaboration with Griffith and Bond Universities across four days this week.
Local tv news showcases research into impact of pandemic on ED
An Emergency Medicine Foundation grant will help Professor Julia Crilly, Professor Gerben Keijzers and research colleagues put the impacts of COVID-19 on emergency care under the microscope.
Donna Franklin is a Paediatric Research Fellow and a Registered Nurse with more than 30 year’s experience in Paediatric Critical Care. Her research is primarily focused on respiratory medicine and investigating oxygen therapies in paediatrics to reduce the need for escalation of care. She works across ICU, General Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine with her research and in recent years has performed several successful large multicentre international RCT’s. As an early career researcher Donna is continuing to build on strong collaborations with PREDICT and international collaborations with India, Bangladesh and China for future research.
- Lions Dunning-Orlich NHMRC Emerging Leadership Investigator Award (2021)
- Nursing Co-Chair for World Federation of Pediatric Critical Care Societies Research Committees (WFPICCs), specifically aimed at LMIC’s
- First author on a landmark paper in the highest ranked medical journal “New England Journal of Medicine”, ranked as a single international publication in the top 95% (Altmetrics May 2019)
- Led and co-authored Clinical Services Capability Framework for Qld Paediatric services (2010-2012)
- Most Outstanding Australian Alumni of the Year Award, Southern Cross University, Tweed Heads campus (2018)
- Most Outstanding National Australian Alumni of the Year Award, all Southern Cross University campuses Australia wide (2018)
- Nursing Co-Chair for World Federation of Pediatric Critical Care Societies Research Committees (WFPICCs), specifically aimed at LMIC’s
- First author on a landmark paper in the highest ranked medical journal “New England Journal of Medicine”, ranked as a single international publication in the top 95% (Altmetrics May 2019)
- Led and co-authored Clinical Services Capability Framework for Qld Paediatric services (2010-2012)
- Most Outstanding Australian Alumni of the Year Award, Southern Cross University, Tweed Heads campus (2018)
- Most Outstanding National Australian Alumni of the Year Award, all Southern Cross University campuses Australia wide (2018)
Dr Richard Pellatt is a Research Fellow and Emergency Medicine specialist at GCUH. His research interests include advanced airway management, minor injuries and pre-hospital aeromedical retrieval. He complements evidence based practice with a contemplative and artistic approach.
- ACEM Trainee of the Year, Gold Coast University Hospital 2016
Dr Julia Crilly is Professor of Emergency Care. Julia’s research focusses on evaluating innovative service delivery models for vulnerable populations groups who require emergency care as well as understanding and improving aspects of the emergency department workforce.
Julia is in a conjoint appointment between Gold Coast Health and Griffith University and leads two of the seven pillars within the Emergency Department Collaborative Research Group at Gold Coast Health. She is also a fellow of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia.
Awards and Achievements
- Gold Coast Women of the Year 'Champions of Education' (2020)
- Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) (2020)
- Bond University Sustainability in Healthcare Awards (2018)
- Australian Institute of Policy and Science Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2010)
- Gold Coast Women of the Year 'Champions of Education' (2020)
- Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) (2020)
- Bond University Sustainability in Healthcare Awards (2018)
- Australian Institute of Policy and Science Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2010)
- Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) (2020)
- Bond University Sustainability in Healthcare Awards (2018)
- Australian Institute of Policy and Science Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2010)
Dr Victoria Brazil is an emergency physician and medical educator. She is Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of Simulation at Gold Coast Health, and at Bond University medical program.
Victoria is interested in connecting education with patient care through healthcare simulation, technology enabled learning, faculty development activities, and research on relationships between teams in healthcare. She also serves as a faculty member with the Harvard Macy Institute.
Victoria is an enthusiast in social media and the Free Open Access Meducation world, and she is co-producer of Simulcast.
- Presidential Citation. Society for Simulation in Healthcare. January 2017 For Singular Talent as a Medical Educator, Simulationist and Debriefer who taught the world about tribalism in healthcare. Awarded New Orleans IMSH Conference
- Certificate of appreciation: International conference invited conference session chair, Social Media and Critical Care, Berlin, Germany
- Certificate of appreciation: International conference invited conference session chair, Social Media and Critical Care, Berlin, Germany
World-class healthcare perfected through new simulation collaborative
In the first of its kind, a Bond University and Gold Coast Health partnership will help transform healthcare teams and systems worldwide through the provision of hyper-realistic, scenario-based training which is quite literally delivered ‘on the job’.
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