The ultrasound pillar has been developing for the promotion and improvement of diagnostic and procedural safety for the last 5 years. It’s focus has been on the review if current practices of focused ultrasound (PoCUS-Point of Care Ultrasound) and developing a practical teaching program with a focus on ultrasound guided vascular access. Collaborations with university and other HHS units in the latter are developing with a recent joint successful NHMRC grant to enhance the program further.

Our vision is to work with various governmental, health, university, and international partners to investigate ways to improve care delivery, especially for vulnerable population groups who present to the emergency department.

Since 2014, we have received grants from various funding sources including:

The Trauma and Pre-Hospital Pillar’s vision is to conduct research that is innovative, collaborative, regionally responsive and globally useful at an individual, population and system level.

The Children's Critical Care and Emergency pillar focuses on diseases and disorders of childhood and seeks to evaluate and challenge established ideas and treatments in the emergency and critical care setting.

Our pillar designs, delivers and evaluates health professional simulation and educational activities within the Emergency Department and at interfaces with our colleagues in the hospital. We connect educational activities to improve practice and better patient outcomes.

Our overarching aim is to challenge established ideas and to investigate interventions that may lead to:
•         better patient outcomes
•         greater staff satisfaction
•         better health economic outcomes.

Our key is to search for the most appropriate care. We research acute clinical conditions in the Emergency Department, where doing less may be better. The overarching theme aligns with the ‘Deliberate Clinical Inertia’ concept.

Some examples of this research focus are the following completed projects: