Merry Christmas from PREDICT
2016 has been a year of growth and productivity for the network. Thank you to all members and collaborators for helping to bring about the following achievements:
- 12 Journal publications and 19 conference presentations
- 5 successful grant applications
- Completion of Australasian Bronchiolitis Guidelines
- Made significant progress in our current studies
- Collaborated with researchers from PICUs, Neurology, ENT, General Paediatrics, Neuropsychology and Respiratory Medicine
- Welcomed 19 new members to the network from several new sites
- Established research links with another 28 hospitals across Australia and New Zealand – in addition to the 14 foundation PREDICT sites
- Collaborated internationally with researchers from other paediatric emergency medicine networks – PERC, PECARN, PEM CRC, PERUKI, REPEM, PERN
- Held two well attended and stimulating members meetings in Brisbane and Melbourne
- Dr Nate Kuppermann from California visited the network in Melbourne and Queensland
- Continued to mentor 5 PREDICT research higher degree students
- Established the CRE Training-lab and co-produced 12 pod-casts
- Appointed a Knowledge Translation Co-ordinator – Emma Tavender
- Co-funded two Regional Research Co-ordinators, Kelly Foster in QLD, and Inas Hanna in NSW
- Awarded a PREDICT prize at ACEM – won by Jono Kaufman
- Completed a 5 year strategic plan for PREDICT
- Voted in the next PREDICT Executive – welcome Sharon O’Brien
- Created two one year positions on the PREDICT Executive for a PhD candidate and a Research Assistant – welcome Elliot Long and Kelly Foster
- Establishment of the PREDICT newsletter