Research Assistant, Brooke Charters

Brooke is a Paediatric Emergency Nurse and Research Coordinator for the Emergency Department in Logan Hospital, Queensland.

Brooke undertook her training on the Gold Coast, Queensland and has since completed her post grad certificate in Paediatric acute care. Working in the Paediatric Emergency has given Brooke a wide variety of clinical research interests, especially in cannulation, Mental Health and pain management.

Brooke’s role as a research nurse sees her coordinate research in the department, many that have collaborated widely within the PREDICT network. Brooke was awarded an Emergency Medicine Foundation grant, being the first nurse in Australia to receive this prestigious award has allowed her to run a multi-site RCT examining cannula securement in children.