Congratulations to Shannon Trenwith, winner of the ‘PREDICT prize’ at ACEM ASM for the best oral presentation by a trainee/student that addresses an important topic in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. The award winning presentation was on, “Paediatric ketone measurement and intervention in non-diabetic patients in Australasian Emergency Departments: A PREDICT clinician survey.” Congratulations also to Elyssia … Continued
The annual PREDICT members meeting was held on 30th October and 1st November 2024 with 60 people attending in person at the Gold Coast University Hospital in Southport. Another 23-30 members joined online at various stages of the meeting. Dinner was held at Xenia Greek Restaurant with 46 members eating and drinking the night away. … Continued
Wei Hao Lee has starred in the latest SGEM (The Skeptics Guide to EM) episode discussing with Ken Milne and Dennis Ren his first paper “Study of Pediatric Appendicitis Scores and Management Strategies: A Prospective Observational Feasibility Study” which has just been published in Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM). Congratulations Wei Hao. SGEM#461: If You’re Appy … Continued
The end of 2024 is upon us as we wrap up another action packed year of research – the 20th anniversary for PREDICT! It was the fifth year of our current 2020-2024 NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) collaboration. Our new CRE grant commenced on 1/11/2024 and will support our program of emergency research in … Continued
African Conference on Emergency Medicine: Building Paediatric Emergency Medicine Research Capacity in Africa Workshop presentation – 5 November 2024 Participants from eight countries attended this workshop attached to the African Conference on Emergency Medicine in Gabarone, Botswana. Faculty in this workshop from PREDICT included Franz Babl and Sandy Hopper, from REPEM in Europe Kristina Keitel, … Continued
Congratulations to the following PREDICT authors: Phillips N, Eapen N, Wilson CL, Nehme Z, Babl FE. Prehospital use of spinal precautions by emergency medical services in children and adolescents. Emerg Med Australas. 2024 Oct 4. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14499. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39363781. O’Brien S, Wilson C, Duck M, Nieva G, Rao MP, Haskell L. … Continued
Our “Getting to Know You” segment ensures PREDICT members are aware of new members, their interests and areas of expertise and where they are located. This month we introduce Momoko Combs from Queensland Children’s Hospital. “I am currently completing my RACP PEM training at Queensland Children’s Hospital ED with a fellowship year, however home is … Continued
Our “Getting to Know You” segment ensures PREDICT members are aware of new members, their interests and areas of expertise and where they are located. This month we introduce Jessica Nooney from Monash Health. “I am a critical care nurse with a PhD in patient safety. I am currently working as a Research Fellow; Department … Continued
Our “Getting to Know You” segment ensures PREDICT members are aware of new members, their interests and areas of expertise and where they are located. This month we introduce from Jackson Newberry-Dupe from Monash Health. “My name is Jackson Newberry-Dupé and I have recently taken over the role of Research Coordinator with the Monash Emergency … Continued
Our “Getting to Know You” segment ensures PREDICT members are aware of new members, their interests and areas of expertise and where they are located. This month we introduce Leah Armit from Flinders Medical Centre, SA. “I work at Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia which provides care for both adults and children. I work as … Continued
