SAVE THE DATE – RA study days – Melbourne 24 & 25 July

Planning is under way for a two day face-to-face Research Nurse/Assistant education session to be held at the RCH Melbourne on 24th and 25th July 2023. Please advise your intention to attend as soon as possible on the form emailed to you.  Flights can be advised later. Studies to be covered are: Mental Health Prospective … Continued

New PREDICT publications

Congratulations to the following PREDICT authors: Ibrahim L, Wilson C, Tham D, Corden M, Jani S, Zhang M, Kochar A, Tan KF, George S, Phillips NT, Buntine P, Robins-Browne K, Chong V, Georgeson T, Lithgow A, Davidson S, O’Brien S, Tran V, Babl FE. The characteristics of SARS-CoV-2-positive children in Australian hospitals: a PREDICT network … Continued

Project Snapshot – PROMPT Bolus

Current status: Recruiting at 11/11 PREDICT sites, 326 patients enrolled to date. US recruiting at 20 sites, with 2900 patients recruited so far. Canada are recruiting at 10 site, with 137 enrolments so far. Townsville University Hospital will commence recruitment for PROMPT Bolus in June 2023, awaiting local governance approval. International DSMB will meet for … Continued

SAVE THE DATE – PREDICT members meeting 15th November 2023

The PREDICT members meeting has been moved to 15th November 2023.  An amended calendar invite has been forwarded to all members.  Please accept the invite to ensure you have the correct date in your calendar.  The event will be held in Melbourne at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.

SAVE THE DATE – RA study days – Melbourne 24 & 25 July

Planning is under way for a two day face-to-face Research Nurse/Assistant education session to be held at the RCH Melbourne on 24th and 25th July 2023. Studies to be covered are: Mental Health Prospective Observational Study Asthma Prospective Study Febrile Convulsions (FEBCON) CHOICE UTI SPASMs NB. The SONIC, PROMPT Bolus/Sentinel and PEACHY O & M … Continued

Getting to know you – meet Tahnee Dunlop

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 Tahnee Dunlop from Warrnambool Healthcare and Deakin University. “I work at South West Healthcare Warrnambool, a regional hospital in southwestern Victoria on Gunditjmara country, at the … Continued

Project Snapshot – The Kids are Not OK – Delphi

The Kids are Not Ok: A Delphi Study to identify consensus research priorities and core outcome sets in paediatric emergency mental health presentations Aim: To determine a prioritised list of research questions and identify a set of core clinical and mental health outcomes for children and adolescents presenting to the ED with mental health concerns. … Continued

Getting to know you – meet Medha Rao

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 Medha Rao from Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, NZ. “I am the CED Research Nurse Co-ordinator at the Children’s Emergency Department, Starship Hospital in Auckland, New … Continued

Getting to know you – meet Giles Barrington

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 Giles Barrington from Royal Hobart Hospital. “The Royal Hobart Hospital is the major tertiary referral centre for Tasmania., the Emergency Department sees over 75000 presentations a … Continued

Family Engagement in Research (FER)

All new PREDICT projects need to consider how families can be engaged in their research design, operations and dissemination. See the resources on our website detailing the “how to” and compensation guidelines at: https://www.predict.org.au/family-engagement/ We will be adding to these resources over the coming year.   For further information, please contact the PREDICT network Co-ordinator, Catherine.wilson@mcri.edu.au