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 Simone Hughes from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide. “My name is Simone Hughes and I work as a member of the research team at the … Continued
Are you interested in undertaking a PhD to improve bronchiolitis management in regional and rural acute care settings? We are seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from highly motivated candidates interested in pursuing a PhD within the 5-year MRFF funded ‘Regional and Rural Translation in Bronchiolitis-RART-B) project starting in January 2025. Working as part of a … Continued
The International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM) was held in Taiwan from 19-23 June and attended by a number of PREDICT members. This conference is one of the highlights of the emergency medicine calendar and always well attended by those in the emergency medicine field. This year PREDICT was again well represented with the following … Continued
Congratulations to the following PREDICT authors: Lee WH, O’Brien S, McKinnon E, Collin M, Dalziel SR, Craig SS, Borland ML. Study of pediatric appendicitis scores and management strategies: A prospective observational feasibility study. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 Jul 17. doi: 10.1111/acem.14985. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39021271. Summary: The SPASMS feasibility study identified 30 Clinical … Continued
Our congratulations to Donna Franklin for her success in securing her second consecutive QACRF fellowship grant for the PARIS on Country study. This is for $250,000 over three years. Some wonderful work already being undertaken with this study as these pics show.
The PREDICT publications guidelines have been updated and added to the Resources tab. Please familiarise yourselves with these guidelines.
Congratulations to PREDICT Executive Member, Associate Professor Bronwyn Griffin from Griffith University/Queensland Children’s Hospital, who has secured a $1.6 million NHMRC Investigator EL2 grant over 5 years. Her fellowship will focus on transforming burn care for Australian children, regardless of location, the initiative integrates advanced technologies for rapid and effective treatment within the critical 24-hour … Continued
PREDICT has been successful in securing RCH Foundation funding of $666,000.00 over 3 years for development of the Paediatric Adaptive Sepsis Platform Trial (PASSPORT) study. A/Prof Elliot Long will lead the study which will use novel trial design to test multiple treatments for sepsis simultaneously with the aim of improving sepsis outcomes for children. The … Continued
Four members of the PREDICT Executive (Elliot Long, Stuart Dalziel, Franz Babl and Simon Craig) were invited to assist with a workshop aimed at furthering the development of a Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) research network in India. The March 2024 workshop was held in Bengaluru alongside the National Assembly on Pediatric Emergency Medicine (NAPEM) and … Continued
