Getting to know you – meet Nathan Forsyth

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 Nathan Forsyth from RCH and Swinburne University in Melbourne. “I work at the Royal Children’s Hospital and Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia. I am a Clinical … Continued

Project Snapshot – PEAChY O and M

PEAChY-0: Pharmacological Emergency management of Agitation in Children and Young people – A randomised controlled trial of Oral medication PEAChY-M: Pharmacological Emergency management of Agitation in Children and Young people – A randomised controlled trial of IntraMuscular medication Trial Designs: Randomised, controlled, open-label, multi-centre, phase III superiority effectiveness trials of: ORAL olanzapine vs ORAL diazepam … Continued

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR PREDICT EXECUTIVE 2023

Dear PREDICT members, Our next PREDICT Members meeting is coming up on October 20th 2022 and the positions on the PREDICT Executive will be voted in prior to this, for participation commencing 2023. This is a call to all PREDICT members for nominations from anyone wishing to be considered for a position on the 2023 … Continued

New PREDICT publications

Congratulations to the following PREDICT authors: Dalziel SR, Haskell L, O’Brien S, Borland ML, Plint AC, Babl FE, Oakley E. Bronchiolitis. Lancet. 2022 Jul 1:S0140-6736(22)01016-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01016-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35785792.        

Research Training in Brisbane – very successful meeting!

Forty-three clinical research staff from 10 sites across Australia, attended training for the CHOICE UTI, SONIC, PROMPT Bolus, SENTINEL and PEACHY O and M studies.  This was held at the Centre for Children’s Health Research in Brisbane, on 2 and 3rd of June 2022. This was the first face to face training event held since pre-COVID times … Continued

Project Snapshot – SONIC study

Study of Neck Injury Imaging in Children (SONIC): Improving the Diagnosis of Spinal Cord, Bone and Ligament Injuries Many children sustain head and neck trauma during their lifetime. Significant neck injuries – to spinal cord, neck bones and connecting ligaments – can be identified by performing neck imaging with x-rays, or, if needed, computed tomography … Continued