Grants Advisory Committee

 The Grants Advisory Committee is responsible for reviewing, interviewing and deliberating on applications for capacity building, fellowships, program and project grants.  They oversee the entire peer review process for the QEMRF and are accountable directly to the Trustees of the Foundation.  The committee recommends to the Board which grants are suitable for funding.

  • Prof Peter A Leggat, (Chair) MD, PhD, DrPH, FAFPHM, FFPH RCP(UK), FACTM, FFTM (ACTM), FFTM RCPS (Glasg), FACRRM, FAICD, FSIA, FACE, FRGS, ACPHM (CMSA), WSO-CSE, MRO (AUS & USA), Professor/Campus Head and Director of Research Training, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sciences. James Cook University (JCU), Townsville Campus; Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Molecular Sciences, JCU; Chair, Ethics Review Committee, JCU; Co-Director, WSO Collaborating Centre, Disaster Health & Emergency Response, JCU; Chair, Training Branch & Executive  Member, Queensland, St John Ambulance Australia; State Professional Officer, Queensland, St John Ambulance Australia; Deputy National Director of Training, St John Ambulance Australia: Lieutenant Colonel, Defence Health Service, Army Reserves, Australia
  • Prof Anthony Brown, MB ChB, MRCP (UK), FRCS (Ed), FACEM, FFAEM (UK), FRCP (UK), FCEM (UK), Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital; Professor, School of Medicine, University of Queensland
  • Prof Gerry FitzGerald, MBBS, MD, BHA, FACEM FRACMA FCHSE, Professor of Public Health (Emergency and Disaster Management), Queensland Institute of Technology
  • Dr Jeremy Furyk, MBBS, MPH&TM, FACEM, Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, The Townsville Hospital
  • A/Prof Anna Holdgate, MBBS(Hons), FACEM, MMed(Clin Epi), Director, Emergency Medicine Research Unit, Liverpool Hospital; Conjoint Associate Professor, University of New South Wales; Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Liverpool Hospital; Section Editor for Original Research, Emergency Medicine Australasia Journal
  • Dr Gerben Keijzers, MBBS, MSc (Epi), FACEM, Staff Specialist, Gold Coast Hospital Emergency Department and A/Prof Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University.
  • A/Prof David McDonald Taylor, MBBS, DRCOG, MPH, MD, FACEM,  Director of Emergency and General Medicine Research, Austing Health, Heidelberg, Australia; Principal Fellow, Dept of Medicine, University of Melbourne
  • Professor Mieke van Driel, MD, MSc, PhD, Professor of General Practice, Associate Dean Research and  Director Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development Program, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast; General Practitioner, Kalwun Health, Aboriginal Medical Service, Miami, Gold Coast

Grants Review Panel

The panel has responsiblity for the peer review of the Staff Specialist and Trainee grant applications.  Members of the panel may vary with each round.  The panel recommends to the Board which grants are suitable for funding.    

Below is a list of the current panel.   

  • Prof Gerry Fitzgerald (Chair), MBBS, MD, BHA, FACEM, FRACMA, FCHSE, Professor of Public Health (Emergency and Disaster Management), Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology.
  • Dr Ellen Burkett, MBBS (Hons), FACEM, Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital.
  • Dr Gerben Keijzers, MBBS, MEpi, FACEM, Staff Specialist, Gold Coast Hospital Emergency Department and A/Prof Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University.
  • Prof Anne-Maree Kelly, MBBS, MD, MClinEd, FACEM , Professor of Emergency Medicine, Western Health and The University of Melbourne; Director, Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research.
  • A/Prof Jamie Seymour, BSc ( Hons), PhD, Lecturer, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University.
  • Dr Ogilvie Thom, MBBS, FACEM, Grad Cert Clin Res Methods, Senior Staff Specialist and Director of Emergency Medicine Research, Redcliffe Hospital and Principal Investigator Emergency Medicine Research Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital.

Scientific Advisory Committee

The Scientific Advisory Committee oversees the scientific research direction for the Foundation and provides input into application categories, forms and processes.   

  • Prof Gerry FitzGerald, MBBS, MD, BHA, FACEM FRACMA FCHSE, Professor of Public Health (Emergency and Disaster Management), Queensland Institute of Technology
  • Prof Anthony Brown, MB ChB, MRCP (UK), FRCS (Ed), FACEM, FFAEM (UK), FRCP (UK), FCEM (UK), Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital; Professor, School of Medicine, University of Queensland
  • A/Prof Peter Aitken, MBBS, FACEM, EMDM, Eminent Senior Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, The Townsville Hospital; A/Prof, Anton Breinl Centre for Public Helath, James Cook University; Senior Medical Coordinator – Disaster Management
  • A/Prof David McDonald Taylor, MBBS, DRCOG, MPH, MD, FACEM,  Director of Emergency and General Medicine Research, Austing Health, Heidelberg, Australia; Principal Fellow, Dept of Medicine, University of Melbourne
  • Dr James Lind, BMedSci, BM, BS, FACEM, Director of Emergency Medicine Training, Gold Coast Hospital    

Expert Reviewers

Expert Reviewers are called upon to provide additional review of grant applications often in relation to their area of expertise.   

  • Dr Jason Acworth, MBBS (Hons), FRACP (Paediatric Emergency Medicine); Director, Paediatric Emergency Medicine – Children’s Health Services, Queensland,
  • A/Prof Peter Aitken, MBBS, FACEM, EMDM, Eminent Senior Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, The Townsville Hospital; A/Prof, Anton Breinl Centre for Public Helath, James Cook University; Senior Medical Coordinator – Disaster Management
  • Dr Ruth Barker, MBBS, MPH, FRACP, Staff Specialist in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Mater Children’s Hospital; Director, Queensland Injusry Surveillance Unit.
  • A/Prof Mike Bennett, MBBS, DA, FFARCSI, MM (Cli Epi), FANZCA, Dip DHM, MD, Director, Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Prince of Wales Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales.
  • Prof Simon Brown, BMedSci, MBBS, PhD, DA, FACEM, Professor in Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia and Head, Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, Western Australian Institute for Medical Research.
  • Dr Ellen Burkett, MBBS (Hons), FACEM, Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital.
  • Prof Peter Cameron, MBBS, ECFMG (US), FRACS, FACEM, Professor Emergency Medicine, Monash University and Academic Director Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital.
  • Dr Giles Nicholas Cattermole, BM BCh, MA(Oxf), MA(Wales), MRCS(Eng), FCEM, DipIMCRCS(Ed), DMCC, Head of Student Ministries, Christian Medical Fellowship (UK); Consultant in Emergency Medicine, South London Healthcare NHS Trust, Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington
  • Dr Kevin Chu, MBBS, MSc Clinical Research Design & Statistical Analysis, FACEM, Director of Research and Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
  • A/Prof Alan Clough, Dip Ed, MSc, MSc, PhD, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences and School of Indigenous Australia Studies, James Cook University (Cairns Campus).
  • Dr Brian Creese, BSc (Hons), PhD, Principal Consultant, Regulatory Consulting and Submission, Kendle Pty Ltd.
  • Dr Louise Cullen, MBBS, FACEM, Senior, Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
  • Prof Ron Dieckmann, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAP, Professor Emeritus of Emergency Medicine, University of California, USA.
  • A/Prof Suhail Doi, MBBS, MMed, MClinEpid, PhD, FRCP, A/Prof Clinical Epidemiology, School of Population Health, University of Queensland.
  • Professor Ian Frazer, MB, ChB (Edinburgh), MD (Melbourne), Director, Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine (DI).
  • Dr Yuri Gilhotra, MBBS (Hons), FRACP (PEM), Staff Specialist Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Mater Children’s Hospital.
  • A/Prof Carmel Hawley, MBBS (Hons), MMedSci, FRACP, Staff Nephrologist, Department of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Director Haemodialysis Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital.
  • Prof Wayne Hooper, BSc, MSc, PhD, MBA, Consultant, Q-Pharm Pty Ltd, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
  • Dr Susan Jordan, MBBS (Hons), Grad Dip Clin Epi, PhD, FRACGP, DRANZCOG, Research Fellow, School of Population Health, University of Queensland.
  • A/Prof Amy Hideko Kaji, BA, DM, MPH, PhD (Epi), Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor – UCLA Medical Centre, Medical Director, South Bay Disaster Resource Centre, Hoarbor-UCLA Medicial Centre, Califonia, USA.
  • Dr Matthew O’Meara, MBBS, FRACP, Director, Emergency Department, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales.
  • Dr Andrew Page, BA(Psychology), PhD, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, University of Queensland.
  • Dr Fiona Reilly, MBBS, FACEM, Staff Specialist – Paediatric Emergency Department, Mater Children’s Hospital and Staff Specialist Emergency Department, Holy Spirit Northside Hospital.
  • Prof Paul Scuffham, RPN, BA, PGDip Econ, PhD, Professor – Health Economics, School of Medicine, Griffith University.
  • Prof Andrew Tonkin, MBBS, MD, MRACP, FRACP, (Adj) Prof, Dept of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University; Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne, 9Adj) Prof, Dept of Medicine, Flinders University of South Australia, (Adj) Prof, RMIT University, Melbourne; Consultant Cardiologist, Austin Health, Vic.Cardiovascular Research Unit, Department, of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University.
  • Dr Joseph Ting, MBBS, FACEM, BMedSci, Grad Dip Epi, PG Dip Clin Trials, Staff Specialist Emergency Physician Mater Adult Hospital and Mater Children’s Hospital.
  • Dr Greg Treston, BMedSci, MBBS, DTMH (Lon), DIMCRCS (Ed), FACEM, FACRRM, Director of Emergency Medicine, Bundaberg Hospital.
  • A/Prof Philip J Walker,  MBBS, FRACS (Vasc), A/Prof of Surgery, University of Queensland; Chairman, Department of Vascular Surgery and Director of Vascular Laboratory, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
  • Dr Kerianne Watt, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Injury Epidemiology, Nutrition, Environment, Injury and Disease, School of Population Health, University of Queensland.
  • Prof Michael Ward, MBBS, FRACP, FRCP (Edin) Commissioner, Health Quality Complaints Commission.
  • Dr Cameron Willis, B Physiotherapy (Hons), PhD, School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, University of Adelaide.
  • A/Prof John Younger, MD, MS, Associate Chair for Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, USA.