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EMERGENCY RESEARCH TO BENEFIT QUEENSLAND PATIENTS
Seventeen new research projects into emergency medicine will be undertaken in Queensland to improve patient care in the State’s emergency departments.
The latest round of grant awards:
September 2009
November 2009
The Director-General of Queensland Health Mick Reid will present $2.3 million in grants to researchers at the Queensland Emergency Medicine Research Foundation (QEMRF) Grants Award Ceremony to be held at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Chair of the QEMRF Board Dr David Rosengren said “continued research into emergency medicine was essential for the future of Queensland’s health system and Queensland patients.”
“Clinical research based on patient outcomes as well as patient treatment is essential to ensure the best quality healthcare is delivered to patients,” Dr Rosengren said.
“Continued investment in emergency medicine research also has long term benefits for Queensland – recognised best practice on the international stage, greater financial returns, improved patient outcomes and an international reputation of high standing.”
“The projects are varied in topics but include research into improving pain relief for children presenting to Emergency Departments, reviewing current treatment protocols of box jellyfish stings and reviewing current practices for the retrieval of patients from rural and remote areas.”
“These 17 research projects will have significant beneficial outcomes for emergency medicine and patients in Queensland when they are completed,” he said.
Dr Rosengren said Queensland Health provided the grants to support high quality research to improve the care of patients in emergency departments and to develop emergency medicine research capacity in Queensland.
For further information, please contact:- Catrina Codd, Research Manager, QEMRF on 0414 980 321.
Other relevant information:-
Organisations collaborating on research grants that have been successful in this round include the Emergency Departments at the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, the Princess Alexandra Hospital, the Townsville Hospital, the Cairns Hospital, the Royal Children’s Hospital, the Mater Children’s Hospital, the Prince Charles Hospital, the Gold Coast Hospital and the Logan Hospital. Other organisations include the University of Queensland School of Medicine, James Cook University, QUT School of Public Health, Griffith University School of Health, Queensland Ambulance Service, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, CSIRO, QIMR, Careflight Townsville and the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
The QEMRF is a pioneering Foundation. Emergency Medicine encompasses a varied area of medicine from treating a broken leg, providing front line treatment during an influenza pandemic, resuscitating road trauma victims to removing an object lodged in the ear of a small child.
Seventeen new research projects into emergency medicine will be undertaken in Queensland to improve patient care in the State’s emergency departments.
The latest round of grant awards:
September 2009
November 2009
The Director-General of Queensland Health Mick Reid will present $2.3 million in grants to researchers at the Queensland Emergency Medicine Research Foundation (QEMRF) Grants Award Ceremony to be held at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Chair of the QEMRF Board Dr David Rosengren said “continued research into emergency medicine was essential for the future of Queensland’s health system and Queensland patients.”
“Clinical research based on patient outcomes as well as patient treatment is essential to ensure the best quality healthcare is delivered to patients,” Dr Rosengren said.
“Continued investment in emergency medicine research also has long term benefits for Queensland – recognised best practice on the international stage, greater financial returns, improved patient outcomes and an international reputation of high standing.”
“The projects are varied in topics but include research into improving pain relief for children presenting to Emergency Departments, reviewing current treatment protocols of box jellyfish stings and reviewing current practices for the retrieval of patients from rural and remote areas.”
“These 17 research projects will have significant beneficial outcomes for emergency medicine and patients in Queensland when they are completed,” he said.
Dr Rosengren said Queensland Health provided the grants to support high quality research to improve the care of patients in emergency departments and to develop emergency medicine research capacity in Queensland.
For further information, please contact:- Catrina Codd, Research Manager, QEMRF on 0414 980 321.
Other relevant information:-
Organisations collaborating on research grants that have been successful in this round include the Emergency Departments at the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, the Princess Alexandra Hospital, the Townsville Hospital, the Cairns Hospital, the Royal Children’s Hospital, the Mater Children’s Hospital, the Prince Charles Hospital, the Gold Coast Hospital and the Logan Hospital. Other organisations include the University of Queensland School of Medicine, James Cook University, QUT School of Public Health, Griffith University School of Health, Queensland Ambulance Service, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, CSIRO, QIMR, Careflight Townsville and the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
The QEMRF is a pioneering Foundation. Emergency Medicine encompasses a varied area of medicine from treating a broken leg, providing front line treatment during an influenza pandemic, resuscitating road trauma victims to removing an object lodged in the ear of a small child.