Author: Marian Chandler

Recruitment stats:

• 233 participants recruited into the study
• 211 with active seizure activity at the time of first study medication.

Sites who recruited:

• Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland, NZ
• Kidz First Hospital, Auckland, NZ
• RCH Melbourne, VICPrincess Margaret Hospital, WA
• Monash Hospital, VIC
• Adelaide Woman’s and Children’s Hospital, SA
• Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, QLD
• Gold Coast Hospital, QLD
• Townsville Hospital, QLD
• Sydney Children’s, NSW
• Westmead Children’s Hospital, NSW
• John Hunter Hospital, NSW
• Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, NZ

News:

The study is currently in analysis stage. The findings will be presented at the:

1. Don’t Forget The Bubbles Conference, Tuesday the 28^th August, Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne.
2. Paediatric Acute Care Conference, Saturday the 27^th of October, Hobart.
3. New Zealand Paediatric Annual Scientific Meeting, Thursday the 8^th of November, Nelson.
4. Australasian College of Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Wednesday the 21^st of November, Perth.

Please come along and hear the results of everyone’s hard work over the last 5+ years.

 

 

 

Everyone attending the PREDICT members meeting must register via Trybooking.  If you haven’t already done so, please register now.

 

The PREDICT members meeting will be held in October 2018, aligned with the PAC/APLS conference and held at the same venue.

DATES: Wednesday 24/10/18, 9.30am – 5.00pm & Thursday 25/10/18, 8.30am – 12.00pm

VENUE: Wrest Point Hobart, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay Tasmania.

REGISTRATION

• All attendees must register to attend and be a PREDICT member.  If you wish to attend and are not a PREDICT member contact Cate Wilson regarding membership application prior to proceeding with Trybooking.
• Approximately 12 PREDICT members will be funded to attend (subject to costs), preference will be given to non-medical staff who are unable to access CME support.
• If you wish to have your travel and/or accommodation funded by PREDICT you must indicate this when completing your registration via Trybooking.  Deadline to register for travel/accommodation sponsorship is 9th July 2018. Successful applications will be confirmed by email. We request that medical staff attending utilise CME support to assist them.
• If you wish to attend the PREDICT dinner at Rockwall Bar and Grill on Wednesday 24/10/2018 at 7.30pm, payment must be made when registering via Trybooking during the registration process.  Bookings and payment will not be collated separately as has been the case with previous members meetings.  The cost of the dinner is $65 (plus a 30 cent booking fee) for a 3 course menu with a range of meat, seafood and vegetarian options.  Drinks are available at bar prices.
• Registration to attend the meeting will close on Monday 15/10/18.
• Register now via Trybooking.

BOOKING OF TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

• Accommodation and travel will be booked by Marian for funded attendees and the PREDICT Executive only. Other members attending the meeting are requested to make their own arrangements.
• Bookings for accommodation must be confirmed with Marian by 15/10/2018.

Nominations for the PREDICT Executive have now closed – thank you.

Voting for the nominated members will open in early September 2018 and remain open until 1^st of October 2018.

Each PREDICT member will receive an email with a personalised link to the voting form in REDcap.
You will click on the link and then be able to vote for nominees for each Executive position.

Stay tuned – you will receive this email soon.

The current research project status overview and progress report is now available in the secure section of the PREDICT website.

The PREDICT members meeting will be held in October 2018, aligned with the PAC/APLS conference and held at the same venue.

DATES: Wednesday 24/10/18, 9.30am – 5.00pm & Thursday 25/10/18, 8.30am – 12.00pm

VENUE: Wrest Point Hobart, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay Tasmania.

REGISTRATION

• All attendees must register to attend and be a PREDICT member.  If you wish to attend and are not a PREDICT member contact Cate Wilson regarding membership application prior to proceeding with Trybooking.
• Approximately 12 PREDICT members will be funded to attend (subject to costs), preference will be given to non-medical staff who are unable to access CME support.
• If you wish to have your travel and/or accommodation funded by PREDICT you must indicate this when completing your registration via Trybooking.  Deadline to register for travel/accommodation sponsorship is 9th July 2018. Successful applications will be confirmed by email. We request that medical staff attending utilise CME support to assist them.
• If you wish to attend the PREDICT dinner at Rockwall Bar and Grill on Wednesday 24/10/2018 at 7.30pm, payment must be made when registering via Trybooking during the registration process.  Bookings and payment will not be collated separately as has been the case with previous members meetings.  The cost of the dinner is $65 (plus a 30 cent booking fee) for a 3 course menu with a range of meat, seafood and vegetarian options.  Drinks are available at bar prices.
• Registration to attend the meeting will close on Monday 15/10/18.
• Register now via Trybooking.

BOOKING OF TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

• Accommodation and travel will be booked by Marian for funded attendees and the PREDICT Executive only. Other members attending the meeting are requested to make their own arrangements.
• Bookings for accommodation must be confirmed with Marian by 15/10/2018.

Congratulations to the authors of the following PREDICT publication, which is now available:

Haskell L, Tavender EJ, Wilson C, O’Brien S, Babl FE, Borland ML, Cotterell L, Schuster T, Orsini F, Sheridan N, Johnson D, Oakley E,
Dalziel SR, on behalf of PREDICT. Implementing evidence-based practices in the care of infants with bronchiolitis in Australasian acute care settings: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled study. BMC Pediatrics. 2018. 18:218 10.1186/s12887-018-1187-7 [link].

 

 

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 Riku Haataja from Gold Coast University Hospital.

I have worked in the Gold Coast University Hospital ED since we opened our doors in late 2013. With over 100,000 presentations each year, we are on our way to being one of the busiest departments in the country.

My research interests include studies that will help standardise and improve the safety of the care delivered to the children in our community. Our current trials will definitely help steer us in the right direction. I am currently coordinating the PARIS2 study at GCUH.

 

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 Bronwyn Griffin from Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital.

Bronwyn is a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Children’s Burns and Trauma Research based at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital and the Queensland University of Technology. Her clinical background spans from her nursing experience in paediatric emergency at RCH Melbourne and RCH Brisbane and more recently at LCCH.  This clinical experience has shaped Bronwyn’s research focus on decreasing the incidence, severity and burden of trauma and burns. With research spanning the spectrum of paediatric trauma care, her previous and current research projects include pre-hospital, emergency management, procedural preparation and distraction, wound healing and care coordination.

Bronwyn is pictured here with her team who were recognised for clinical research excellence in 2017.

 

 

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 Joanna Cronin from Gold Coast University Hospital.

“I am currently working as a clinical nurse at the Gold Coast ED.  I have over 20 years of ED and ICU experience, both in clinical and managerial roles.

I started working as a research nurse part time last year working with Dr Shane George. My portfolio includes Kids THRIVE, VICTOR , SEARCh and RAPIDS.  I am enjoying the experience and learning each day.

I would like to continue working in paediatric research but enjoy my clinical days on the floor.  I believe by remaining part of the ED clinical team I can continue to educate staff daily and be aware of any issues with regards to clinical trials.

The paediatric research world is becoming bigger and I am privileged to be part of the wonderful research that is currently taking place.”

 

The PREDICT network is due to elect the next PREDICT Executive members this year.

This is a call to all PREDICT members for nominations from anyone wishing to be considered for the following positions on the PREDICT Executive:

• Chair 
• Vice Chair (1)
• Vice Chair (2)
• Treasurer
• Secretary

Please note – the above roles are all the same except for that of the Chair.  Vice Chairs must also be prepared to step in and chair on the rare occasion.

The Research Assistant and Research Higher Degree Scholar positions on the Executive, will be appointed by the new Executive later in the year.

What does being on the Executive involve?

• A role on the Executive requires active involvement in approximately 8 monthly meetings about the networks operations (4 x teleconferences and 4  x 1 day face to face meetings per year of which 3 are in Melbourne and 1 usually interstate, (expenses are paid to attend).  It also involves regular communication and response to issues as they arise on a weekly basis.
• You can nominate yourself for one or more positions but can only accept one if successfully voted in.
• Current incumbents can nominate themselves for another 2 year term.
• You can nominate another person for one or more positions but they must agree to be nominated. This will be confirmed by the Network Coordinator.
• There can be multiple people nominated for each position.  The decision for appointment is decided by membership votes received which will occur once the nominations are finalised.

What to do:

• If you wish to nominate yourself or someone else please email catherine.wilson@mcri.edu.au with the following information:
  – Which position/s you wish to nominate for
  – Your title and name
  – Your craft group and current position held
  – Where you are located ie. organisation and state
  **Nominations must be received by COB Friday 17th of August 2018**  All nominees will remain confidential until the voting commences.

What happens next?

• Once nominations are received the voting process will be organised.  Voting will open on 1/9/18 through to 1/10/18.  Members will be emailed a personalised link allowing them to access the voting form in REDcap.  Cate Wilson (Network Co-ordinator) will be the voting returns officer.
• Successful candidates will be notified in early October and invited to attend the Executive meeting in Hobart on 23/10/2018.
• The  PREDICT Executive positions will be formally announced at the Members meeting on 24/10/18.