Author: Marian Chandler

Enrolment:

98 participants are enrolled in study – a fantastic effort – thanks to all our sites.

• Over half way through recruitment period
• 62 participants have completed the study
• 29 participants are actively being followed up at varying time points

 

…….. Next month we feature ConSEPT: Megan Bonisch and Deferred consent: Jeremy Furyk

To ensure PREDICT members are aware of new members and where they are located, we will be featuring our new segment “Getting to know you” in our monthly newsletter.

This month we introduce Katie Rasmussen from Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane.

“I am a Paediatric Emergency Physician working at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane.

This tertiary emergency department has over 65000 presentations per year and acts as the central referral point for paediatric multi-trauma services in Queensland. Since opening in 2014 the department has had an enthusiastic commitment to clinical research, with currently over 20 active research projects including collaborations across the hospital, with affiliated universities and the wider paediatric emergency community.

I am currently involved in research projects on clinical decision rules in paediatric cervical spine imaging and the use of Trans-nasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE) in paediatric emergency intubation.”

The PREDICT Prize in Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PREDICT Prize) will be presented at the 2018 ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) being held 18 – 22 November in Perth.

The Paediatric Research in Emergency Medicine Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT), will award $500 cash for the best paper that addresses an important topic in Paediatric Emergency Medicine.  Abstracts will be reviewed by the PREDICT panel and the selected abstracts will be advised and adjudicated during the ASM based on selected criteria.  Winning candidates will also be sponsored to attend and present their research at the next PREDICT members meeting.

Abstract submissions close on 31/7/2018.

To be eligible for the PREDICT award the following criteria applies:

• Applicants must be trainee, medical student, or from allied health professions at the time of the presentation
  Research involves children < 17 years and performed primarily in an emergency department setting in Australia and or New Zealand

See here for further criteria.

To ensure PREDICT members are aware of new members and where they are located, we will be featuring our new segment “Getting to know you” in our monthly newsletter.

This month we introduce Celia Bagshaw.

“I work as a Paediatric Emergency Physician at Monash Health and Austin Health. My current research interests are mainly based around establishing research projects within the Austin Paediatric ED as our service grows in both attendances and staffing.”

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.

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, 9.00am – 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.

 

 

 

Knowledge Translation Bronchiolitis Study

Knowledge Translation in Australasian Paediatric Acute Care Settings: a multi-centred, cluster, randomised controlled trial comparing a tailored, theory informed Knowledge Translation intervention versus passive dissemination of a bronchiolitis guideline.

Recruitment:

• 20 Australian sites
• 6 New Zealand sites
• Randomised to control and intervention

Current status:

• Intervention phase completed November 2017
• Effectiveness data collection underway with aim for completion very soon
• 9100 audits completed currently – 78% of total required
• Post site visits almost completed
• Protocol paper submitted to BMC Pediatrics

Moving forward:

• Statistical analysis plan being fine-tuned
• Control sites training day – 12 November 2018 (Melbourne)
• Analysis completed by end of December
• Outcome paper to be completed mid 2019

The KT bronchiolitis study team would like to take this opportunity to thank all 26 sites for their ongoing commitment to the study and enormous effort in the data collection.

Please contact Libby Haskell if you have any questions.  libbyh@adhb.govt.nz

…….. Next month we feature Bells Palsy RCT: Amanda Williams

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

Hoysted C, Babl, FE, Kassam-Adams N, Landolt MA, Jobson L, Van Der Westhuizen C, Curtis S, Kharbanda AB, Lyttle MC, Parri N, Stanley R, & Alisic E. Knowledge and training in paediatric medical traumatic stress and trauma-informed care among emergency medical professionals in low and middle-income countries. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 9:1, 1468703, DOI:10.1080/20008198.2018.1468703. [link].

 

 

To ensure PREDICT members are aware of new members and where they are located, we will be featuring our new segment “Getting to know you” in our monthly newsletter.  This month we introduce Sharon Payne from Hawkes Bay ED.

“I work as a Nurse Practitioner in the Hawkes Bay Emergency Department, a New Zealand regional emergency department and also part-time in an accident and medical centre . We have a mixed adult and children department with approximately 47,000 patients per year and about 25% of these are children.   My research interests include what we can do to make our children’s emergency care presentation better – both for them and for their caregivers.  Can we improve our health literacy in our adolescent population and our adolescent health, pain and procedure management for injuries?”

 

A reminder that any new projects you may wish to conduct with PREDICT network involvement should firstly be submitted to the PREDICT executive team for review, advice and endorsement.  Information to support new project applications is available under the research resources tab on the PREDICT website.

We look forward to hearing from you.