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PEAChY – O: Pharmacological Emergency management of Agitation in Children and Young people – A randomised controlled trial of Oral medication Co-ordinating PI:  Elyssia Bourke Study Co-ordinator: Kate Klein Study design: Randomised, controlled, open-label, multi-centre, phase III superiority effectiveness trial of: ORAL olanzapine vs ORAL diazepam. For further background information see: https://www.predict.org.au/projects/peachy-o-and-peachy-m-studies/ Current status: Study target sample size … Continued

Congratulations to the following PREDICT authors: Borland ML, O’Brien S, Tavender E, Haskell L, Babl FE, Schembri R, Smedley B, Mitenko H, Robertson T, Mukherjee A, Dalziel SR. Evaluation of targeted implementation interventions for reducing investigations and therapies in infants with bronchiolitis. Acta Paediatr. 2023 Apr 6. doi: 10.1111/apa.16786. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37026175. O’Brien … Continued

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 Rebecca Gridley from the Queensland Children’s Hospital. “I am currently an Advanced Trainee in Emergency Medicine and have been working at Queensland Children’s Hospital for the … Continued

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 Helen Goldsmith from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network. “I have been a registered nurse for over 25 years, and I have more than 20 years of … Continued

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 Samantha Luck from Toowoomba Hospital and QCH. “My name is Samantha Luck, and I work part-time in Toowoomba, a regional mixed Emergency Department, as an emergency … Continued

Sustaining improvements in the management of infants with bronchiolitis – a PREDICT study Co-ordinating PI: Emma Tavender, Sandy Middleton, Stuart Dalziel. Study Co-ordinator Emma Tavender, PhD student: Victoria Ramsden. Project aim/s: The aim of this study is to: i) determine if the use of targeted interventions from the PREDICT Bronchiolitis KT Study have been effective … Continued