Grants boost emergency medicine research
Five Metro North emergency medicine research teams have been awarded EMF grants to further their the ground-breaking studies.
Congratulations to:
RBWH – Dr Gary Mitchell, Trainee grant, $16,866: “Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Occlusion in patients with a Ventricular Paced Rhythm”
Caboolture Hospital – Dr Mark Scott, Staff Specialist grant, $30,550: “The Value of Avoiding the Pain of IV Catheter Failure”
RBWH – Dr Rina Savage, Trainee grant, $34,995: “Prescribing patterns and communication for oxycodone on ED discharge”
RBWH – Adjunct Professor Louise Cullen, Project grant, $77,233: “Too much of a good thing; Does fluid resuscitation worsen septic shock?”
Redcliffe Hospital – Dr Erik Wood, Staff specialist grant, $7860: “Propofol on Trial for Headaches in the Emergency Department setting”
EMF awarded 20 research grants totalling $1. 2million. Its Queensland Research Program is fully funded by the Queensland Government.