Contacts: Sharon O’Brien | Research Coordinator
Sharon.O’Brien@health.wa.gov.au
Clinical Professor Meredith Borland | Director Emergency Department
Meredith.Borland@health.wa.gov.au
Departmental Overview
The Emergency Department currently manages over 65,000 patients per year with a wide variety of acute conditions in children from birth to 16 years. There are a number of research projects running within the ED, some solely within ED and some in collaboration with PCH inpatient teams (immunology, anaesthetics, general paediatrics, respiratory medicine, orthopaedics and oncology), TKI and multicentre studies through our involvement in the Paediatric Research in Emergency Department International Collaborative (PREDICT) network and the international Paediatric Emergency Research Network (PERN).
Current Research Projects
- PARIS 2 – Paediatric Acute Respiratory Failure Intervention Study exploring use of high flow nasal flow vs standard oxygen delivery in children 1‐4 years
- ToFI – Toddlers fracture immobilisation management for children 1‐5 years
- Bell’s Palsy – RCT to determine if prednisolone vs placebo improves recovery
- PEA – Developing an antibiogram to guide antibiotics use in UTIs
- PERN - management of community acquired pneumonia
Future Research Projects
- SONIC - derivation and validation of imaging rules for children with neck injuries
- BiPED - RCT on Bronchiolitis in Infants ‐ Placebo versus Epinephrine and Dexamethasone
- CHA Bronchiolitis Improvement project – review of bronchiolitis management at PCH in line with the Australasian Bronchiolitis Guideline
- Multiple studies relating to ED mental health presentations, behavioural disturbance and safety planning as part of collaboration in the MRFF Million Minds grant "The kids are not OK"