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EMF » Understanding breathlessness in patients

WebUnderstanding breathlessness in patients. Shortness of breath, or dyspnoea, is a common symptom in emergency department patients. With no ‘gold standard’ for diagnosing the …

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EMF » Improving patient flow

WebImproving patient flow. The Emergency Medicine Foundation has announced a new research program in partnership with Queensland Health to address major issues …

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EMF » About us

WebAbout us. How you can help save lives. The Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) is a non-profit organisation funding innovative Australian research that improves the way …

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EMF » Why research matters

WebEMF offers grants to all clinicians providing care to patients within public hospital emergency departments, the Queensland Ambulance Service and Retrieval Services Queensland. …

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EMF » Scheme » Patient Flow

WebStudy to Analyse Patient Flow in Queensland Public Hospitals. This study will adopt a system-wide view to capture relationships and interactions between flow metrics to …

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Understanding end-of-life care for older people presenting to the ED

WebThe Health Round Table is an organisation that collects and profiles information from over 170 EDs and hospitals across Australia and NZ for peer comparisons and quality …

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Impact of the Emergency Department Patient Admissions …

WebDr Green and his research collaborators showed that the Patient Admission Prediction Tool (PAPT) could predict with more than 90% accuracy: the number of emergency …

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EMF » Grants for Patient Flow

WebThe grants are part of a special EMF funding program, Improving Patient Flow in Queensland Public Hospitals, which also encompasses a separate major multi-agency …

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EMF » Nurse training benefits ED patients’ pain relief

WebDr Sinnott said: “It appears that the nurse-initiating practice is mainly influenced by nurses’ attitudes towards patient-centred care and safety. We also identified that continued …

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EMF » Validation and Impact of the Four-Hour Rule in the …

WebThe team found that nationally, the four hour rule had a consistent effect on `flow' measures: significantly reducing ED overcrowding and access block and enhancing ED efficiency. …

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EMF » Scheme » Capacity Building

WebThe Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) is constantly looking for better ways to improve the care of the sick and injured. …

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EMF » Emergency Examination Authorities and their impacts on …

WebEmergency Departments (EDs) receive persons suffering major disturbances in their mental capacities, detained and transported by police or ambulance. The Public Health Act …

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EMF » Our board and team

WebDirector (ACEM Board nominee): Dr Kim Hansen MBBS (Hons I) MBA, FACEM, GAICD, AFRACMA. Dr Kim Hansen is the Director of Virtual Emergency Department in Metro …

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Domestic and family violence screening in the emergency …

WebDomestic and family violence (DFV) against women is the number one cause of hospitalisations in Australian girls and women aged 15-54 years. It is also the number …

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EMF » Researcher support tools

WebResearch resources: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry. Writing and editing for biomedical publications. The Equator Network (resource centre for good research …

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EMF » Queensland Research Program

WebSince the first Queensland Research Program grant round opened in 2008, EMF has awarded $21million to 257 research grants in this program and played an integral role in …

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EMF » Fluid resuscitation in emergency patients with sepsis and

WebThe question of fluid volume in resuscitation has been identified as the top priority in sepsis research by emergency physicians in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. …

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EMF » Ladder related injuries

WebLadder-related falls carry a considerable burden to the ED, with the typical length of stay between 30 min and 16 hours (longer if patients were transferred to the short stay unit). …

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