Intensive care, trauma and emergency

Current projects within the pillar of intensive care, trauma and emergency

• A Randomised Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Cardiovascular Risk Reduction during Bereavement (CARBER II) (Dr Tom Buckley (University of Sydney), R Bartrop (University of Sydney), S McKinley (UTS), C Ward (University of Sydney), M Bramwell (RNSH), D Roche (RNSH), AS Mihailidou (University of Sydney), M-C Morel-Kopp (University of Sydney), M Spinaze (RNSH), G Tofler (University of Sydney))

• Cardiovascular Risk in Early Bereavement (CARBER) study (Dr Tom Buckley (University of Sydney), R Bartrop (University of Sydney), S McKinley (UTS), C Ward (University of Sydney), M Bramwell (RNSH), D Roche (RNSH), AS Mihailidou (University of Sydney), M-C Morel-Kopp (University of Sydney), M Spinaze (RNSH), G Tofler (University of Sydney))

• Establishing incidence of injury risk among our elderly population – an injury prevention initiative (Clinical Associate Professor Kate Curtis, T Rankin (St George Hospital), Dr Rebecca Mitchell, Dr Wendy Watson, Dr Shanley Chong (UNSW))

• Outcomes and resource utilisation of trauma patients discharged from the Emergency Department following trauma team activation (Dr Eric Au (UNSW), A/Prof Anna Holdgate (UNSW, Liverpool Hospital), Associate Professor Kate Curtis)

• Participation rate in helmet performance study among cyclists presenting to a trauma centre in Australia (Dr TY Pang, K Thai, E Schilter, A/Prof Andrew McIntosh (School of Safety Sciences, UNSW), T Rankin (St George Hospital), Associate Professor Kate Curtis)

• Promotion of sleep in ICU patients (R Elliott (UTS), S McKinley (UTS), P Cistulli (RNSH), S Ladanyi (UTS), Dr Tom Buckley (University of Sydney))

• Sex differences in trauma (Associate Professor Murray Fisher and Associate Professor Kate Curtis)

• The Cost of Major Trauma in NSW (Associate Professor Kate Curtis, Dr Parissa Glass, Mr Colman Taylor, Prof John Myburgh, A/Prof Stephen Jan (The George Institute for International Health), Prof Deborah Black, Dr Mary Lam (National Centre for Classification in Health, University of Sydney))

• The profile, incidence and outcomes of pedestrians with head injuries (Dr Ellen Frydenberg, Associate Professor Kate Curtis, Dr Shanley Chong, Dr Ros Poulos, Prof Raphael Grzebieta and A/Prof Thomas Nau, St George Hospital, University of Sydney and NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre)

• Therapy for Triggered Acute Risk Prevention (TARP) (G Tofler, M Ward, E Shaw, Dr Tom Buckley, B Bajorek (All University of Sydney and RNSH) and M Spinaze (RNSH))

• Trauma Patient Outcomes in South East Sydney Illawarra (Associate Professor Kate Curtis, Dr Rebecca Mitchell, Dr Shanley Chong. St George Hospital, University of Sydney and NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre)

• Triggers of Acute Myocardial Infarction: role of heavy physical exertion, anger and respiratory infection (G Tofler, SY Soo Hoo, Dr Tom Buckley, A O’Farell, E Shaw, M Spinaze, P Hansen)

Academic staff with research interests in this area

Some but not all of the following academic staff have currently funded research projects. We invite you to find out more about their special research interests in this area.

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