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North Queensland Paramedic Research Symposium Sponsors Cairns
and Smithfield Local Ambulance Committee The Kenneth James (Jim)
McPherson Foundation James Cook University College of Public
Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences Improving health outcomes
through pre-hospital research
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Improving health outcomes through pre-hospital research This
symposium brought together paramedics, researchers and academics to
discuss research collaborations, projects, and opportunities.
Presentations and focussed discussions provided participants with
examples of current and proposed public health, and pre- hospital
research activities. The symposium promoted engagement with
research funding opportunities such as research grants provided by
peak bodies such as NHMRC, Local Ambulance Committees and the KJM
Foundation
Venue: James Cook University Cairns Campus The Cairns Institute
Support is gratefully acknowledged from Associate Professor Alan
Clough, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL HEALTH & MEDICINE
(AITHM). Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute-funded
Centre for Research Excellence for the Prevention of Chronic
Conditions in Rural and Remote High Risk Populations at James Cook
University and the University of South Australia (Professor Robyn
McDermott, Chief Investigator).
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Presenters: Dr Emma Bosley: Director of QAS Information Support
Research and Evaluation Unit Mr Matt Meister: QAS Critical Care
Paramedic, High Acuity Response Unit Ms Kate Pemberton: QAS
Critical Care Paramedic, PhD scholar. Dr Paul Jennings: MICA
Paramedic, Deputy Head of Department Director of Research Honours
and HDR Program Coordinator, Monash University A/Prof Alan Clough:
JCU College of Public Health, Medical and Vet Services, Community
Prevention group. Erin Dowling: Registered Nurse JCU researcher,
Cairns Hospital Avoidance Program. Dr Linton Harris: JCU Australian
Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine.
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Dr Emma Bosley : QAS research, projects, opportunities, and
pathways.
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Matt Meister : Case Study : High Acuity Response Unit, Matt
Meister: High Acuity Response Unit Case Study:
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Ms Kate Pemberton: Improving outcomes for out of hospital
cardiac arrest patients.
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Dr Paul Jennings: Critical Appraisal of prehospital
literature
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Paramedics as front line health providers can provide valuable
insight, observations, and data, to assist to inform health
researchers and health policy makers The symposium afternoon
sessions, communicated local health research projects to which
paramedics had contributed. Further discussions facilitated
opportunities for paramedics to collaborate with researchers in the
development of both pre-hospital and public health research
agenda.
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A/Professor Alan Clough: Alcohol management Plans Unintended
Consequences
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Erin Downing: Cairns Hospital Avoidance program, visual
planning and brainstorming session on managing frequent
presentations to ED and Ambulance.
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Dr Linton Harris : Cairns Hospital Emergency Department
Data
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Media: Still Photography (by Neil Noble) QAS Facebook page
Twitter Local Channel Seven News interviews with Dr Emma Bosley and
A/Prof Alan Clough Established by QAS media unit Kara Rufford and
assisted locally by QAS Senior Operations Supervisor CCP Neil
Noble.