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Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT): First steps towards the development of an Australian and New Zealand research network
Author(s) -
Babl Franz,
Borland Meredith,
Ngo Peter,
Acworth Jason,
Krieser David,
Pandit Sharad,
Pitt W Robert,
Cotterell Elizabeth,
Jamison Sarah
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2006.00823.x
Subject(s) - medicine , collaborative network , emergency department , medical emergency , nursing , knowledge management , computer science
Paediatric emergency research is hampered by a number of barriers that can be overcome by a multicentre approach. In 2004, an Australia and New Zealand‐based paediatric emergency research network was formed, the Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT). The founding sites include all major tertiary children's hospital EDs in Australia and New Zealand and a major mixed ED in Australia. PREDICT aims to provide leadership and infrastructure for multicentre research at the highest standard, facilitate collaboration between institutions, health‐care providers and researchers and ultimately improve patient outcome. Initial network‐wide projects have been determined. The present article describes the development of the network, its structure and future goals.