Engaging rural clinicians in research

The UoNDRH supports a broad range of projects driven by the need of clinicians to ask key research questions.

Publications include:

Trethewy C, Burrows J, Clausen D, Doherty S. Effectiveness of cricoid pressure in preventing gastric aspiration during rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 2012; 13:17

Hansen K, Thom H, Rodda H, Price M, Jackson C, Bennetts S, Doherty S.  Factors influencing timely delivery of analgesia in emergency departments.  Emergency Medicine Australasia 2012; [in press]

Bennetts S, Cambell-Brophy E, Huckson S, Doherty S. Pain management in Australian emergency departments: Current practice, enablers, barriers and future directions. Emergency Medicine Australia 2012 [in press]

Tucker A, Trethewy CE. Lack of effect on blood alcohol level of swabbing venepuncture sites with 70% isopropyl alcohol. Emergency Medicine 2010; 22:9-12.

Pedersen A. Acute neck swelling: a diagnostic dilemma in a regional hospital. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2010; 22(3): 246-248

Doherty S. Prescribe systematic corticosteroids in acute asthma. British Medical Journal 2009; 338: 1-2

Doherty S, Davis L, Leschke P, Valpani A, Whitely E, Yarnold D, Stevens H.  Automated versus manual audit in the emergency department.  International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance 2008; 21(7): 671-678

Shepherd MK, Trethewy CE,  JF Kennedy, L Davis. Helicopter use in Rural Trauma. Emergency Medicine 2008; 20: 494–499

Crowley E, Williams L, Roberts T, Jones P, Dunstan R. Evidence for a role of cow's milk consumption in chronic functional constipation in children: systematic review of literature from 1980 to 20006. Nutrition and Dietetics 2008:65(1):29-35

Doherty S.  Use of ipratropium bromide for acute asthma.  Emergency care evidence into practice series 2006.  National Institute of Clinical Studies.