Aiming to positively improve local emergency department (ED) care during large scale mass gathering events is the focus of new Griffith University led research.
The study, which involves both public and private emergency departments, will look at the impact of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in terms of presentation numbers as well as the planning, preparedness and lessons learnt. This research will help inform operations for future mass gatherings locally, nationally and internationally.
The multi-site, collaborative study will involve local emergency departments including Gold Coast University Hospital, Robina Hospital, Gold Coast Private Hospital, John Flynn Private Hospital and Pindara Private Hospital.
“To date, the research in this area has been unclear with varying results of how large scale events such as the Olympics and Schoolies Week, impact on EDs,” says research lead Professor Julia Crilly from Griffith’s Menzies Health Institute Queensland and Gold Coast Health.
Analysing ED and costings data
The mixed method study
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