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YEAR IN REVIEW 2019Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice

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WELCOMEHead of Department Report 1

Australia-First Research Centre into Paramedic Health Launches in Melbourne 2

Ambulance Victoria and DCEHPP: A 20-year partnership 3

Recognition and Awards 4

NAEMT Courses 5

Extrication Simulation Car 6

Restart a Heart Day – 16th October 2019 7

Community Education by Monash Paramedic Students 8

Heart Smart Program 8

AED Presentation to the Search and Rescue Dog Association (SARDA) 9

Letter of Intent 9

Dr Ric Bouvier Honours Research Program Scholarship 11

Paramedicine Research Symposium 12

2019 Near Peer Review 12

Indo-Pacific Collaborative Health Immersion Program 2019 13

International Workshops 13

Welcome to New Adjunct Staff 14

Ramadan Iftar 16

Memorandum of Understanding 16

Emergency Medical Response (EMR) 17

International Delegation Visits 18

2019 PhD Graduands 19

PhD Students 20

Masters by Research Students 22

Masters by Coursework Students 22

Honours Students 23

Grants 24

Journal Publications 24

Book Chapters 26

Staffing 27

Dear colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that I introduce the 2019 Year in Review for the Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice (DCEHPP), Monash University. This review provides an overview of key activities and our growing scope in education, research, and engagement with our community and industry partners throughout the past 12 months. Our commitment with working closely with our partners locally and internationally remains a priority, aiming to create and demonstrate excellence in teaching, research and scholarship.

Once again 2019 has been another very successful year for the Department. Some of our key achievements include:

• We have maintained our high teaching satisfaction and outcomes across all teaching areas.

• Our peer-reviewed publication output has again reached over 100 this year (consecutive years).

• Our formal education partnerships with Ambulance Victoria and Metropolitan Fire Brigade both reached their 20-year anniversaries.

• Higher degree student enrolments now sit at 22, coming from seven different countries.

• Our international involvement in research and educational projects continues to grows including countries including Jordan, Taiwan, Japan, Scotland, Canada, Malaysia, and Singapore.

• Official launch of the inaugural Paramedic Health and Wellbeing Research Unit (PHAWRU).

A number of personal awards and achievements have also been achieved throughout the year. Congratulations to those staff members, and congratulations to everyone involved in making 2019 a success and contributing to DCEHPP being one of the world’s top paramedic university departments.

I hope you enjoy reviewing the DCEHPP 2019 Year in Review, and we look forward working with you again in 2020.

Professor Brett WilliamsPhD, FPA, RPHead, DCEHPP

CONTENTS


AMBULANCE VICTORIA AND DCEHPP: A 20-YEAR PARTNERSHIP

Our formal postgraduate education and training partnership with Ambulance Victoria was again extended this year. This partnership since 1999 has seen many changes to our postgraduate programs in intensive care, aeromedicine and extended care for Ambulance Victoria paramedics. It has been our privilege to train 563 qualified MICA and Flight MICA paramedics and we look forward to our continued partnership with Ambulance Victoria.

AUSTRALIA-FIRST RESEARCH CENTRE INTO PARAMEDIC HEALTH LAUNCHES IN MELBOURNE

Monash University, through DCEHPP launched Australia’s first research unit looking at the mental and physical health and wellbeing of paramedics. The idea for the Paramedic Health and Wellbeing Research Unit PHAWRU came about when MICA Flight Paramedic Ben Meadley started his PhD at Monash University, on the physical and metabolic health of paramedics.

The PhD involves examining a range of health factors that impact paramedics across the career spectrum – from graduate paramedics to the most senior MICA paramedics. Paramedics undertake a very important role in our society – providing emergency care and assistance to those in need. This role is often associated with poor sleep, stress and an increased risk of health problems. Left unchecked, these problems may escalate into higher levels of anxiety, stress, fatigue, cardiovascular disease, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The PHAWRU envisions a healthy paramedic and volunteer workforce that can provide optimal care to the community. To help achieve this we strive to:

• understand the causes of health and wellbeing challenges for paramedics and paramedic students;

• develop projects that result in translatable outcomes;

• constantly engage with the paramedic workforce to support them throughout their careers; and

• provide an evidence base for international best care health improvement strategies

PHAWRU at our Peninsula campus in Frankston, will bring together multiple disciplines to research ways to improve the lives and resilience of Victoria’s more than 3400 paramedics and 578 MICA paramedics, according to the Unit’s Director, Dr Kelly Bowles. “We will be working with psychologists, nutritionists, exercise physiologists as well as Ambulance Victoria to look at the current health and mental wellbeing of our paramedics and researching ways to make them healthier, mentally and physically.”

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Researching the fitness of MICA flight paramedics

Official launch of PHAWRU

Assoc Prof Tony Walker, Prof Brett Williams, Assoc Prof Michael Stephenson

Researching the fitness of MICA flight paramedics


RECOGNITION AND AWARDS

Dr Ziad Nehme continues his scholarship excellence with success as the Ian Jacobs Young Investigator Award at the European Resuscitation Council. This prestigious award recognises Dr Nehme’s contribution to cardiac arrest science as one of the world’s youngest and brightest research scientists.

Brian Haskins PhD work continues to impress was awarded the ‘Best Free Paper’ for his presentation at the Spark of Life – Best Open Paper Award, ‘What is the relationship to the patient and level of medical training of the person giving CPR? While Saeed Alqahtani’s impressive PhD work also continues being recognised as the best oral presentation at the PAIC international paramedic conference, as do the work by Ahmad Alrawashdeh and Justin Hunter who were both awarded the best scientific posters at the School of Allied and Primary Health Care symposium and Prehospital Care Research Symposium at the National Association of EMS Educators Conference respectively

Final year students Olivia Perazza and Renee Webster won the Australian and New Zealand College of Paramedic student simulation challenge in Melbourne. Olivia and Renee excelled in their simulation scenario and oral case defence, demonstrating excellent knowledge, and skills – congratulations to both!

David Page was awarded the prestigious Dr. Scott B. Frame Service Award by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). The Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Awards honour those individuals who have made significant contributions to the development and/or global promulgation of PHTLS. These awards were presented annually at the World Trauma Symposium held in conjunction with NAEMT’s Annual Meeting and EMS World Expo.

NAEMT COURSES

This Department of Paramedicine is approved by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) US as a training site to teach the following course nationally and internationally.

The courses include:

• Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) – Standard – 2-day course

• Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) – Hybrid - online and 1-day course

• Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS)

• Geriatric Education for EMS (GEMS)

In 2019 we ran our first PHTLS hybrid course for Monash Paramedic students and external participants. The facilities at the post-graduate Nothing Hill campus and our wonderful 2nd year paramedic student actors enabled us to deliver realistic scenarios for the participants to practise their trauma management skills.

Olivia Perazza and Renee Webster David Page receiving his award.

Top to Bottom: Dr Ziad Nehme presenting at the European Resuscitation Council.Ahmad Alrawashdeh and his winning research poster.Justin Hunter and his winning research poster

PHTLS course held at our Notting Hill Department


EXTRICATION SIMULATION CAR

We are delighted to have taken delivery of our new Department of Paramedicine Extrication Simulation Car, which has been funded by an equipment grant from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

The Extrication Simulation Car has been designed by paramedic Lecturer Brian Haskins and is constructed from a Holden Falcon Wagon which was generously donated by the RACV Group. The Extrication Simulation Car has removable doors, A and B support pillars, front windshield and roof. This allows our undergraduate paramedics students and participants on our PHTLS courses to practice extrication techniques that are utilised when the ‘Jaws of Life’ are required to gain access to a patient.

RESTART A HEART DAY – 16TH OCTOBER 2019

This year paramedic lecturers Brian Haskins, Cameron Gosling and Carlos Garcia Gonzalez and paramedic students once again participated in the ‘International Restart a Heart Day’ on October the 16th. The teams taught members of the general public bystander CPR and AED use at three sites this year; the Bayside Shopping Centre, Frankston, the Monash Peninsula Campus and the Brandon Shopping Centre, Clayton.

This year we are delighted to be able to partner with the ‘Heart Wings’ charity and send four AEDs and training manikins to Vietnam with Paramedic Lecturer Priya Reddy, as gifts for the four hospital hosting students from Monash University’s Indo-pacific collaborative health immersion program 2019.

Remember for a person to survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest they need to have all the links of the chain of survival in place which are:

1. Recognise someone is in cardiac arrest

2. Call 000

3. Push hard and fast on their chest (120/min - think ‘Baby Shark’)

4. Get a public access AED (the earlier a person is defibrillated the better their chance of survival)

5. Keep going until paramedics arrive

Restart a Heart Day at Peninsula and Bayside Shopping Centre

Extrication Simulation Car


AED PRESENTATION TO THE SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION (SARDA)

This year we welcomed SARDA dog handler, Julie Cowan and qualified SARDA search dog ‘Tank’ to the Peninsula Campus to talk to the 3rd year Paramedic students about the work SARDA does. The 3rd year students were so taken with ‘Tank’ that 32 of them have signed up to help train the SARDA search dogs by been ‘dogsbodies’. We were delighted in partnership with Defibsplus Ltd. to be able to present SARDA with their own AED to ensure that all the handlers have the resources they need in case of emergency.

LETTER OF INTENT

In September this year DCEHPP and Far Eastern Memorial Hospital and Taiwan Society of Paramedicine signed a letter of intent. The parties to this letter of intent agree to express their intent to pursue the opportunities to co-operate in a number of joint mutually beneficial opportunities.

These include:

• Establishing joint paramedic conference/symposia in Taiwan and/or Australia.

• Regular visits to each organisation supporting clinical and academic activities.

• Develop an agenda for Taiwanese EMT/Paramedic research education projects.

• Develop collaborative international research projects in the out-of-hospital field.

• Study abroad opportunities to study paramedicine at Monash University.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION BY MONASH PARAMEDIC STUDENTS

Monash paramedic students from the Department taught hands-only CPR and the use of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) to the players, coaches and family members of a number of local sports clubs this year.

These included;

• Edithvale Aspendale Netball Club

• Mornington Peninsula Hockey Club

• Gateway Basketball

• Cameo Tigers Netball Club

• Mt Martha Junior Football Cub

• Glen Eira Football Club

• St Mark’s Primary School in Dingley - all grade 5/6 classes

Each training session started with a brief 10-minute explanation from Paramedic Lecturer Brian Haskins on how important the chain of survival is and how bystanders need to act quickly, by recognising a cardiac arrest, calling 000, starting CPR and defibrillating the patient. This was followed by small group demonstrations and practise of hands-only CPR and AED use by the paramedic students. The session concluded with a practise scenario for all the groups, where they can show off what they have learnt in the session.

HEART SMART PROGRAM

The Department is delighted to have signed a MOU with Defibsplus Ltd. to deliver the ‘Heart Smart Program’ to local community organisations and businesses throughout Victoria. In 2020 the Department will hire a full-time ‘Heart Smart Program’ co-ordinator who will organise and facilitate face to face training sessions through the state. A ‘Heart Smart Program’ training vehicle will transport 1st and 2nd year Paramedic students to training sites to help teach bystander CPR and AED use to local communities.

The ‘Heart Smart Program’ will comprise of three stages;

• Stage 1 is an online interactive training module where participants learn how to recognise a cardiac arrest, perform bystander CPR and administer defibrillation using a Public Access Defibrillator. At the end the module participants will receive a ‘Certificate of Completion’.

• Stage 2 is a hands-on bystander CPR and PAD use training session. A full-time Department bystander CPR co-ordinator will facilitate face to face training sessions, with assistance from Monash Paramedic students, for community organisations and businesses who have signed up for the ‘Heart Smart Program’.

• Stage 3, is a peer support program for any ‘Heart Smart Program’ community organisation who has responded to a cardiac arrest. The peer support program comprises of initial bystander contact via phone or email within 48 hours of a response, followed by a face to face debrief and question and answer session. Additional counselling will be organised for any bystanders who require further help.

As part of the “Heart Smart Program’, Defibsplus Ltd. have kindly donated two lockable outdoor AED cabinets for the Peninsula Campus. These will ensure that two AEDs will be available 24 hours a day for our students, staff or the local Frankston community if required.

Community AED and CPR classes AED presentation with Brian Haskins and SARDA and search dog ‘Tank’ with final year students. Dr Tsai (Director, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taiwan) and Prof Brett Williams


DR RIC BOUVIER HONOURS RESEARCH PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP

Congratulations to Samantha Davis and Jacinta Waack for being awarded the prestigious Ric Bouvier Honours Scholarship from the Department of Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice. This full scholarship will enable Belinda and Alex to take their paramedicine skills to the next level allowing them to contribute to research in three key areas; advancing paramedic practice, enhancing paramedic education and improving paramedic wellbeing.

Dr Ric Bouvier was an icon in the evolution of ambulance services and the paramedic as a professional in the Latrobe Valley where he lived and practised most of his professional life. He was the co-initiator of the Latrobe Valley Ambulance Service, member of its committee for over 25 years and was President of Victorian Ambulance Services Association (VASA) for 25 years. In addition, Ric helped establish the Ambulance Officer School at Geelong in 1961. Ric also established the direction for Ambulance Officer education in that era and remained a member of the Ambulance Officers’ Training College (AOTC) Advisory Committee. He lectured and examined at the AOTC for many years and influenced advancing the clinical practice of Ambulance Officers and their engagement in the community.

Without his leadership, paramedic education and scholarships would not be possible to the standard that it is today. Given the recent passing of Ric in 2017, the Paramedic department deemed it appropriate to name an Honours Scholarship after him. Through the generous support of Ric’s family, the next era of paramedics will be given a great opportunity to continue Ric’s legacy and build strong foundations for the future direction of research in paramedicine.

Honours students with the Bouvier family

2019 Open Day student volunteers


PARAMEDICINE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

The 2nd ANZCP-Monash Paramedicine Research Symposium was held at Peninsula Campus in November 25-26 November 2019. The conference saw ANZCP and DCEHPP aiming to provide the premier research symposium in Australasia, attracting key researchers from the majority of states in Australia and internationally.

The two-day symposium was attended by approximately 60 delegates from a number of different countries (Singapore, New Zealand Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan) and many of the large universities in Australasia. The symposiums included research workshops with Assoc Prof Paul Jennings, Prof Brett Williams, Dr Liz Thyer, Dr Simon Sawyer, Dr Paul Simpson, Mr Robin Pap on topics including: i) Tips and trick for publishing, ii) Literature reviews, and ii) Presenting and disseminating your research). We were also pleased to hear from two practicing paramedic researchers (Tegwyn McManamny and Hamish Carver) on their experiences developing their research careers while still working as full-time paramedics.

2019 NEAR PEER REVIEW

2019 saw the continued use of 2nd and 3rd year paramedic students as Near Peer Tutors (NPT’s). The 2nd year NPT’s continued to assist the Ambulance Victoria Paramedic tutors, with teaching basic assessment and clinical skills to the 1st year paramedic students.

The 3rd year NPT’s continued to assist in both 1st and 2nd year units. The Moodle site allowed the NPT’s to access learning and teaching resources for each unit, as well as the weekly lesson plans, along with scheduling the classes they would like to tutor into. We were delighted to continue our partnership with Monash Training and Professional Development, enabling us to offer the NPT’s the opportunity to complete modules of the BSB42015 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management. This valuable industry recognised qualification acknowledges the effort and commitment that the NPT’s show over the year and to their future as paramedics

The feedback from the Unit Coordinators, Ambulance Victoria Paramedic Tutors and the 1st & 2nd year paramedic students, has been very positive regarding the input of the NPT’s. The NPT’s also benefit by gaining valuable tutoring experience, while helping to maintain their own clinical competency levels and improving their communication skills.

We look forward to next year 2020, when our current 2nd years will return as 3rd years and be available help mentor the new 2nd year NPT’s.

INDO-PACIFIC COLLABORATIVE HEALTH IMMERSION PROGRAM 2019

Nine of our 2nd year Paramedicine student took part in the 2019 Indo-Pacific collaborative health immersion program. This program allowed our students to be involved in various health programs and organisations in either Vietnam or Cambodia for approximately one month.

The students were placed with students from other disciplines to create multidisciplinary teams. These included students from Health Science, Medicine, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and for the first time, Nutrition & Dietetics. The students were sponsored for the program through the New Colombo Plan Funding and the Monash Abroad Scholarships.

Four of our students were placed in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. During their first week they completed an orientation week where they were introduced to the language, culture, history and a general overview of the health system. They also visited the various host organisations that they would be placed with. The following three weeks involved the students completing placement shifts within their assigned organisation with students from the other disciplines. The organisations included Asia Injury Prevention Foundation, Cambodian Physical Therapy Association, KHANA, KHEMARA, AUA and Wathnakpheap. The students kept a log of their experiences and a clinical reflection portfolio.

The remaining five students spent their time in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Much like the Cambodian group, they too were given a week’s induction where they were introduced to the culture and language of the country. They were also given safety briefings and taught how to cross the road safely. The students were also given an Ambulance service briefing and a trip to embassy. The remaining three weeks was spent in placements with the various hospitals including HCMC Hospital for Rehabilitation – Professional Diseases, HCMC Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Hospital, University Medical Centre HCMC and Cho Ray Hospital. The students kept a log of their experiences and a clinical reflection portfolio.

While overseas, the groups were supported by Monash staff in country at the start and end of the program and by in country support through our partner Scope Global for the duration of the program. Both the Cambodia and Vietnam group had free days where they were able to explore the wonderful and rich culture they were immersed in.

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS

DCEHPP was again pleased and honoured to host and run a number of workshops in several different countries throughout 2019.

Associate Professor Ian Patrick, Professor Brett Williams and Dr Ziad Nehme hosted an introductory workshop on research skills including clinical governance, how to develop research questions, literature searching and reviews, and basic data analysis. Quinch Wong and Professor Brett Williams also ran several clinical workshops in Hong Kong focused on: ECG, acute coronary syndrome, paediatrics, respiratory emergencies. We look forward to more opportunities to run similar workshops in 2020.

Hong Kong Paramedic Participants Hong Kong Paramedic Workshop Simulations


WELCOME TO NEW ADJUNCT STAFF

Associate Professor Bill Lord

DCEHPP is honoured to have Associate Professor Bill Lord join DCEHPP as an Adjunct staff member. In addition to being an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Community Emergency Health & Paramedic Practice, Bill Lord is a registered paramedic who commenced his career with Ambulance Service of New South Wales in 1981, training as an intensive care paramedic and paramedic educator. He joined Charles Sturt University in 1996, where he held the position of Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of the Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) course. In 2004 he was appointed to the position of Head, Undergraduate Paramedic Programs at Monash University in Melbourne. From 2012 to 2019 Bill was Associate Professor and Discipline Lead for Paramedic Science at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Bill has represented Paramedics Australasia on the Australian Resuscitation Council from 2011 to 2016 and maintained practice as a paramedic with the Queensland Ambulance Service until January 2018. Research interests include clinical decision making and diagnostic reasoning, evidence-based practice, palliative care and pain management in the out-of-hospital setting. He is currently deputy co-chair of the Paramedicine Accreditation Committee within the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

Associate Professor Alan Eade

Alan is a highly experienced and decorated intensive care paramedic, having worked clinically in Australia for more than 20 years. He previously held the position of Chief Commissioner at St John Ambulance Australia and is a past Director and Fellow, of Paramedics Australasia. Alan believes the delivery of great care is all about collaboration and cooperation between professions, with recognition that care is always delivered through a multi-disciplinary partnership. He is focused on strengthening relationships between paramedic and hospital-based professions in order to ensure integrated, best system performance is delivered to ensure the best patient outcomes for all Victorians.

The role of the Chief Paramedic Officer is to provide expert paramedical advice and leadership to the health sector. He coordinates and oversees quality and safety initiatives with a focus on the pre-hospital setting. He also provides a focal point for clinical engagement with paramedic clinicians and promotes the interests paramedics in Victoria, nationally and internationally. The Chief Paramedic Officer provides technical advice to Safer Care Victoria, the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, the Minister for Mental Health, the Department of Health and Human Services, and to the broader health sector on issues relating to paramedicine.

WELCOME TO NEW ADJUNCT STAFF

Ben Meadley

Ben has been a Teaching Associate with Monash University Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice since 2003. Ben has extensive experience in prehospital critical care, and is an operational Intensive Care Flight Paramedic (MICA) with Air Ambulance Victoria. Ben has a keen interest in prehospital critical care, advanced clinical assessment, prehospital critical care interventions and developing clinical judgement in critical care practitioners.

Ben has been heavily involved with the development and implementation of contemporary prehospital clinical practice guidelines both locally and internationally. He played a role in the introduction of point of care ultrasound to the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service in Ambulance Victoria. Ben is a PhD candidate at Monash University, and his project is investigating the physiological and metabolic health of paramedics, as well as specialist paramedic task performance.

Dr Talal AlShammari

Talal has worked in the field of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for over 15 Years. His experience includes managing EMS departments, providing clinical care in and out of hospital and coordinating disaster management. Talal holds a Bachelor of Health Science Paramedic, Master of Paramedical Science (Critical Care) and a PhD from the Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice at Monash University. His research interests involve the empirical development of paramedic competency and education.


RAMADAN IFTAR 2018

DCEHPP was again proud to host its third Ramadan Iftar celebration for our staff and Arabic PhD students. Staff, industry representatives from Ambulance Victoria and our current Arabic PhD students celebrated our 3rd Ramadan Iftar at Peninsula Campus. A range of Middle Eastern food was prepared in celebration and acknowledgment to our students and staff who had fasted throughout the day. Once again, we were also very pleased to be joined by Professor David Copolov (Pro Vice Chancellor, Major Campuses and Student Engagement), Michael Watchorn (Manager, Peninsula Campus) and Professor Terry Haines (Head, School of Primary and Allied Health Care).

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

DCEHPP is pleased to announce the formal signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kokushikan University (Graduate School of Emergency Medical Systems). This agreement was officially signed last week by Professor Margaret Gardner and Professor Keiichi Satoh. The MoU signifies clear intent between both universities and their respective paramedicine programs. Key aims of the MoU include exchange of scholars, student placements and conducting joint research projects.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE (EMR)

2019 has been a very busy year for the Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practices’ EMR team providing training in the Emergency Medical Response (EMR) programs to the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and Country Fire Authority. The Monash team has conducted six (6), EMR Victorian Recruit Firefighter Courses (VRFC), at the Victorian Emergency Management Training Complex (VEMTC) in Craigieburn. A further eight (8) recruit retention programs, Six (6) recruit primer first aid sessions and forty-eight (48) EMR reaccreditation sessions during the fire services training calendar.

EMR training was also conducted for senior staff of the CFA in the latter part of the year; three courses were conducted, with each course being eight days in duration. Approximately 950 fire services personnel have successfully completed scheduled training courses in 2019. The EMR team has conducted programs over two sites, the MFB Burnley Complex in Burnley and VEMTC at Craigieburn.

The EMR team has been involved in the introduction of High-Performance CPR to the first responder fire fighters, with the addition of new Zoll defibrillation pads and upgrades to the existing Zoll defibrillator units in use by both fire services. This has been a collaborative effort between the Fire Services, Ambulance Victoria and the DCEHPP of Monash.

This year saw the re-registration of the EMR Program with the Victorian Registrations and Qualifications Authority. Course co-ordinator Jessica Molhuysen collaborated with the MFB Training Department in updating content and curriculum. The EMR Program has been successfully registered for a further five-year period. The Monash EMR Team also hosted fact finding visits from several international delegations looking at the paramedic and first responder education and training systems in Victoria.

In 2020 the MFB and existing career staff of the CFA will become a new state fire service, Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV). The Monash EMR Team has been contracted to continue providing EMR courses during this foundation year of the state-wide fire agency.

2019 has seen key staff changes in the Monash instructional team; Joel Luttrell who has been with the EMR instructor team for a five-year period has retired, and Simon Hastings has joined the team. Simon is an experienced Victorian paramedic with an interest in pre-hospital care in remote area locations, and was an outdoor education teacher prior to becoming a paramedic. Simon will work with Jess in the role of co-ordinator and principal instructor, leading a team of outstanding sessional educators and assessors.

The DCEHPP-Monash EMR team has continued to provide high quality education and training to the career personnel of the MFB and CFA. With DCEHPP providing EMR education and training for Fire Rescue Victoria in 2020 this continues a proud history of over 20 years of involvement with this vital lifesaving community service with Victoria’s fire agencies.

Prof Brett Williams and Dr Takahiro Hara (Kokushikan University, Japan)Celebration of 2019 Ramadan Iftar Metropolitan Fire Brigade and our Shenzhen Hospital Group Delegation


INTERNATIONAL DELEGATION VISITS

2019 was another busy year hosting a number of international delegates from around the world. Throughout 2019 DCEHPP hosted leaders from the following countries: Japan, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Scotland, Malaysia and United States. We were particularly honoured to host 15 emergency physicians from the Shenzhen Hospital Group for two weeks.

2019 PHD GRADUANDS

Congratulations to the following scholars who graduated with their PhDs this year under the supervisor of staff from DCEHPP. A major achievement congratulations to Dr Talal Mamdouh AlShammari (The Development of Empirically Based Core Competencies for Emergency Medical Services in Saudi Arabia) and Dr Mitchell Sarkies (Translating Health Service Research into Practice: Weekend Allied Health Hospital Service Provision).

Assoc Prof Paul Jennings, Dr Talal AlShammari, Prof Brett Williams Dr Mitchell Sarkies and Dr Kelly BowlesInaugural Shenzhen Hospital Group Visit


STUDENT NAME MAIN SUPERVISOR ASSOCIATE SUPERVISOR PROJECT TITLE

David Page Prof Brett Williams Assoc Prof Paul Jennings Instruction and measurement of paramedic student competency

Corrine Hoo Assoc Prof Ted Brown Prof Brett Williams Development of a Clinical Reasoning Tool

Rod Mason Prof Brett Williams Dr John Roodenburg Cognition diversity in undergraduate paramedic students

Saeed Alqahtani Prof Brett Williams Dr Ziad Nehme, Prof Karen Smith Exploration of Saudi Arabic paramedic workplace experiences

Eihab Khasawneh Prof Brett Williams Dr Cameron Gosling Maths anxiety among paramedics

Ahmad Alrawashdeh Prof Brett Williams Dr Dion Stub, Dr Ziad Nehme Prehospital management of STEMI patients

Pieter Francsois Fouche Assoc Prof Paul Jennings Prof Stephen Bernard, Prof Karen Smith Rapid Sequence Intubation in Out-of-Hospital Non-Traumatic Brain injuries

Justin Hunter Prof Brett Williams Dr Michael Porter Crew Resource Management training in EMS

Emma Matas-Bourke Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Prof Karen Smith, Dr Emma Bosley Identifying the deteriorating patient in the prehospital setting

Abdullah Alobaid Prof Brett Williams Dr Cameron Gosling Barriers faced by Saudi paramedic students

Zainab Alqudah Prof Brett Williams Prof Karen Smith, Dr Ziad Nehme, Dr Ala’a Otier Controversies in out-of-hospital management of major trauma patients

Paul Gowens Prof Karen Smith Prof Brett Wiiliams What are the characteristics of patients who die/deteriorate in SAS care

Brendan Shannon Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Dr Cylie Williams, Dr Nadine Andrews What are the societal and cost benefits for health service providers introducing a care diversion program in a community health setting


Ben Meadley Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Dr Joanne Caldweel-Odgers, Dr Luke Perraton, Assoc Prof Maxine Bonham, Prof Karen Smith

Health and wellbeing of paramedics from graduate to experienced clinician

Alan Batt Prof Brett Williams Dr Walter Tavares Establishment of an empirical paramedic competency framework

Waleed Alazmy Prof Brett Williams Assoc Prof Virginia Plummer, Dr Osama Samarkandi Mass Casualty Incidents: Perspectives of Emergency Medical Services in Disasters in Saudi Arabia

Josephine McGuiness Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Dr Julia Morphet, Dr Mehmet Ozmen Predictors of hospital readmission for older people living in the community

Katie Palmer Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Dr Julia Morphet, Assoc Prof Rebecca Lane Evidence based exercise prescription for chronic heart failure patients attending community rehabilitation programs

Abdullah Alshamrani Prof Brett Williams Dr Ravina Ravi Paramedic professionalism in Saudi Arabia

Anthony Weber Dr Celeste Lawson Prof Brett Williams Australasian Paramedic Higher Education: a critical study of higher education qualifications that prepares students to be job capable and allowing for a smooth and adaptive transition into an ever evolving, rapidly changing prehospital care system.

Auston Rotheram Prof Kim Felmingham Dr Anne-Maree Williams, Prof Brett Williams Identification of Cognitive and Genetic Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

PhD STUDENTS



Timothy Makrides Assoc Prof Peter O’Meara Dr Linda Ross, Dr Cameron Gosling Identifying, defining and comparing paramedic management and leadership models within the Anglo-American EMS model.

Simone Cranage Assoc Prof Cylie Williams Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles, Dr Luke Perraton The impact of footwear sole hardness on the gait and muscle activation of young children.

Sarah Tinitali Prof Terry Haines Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Occupational driving posture in the low back pain population: What do we know and where do we go from here?

MASTERS BY RESEARCH STUDENTS


Toby St Clair Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Prof Karen Smith, Emily Andrew Paediatric intraosseous vascular access by Ambulance Victoria intensive care paramedics

Kate Whiting Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Prof Karen Smith, Emily Andrew Prehospital Management of Suspected Pelvic Fractures in Paediatric Patients

MASTERS BY COURSEWORK STUDENTS


Erica Ray Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Matthew Stewart What are the medical and trauma conditions most treated from custodial environments?

Lisa McLeod Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Dr Simon Sawyer, Mitchell Sarkies Hand hygiene in a pre-hospital environment

Belinda Delardes Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Dr. Samantha Chakraborty Electronic referals in out of hospital setting

Matthew Rogers Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Benjamin Meadley, Dr Joanne Caldwell-Odgers PES in rescue workers

Cathryn King Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Tim Sandford RCC use in Metro: incidence of cases where RCC would have been indicated for use if available

Thi Hong Ngoc (Ngoc) Truong Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Paul Toll What are paramedic students’ perceptions and knowledge regarding organ donation?

Alex Fletcher Dr Simon Sawyer Dr Bernadette Mathews Pre-existing knowledge of coastal dangers and water safety in high-risk populations and the effectiveness of a beach education program.

Samantha Davis Brendan Shannon Dr Alex Olaussen The prehospital prevalence of neck of femur fractures, & the current pharmacological interventions used to treat pain.

Ryan Bennett Prof Brett Williams Important non-technical skills for a paramedic

Jacinta Waack Dr Cameron Gosling Identifying the physical demand of work tasks for Advanced Life Support Paramedics: A pilot investigation

Jordan Funder Dr Linda Ross An analysis of the diagnostic capability of a computerised algorithm in the out-of-hospital setting.

Luke Gridrod Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles Dr Emma Bosley, Emma Bourke-Matas Which tools do paramedics use to diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome?

HONOURS STUDENTS


GRANTS

Rates of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among the public. Ala’a Oteir ($10,800).

Monash Warwick Alliance Education Fund. Developing Novel Tools for QUality Improvement Training (DoNTQUIT). Wallace M, Hammond L, Brock T, Chouhan G, Larson I, Jenkins S, Bowles K-A & Clay R. ($98,629).

School of Primary and Allied Health Care Seeding Grant. Does the provision of a community care program (including the extension to after-hours care) increase time to readmission? Shannon B, Bowles K-A, Andrew N. ($5000).

Monash University Learning & Teaching Research Grant Scheme. “he effectiveness of family violence education delivered to healthcare students in preparing them for future practice Sawyer S, Williams B, Beovich B, Schneider M, Western D, Recoche K, McLelland G, Lentin P, Thomacos N, Schweitzer R, Perraton L, Storr M, Lawrence K. 2019, ($19,357).

Helimed 1/Ambulance Victoria Research Grant. Ben Meadley ($21,000).

Australian and New Zealand College of Paramedicine (ANZCP) Research Grant. Ben Meadley ($5000).

National Centre for Clinical research on Emerging Drugs (NCCRED) Rapid translation of forensic data from police drug seizures into clinical alerts to improve public health. Barratt, M.Eade, A. Quinn, C. Gerstner-Stevens, J. et al., ($95,481).

National Trauma research Institute (NTRI) Paramedic-initiated Hospital Triage (PiHT): A prospective cohort study to identify whether paramedics can conduct the in-hospital triage process currently performed by nurses. Olaussen, A. ($14,971.60).

Ambulance Victoria Quality and Patient Experience Innovation Competitive Grant. Prehospital Response Of Mental health and Paramedic Team Pilot Jennings, P.A., Erwin, D., McCormick, P.,Thomson, S. ($10,000)

National Heart Foundation Vanguard Grant 2019. Assessment of pain relief during heart attack. Stub, D. Smith, K. Bernard, S. Heinz. K. ($150,000).

National Heart Foundation Vanguard Grant 2019 Identifying strategies to improve survival from out of hospital cardiac arrest. Bray, J. Finn, J. Cameron, P. Smith, K. ($150,000).

National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Project Grant 2019 Heart Matters: a Heart Safe Communities partnership tom improve cardiovascular awareness and response to symptoms in regions at highest risk of heart attacks. Smith, K. (CIF) ($1,815,207).

Better Care Victoria Artificial Intelligence in Cardiac Arrest (AIDE) Recognition. 2019 Smith, K. ($1,362.554).

Better Care Victoria 2019 Telemental Health Pilot (Tele-HELP). Smith, K. ($350,308).

Australian Resuscitation Council – Victoria 2019 The Impact of call taker experience and exposure on cardiac arrest identification in the Triple Zero (000) call. Smith, K. Parker-Stebbing, L. ($10,000).

DHHS Establishing the Victorian Ambulance STEMI Quality Improvement Initiative 2019. Smith, K. $280,000.

Nurses Board of Victoria Legacy 2019 Matching the right patient to the right care: Identifying abdominal and back pain patients during triple zero calls suitable for nurse-led secondary telephone triage Eastwood, K. Smith, K. Bray, J. Cameron, P. ($49,443).

National Heart Foundation Vanguard. 2019 Economic Evaluation of the Melbourne Stroke Unit Ambulance compared to standard ambulance services for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke. Cadilhac, D., Zhao, H. Smith, K. Joosup, K. ($75,000).

Total $4,270,750.60

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Iles, R, Sheehan, LR & Gosling, C, Improving Risk Identification in the First Two Weeks of Workers Compensation Claims. in Work Disability Prevention and Integration Conference. Denmark, Work Disability Prevention and Integration Conference, Odense, Denmark. 2019.

Beck, B, Smith, K, Mercier, E, Bernard, S, Jones, C, Meadley, B, Clair, TS, Jennings, PA, Nehme, Z, Burke, M, Bassed, R, Fitzgerald, M, Judson, R, Teague, W, Mitra, B, Mathew, J, Buck, A, Varma, D, Gabbe, B, Bray, J, McLellan, S, Ford, J, Siedenburg, J & Cameron, P, ‘Potentially preventable trauma deaths: A retrospective review’, Injury, 2019 50(5), 1009-1016.

Mitra, B, Carter, A, Smit, DV, Rahman, F, O’Donovan, S, Olaussen, A, Pui, JK, Abetz, J, Hunter, P & Cameron, PA, ‘Proactive review by the emergency department before inter-hospital transfer (the PREVENT study)’, Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2019.

Andrew, E, Jones, C, Stephenson, M, Walker, T, Bernard, S, Cameron, P & Smith, K, ‘Aligning ambulance dispatch priority to patient acuity: A methodology’, Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2019 31(3),405-410

Andrew, E, Nehme, Z, Cameron, P & Smith, K, ‘Drivers of Increasing Emergency Ambulance Demand’, Prehospital Emergency Care. 2019.

Arunogiri, S, Moayeri, F, Crossin, R, Scott, DA, Smith, KL & Lubman, DI, ‘Trends in GHB-related harms based on ambulance attendances from 2012-2018 in Victoria, Australia’, Addiction. 2019.

Beck, B, Smith, K, Mercier, E, Gabbe, B, Bassed, R, Mitra, B, Teague, W, Siedenburg, J, McLellan, S & Cameron, P, ‘Differences in the epidemiology of out-of-hospital and in-hospital trauma deaths’, PLoS ONE, 2019 14 (6), e0217158.

Cartledge, S, Finn, J, Smith, K, Straney, L, Stub, D & Bray, J, ‘A cross-sectional survey examining cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in households with heart disease’, Collegian, 2019 26(3). 366-372.

Meadley, B. Bonham, M. Caldwell, J. Wolkow, A. Perraton, L. Williams, B. Smith, K. Bowles, K. Paramedic Health and Wellbeing - a professional priority. Submitted for publication. Occupational Health. 2019.

Costello, BT, Stub, D, Hare, J, Ellims, AH, Wang, X, Smith, K, Bernard, S, Nehme, Z, Stephenson, M, Bray, JE, Cameron, P, Barger, B, Meredith, IT, Kaye, DM, Iles, L, Taylor, AJ & on behalf of the AVOID Investigators, ‘Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Myocardial Scarring With Biomarker Release Following S-T Elevation Myocardial Infarction’, Heart Lung and Circulation, 2019 28(3). 397-405.

Cudini, D, Smith, K, Bernard, S, Stephenson, M, Andrew, E, Cameron, P, Lum, M, Udy, A & on behalf of the ARISE Investigators, ‘Can pre-hospital administration reduce time to initial antibiotic therapy in septic patients?’,Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2019 31(4). 669-672.

Curtis, A, Droste, N, Coomber, K, Guadagno, B, Mayshak, R, Hyder, S, Hayley, A, Crossin, R, Scott, D, Smith, K & Miller, PG, ‘The Impact of Twenty Four-Hour Public Transport in Melbourne, Australia: An Evaluation of Alcohol-Related Harms’, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2019 80(3) 314-318.

Eastwood, D, Andrew, EP, Smith, KL, Nair, R, Nehme, Z, Bernard, SA & Dyson, K, ‘Exercise-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Victoria, Australia’, Resuscitation. 2019.

Ferguson, N, Savic, M, McCann, TV, Emond, K, Sandral, E, Smith, K, Roberts, L, Bosley, E & Lubman, DI, ‘“I was worried if I don’t have a broken leg they might not take it seriously”: Experiences of men accessing ambulance services for mental health and/or alcohol and other drug problems’, Health Expectations, 2019 22 (3)565-574.

Johnston, FH, Salimi, F, Williamson, GJ, Henderson, SB, Yao, J, Dennekamp, M, Smith, K, Abramson, MJ & Morgan, GG, ‘Ambient Particulate Matter and Paramedic Assessments of Acute Diabetic, Cardiovascular, and Respiratory Conditions’, Epidemiology, 2019 30(1) 11-19.

Kearney, JP, Dyson, K, Andrew, EP, Bernard, SA & Smith, KL ‘Factors associated with return to work among survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest’, Resuscitation.2019.

Villani, M, Earnest, A, Smith, K, Giannopoulos, D, Soldatos, G, de Courten, B & Zoungas, S, ‘Outcomes of people with severe hypoglycaemia requiring prehospital emergency medical services management: a prospective study’, Diabetologia, 2019 62 (10) 1868-1879.

Alqahtani, SAS, Nehme, Z, Williams, B & Smith, KL, ‘The incidence and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest precipitated by drug overdose: A systematic review and meta-analysis’, Resuscitation, 2019 134 10-18.

Beck, B, Smith, K, Mercier, E, Bernard, S, Jones, C, Meadley, B, Clair, TS, Jennings, PA, Nehme, Z, Burke, M, Bassed, R, Fitzgerald, M, Judson, R, Teague, W, Mitra, B, Mathew, J, Buck, A, Varma, D, Gabbe, B, Bray, J, McLellan, S, Ford, J, Siedenburg, J & Cameron, P, ‘Potentially preventable trauma deaths: A retrospective review’, Injury, 2019 50(5) 1009-1016.

Alqahtani, S, Nehme, Z, Williams, B & Smith, K , ‘Emergency medical services and cardiac arrest from drug overdose: a protocol for a systematic review of incidence and survival outcomes’, The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 2019 17(4). 500-506.

Bray, JE, Smith, K, Hein, C, Finn, J, Stephenson, M, Cameron, P, Stub, D, Perkins, GD, Grantham, H, Bailey, P, Brink, D, Dodge, N, Bernard, S & on behalf of the EXACT Investigators, ‘The EXACT protocol: A multi-centre, single-blind, randomised, parallel-group, controlled trial to determine whether early oxygen titration improves survival to hospital discharge in adult OHCA patients’, Resuscitation, 2019 139, 208-213.

Nielsen, S, Crossin, R, Middleton, M, Martin, C, Wilson, J, Lam, T, Scott, D, Smith, K & Lubman, D, ‘Comparing rates and characteristics of ambulance attendances related to extramedical use of pharmaceutical opioids in Australia: A protocol for a retrospective observational study’, 2019 BMJ Open, 9(5),e029170.

Noonan, M, Olaussen, A, Mathew, J, Mitra, B, Smit, DV & Fitzgerald, M, ‘What Is the Clinical Evidence Supporting Trauma Team Training (TTT): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis’, Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2019 55(9).

Palmer, K, Bowles, K-A, Lane, R & Morphet, J, ‘Barriers to Engagement in Chronic Heart Failure Rehabilitation: An Australian Survey’, Heart Lung and Circulation. 2019.

Andrew, E, Jones, C, Stephenson, M, Walker, T, Bernard, S, Cameron, P & Smith, K, ‘Aligning ambulance dispatch priority to patient acuity: A methodology’, Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2019 31(3), 405-410.

Costello, BT, Stub, D, Hare, J, Ellims, AH, Wang, X, Smith, K, Bernard, S, Nehme, Z, Stephenson, M, Bray, JE, Cameron, P, Barger, B, Meredith, IT, Kaye, DM, Iles, L, Taylor, AJ & on behalf of the AVOID Investigators, ‘Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Myocardial Scarring With Biomarker Release Following S-T Elevation Myocardial Infarction’, Heart Lung and Circulation, 2019 28(3), 397-405.

Cudini, D, Smith, K, Bernard, S, Stephenson, M, Andrew, E, Cameron, P, Lum, M, Udy, A & on behalf of the ARISE Investigators, ‘Can pre-hospital administration reduce time to initial antibiotic therapy in septic patients?’, Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2019 31(4), 669-672.

Walker, K, Stephenson, M, Dunlop, WA, Cheong, EM & Ben-Meir, M, ‘Australian private emergency departments can assist ambulance services by taking public emergency patients during surge and disasters’, Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2019.

Bray, JE, Smith, K, Hein, C, Finn, J, Stephenson, M, Cameron, P, Stub, D, Perkins, GD, Grantham, H, Bailey, P, Brink, D, Dodge, N, Bernard, S & on behalf of the EXACT Investigators, ‘The EXACT protocol: A multi-centre, single-blind, randomised, parallel-group, controlled trial to determine whether early oxygen titration improves survival to hospital discharge in adult OHCA patients’, Resuscitation, 2019 139

Underwood S, Campbell S, Deasy C. Telephone Follow-Up of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; A Feasibility Study. Ir Med J. 2019 12;112(8):984.

Ward ME, Wakai A, McDowell R, Boland F, Coughlan E, Hamza M, Browne J, O’Sullivan R, Geary U, McDaid F, Ní Shé É, Drummond FJ, Deasy C, McAuliffe E. Developing outcome, process and balancing measures for an emergency department longitudinal patient monitoring system using a modified Delphi. BMC Emerg Med.2019 14;19(1):7.

Moloney F, James K, Twomey M, Ryan D, Grey TM, Downes A, Kavanagh RG, Moore N, Murphy MJ, Bye J, Carey BW, McSweeney SE, Deasy C, Andrews E, Shanahan F, Maher MM, O’Connor OJ. Low-dose CT imaging of the acute abdomen using model-based iterative reconstruction: a prospective study. Emerg Radiol. 2019;26(2):169-177.

Masterson S, Teljeur C, Cullinan J, Murphy AW, Deasy C, Vellinga A. The Effect of Rurality on Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Incidence: An Exploratory Study of a National Registry Utilizing a Categorical Approach. J Rural Health. 2019;35(1):78-86.

Alqahtani S, Nehme Z, Williams B, Bernard S and Smith K. Long-term trends in the epidemiology of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest precipitated by suspected drug overdose. Resuscitation. 2019;144:17-24.

Alqahtani S, Nehme Z, Williams B, Bernard S and Smith K. Temporal Trends in the Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Hanging-Related Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2019:1-9.

McCreary D, Cheng C, Lin ZC, Nehme Z, Fitzgerald M and Mitra B. Haemodynamics as a determinant of need for pre-hospital application of a pelvic circumferential compression device in adult trauma patients. Injury. 2019.

Nehme Z, Andrew E, Bernard S, Haskins B and Smith K. Trends in survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests defibrillated by paramedics, first responders and bystanders. Resuscitation. 2019;143:85-91.

Alrawashdeh A, Nehme Z, Williams B and Stub D. Emergency medical service delays in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis. Heart. 2019.

Andrew E, Nehme Z, Cameron P and Smith K. Drivers of Increasing Emergency Ambulance Demand. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2019:1.

Nehme Z, Andrew E, Bernard S and Smith K. Reply to: Poor prognosis of female out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors: A risk assessment. Resuscitation. 2019;141:210-211.

Alrawashdeh A, Nehme Z, Williams B and Stub D. Review article: Impact of 12-lead electrocardiography system of care on emergency medical service delays in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Emerg Med Australas. 2019;31:702-709.

Nehme Z and Smith K. More evidence that out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is preventable. Resuscitation. 2019;141:195-196.

Alqudah Z, Nehme Z, Williams B, Oteir A, Bernard S and Smith K. A descriptive analysis of the epidemiology and management of paediatric traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2019;140:127-134.

Eastwood D, Andrew E, Smith K, Nair R, Nehme Z, Bernard S and Dyson K. Exercise-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Victoria, Australia. Resuscitation. 2019;139:57-64.

Alqahtani S, Nehme Z, Williams B and Smith K. Emergency medical services and cardiac arrest from drug overdose: a protocol for a systematic review of incidence and survival outcomes. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2019;17:500-506.

Yeung T, Shannon B, Perillo S, Nehme Z, Jennings P and Olaussen A. Review article: Outcomes of patients who are not transported following ambulance attendance: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Emerg Med Australas. 2019;31:321-331.

Nehme Z, Pasquereau S and Herbein G. Control of viral infections by epigenetic-targeted therapy. Clin Epigenetics. 2019;11:55.

Nehme Z, Delorenzo A, Yates J, Bernard S and Smith K. ‘Reply to:’ Importance of the distinction between recurrent and shock-resistant ventricular fibrillation: Call for a uniform definition of refractory VF. Resuscitation. 2019;138:306-307.

Nehme Z, Andrew E, Bernard S and Smith K. Sex differences in the quality-of-life and functional outcome of cardiac arrest survivors. Resuscitation. 2019;137:21-28.

Nehme Z, Bernard S and Smith K. Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. N Engl J Med. 2019;380:397.

Delorenzo A, Nehme Z, Yates J, Bernard S and Smith K. Double sequential external defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Resuscitation. 2019;135:124-129.

Alqahtani S, Nehme Z, Williams B and Smith K. The incidence and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest precipitated by drug overdose: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Resuscitation. 2019;134:10-18.

Costello BT, Stub D, Hare J, Ellims AH, Wang X, Smith K, Bernard S, Nehme Z, Stephenson M, Bray JE, Cameron P, Barger B, Meredith IT, Kaye DM, Iles L, Taylor AJ and Investigators A. Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Myocardial Scarring With Biomarker Release Following S-T Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Heart Lung Circ. 2019;28:397-405.

Oteir A, Almhdawi K, Kanaan S, Alwidyan M,Williams B, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation level of knowledge among allied health university students in Jordan: a cross-sectional study. BMJ open. November 2019.

Raffee L, Kuleib S, Oteir A,Kewan T, Alawneh K, Beovich, Williams B. Postgrad Medical Journal. October 2019.

O’Meara, P. The ageing farming workforce and the health and sustainability of agricultural communities: a narrative review. Australian Journal of Rural Health 2019 27: 281-289.

Munro, G. O’Meara, P. Mathisen, B. Paramedic transition into an academic role in universities: A qualitative survey of paramedic academics in Australia and New Zealand. Irish Journal of Paramedicine 2019 4(1).

Martin, A. O’Meara, P. Perspectives from the frontline of two North American community paramedicine programs: an observational, ethnographic study. Rural & Remote Health. 2019 19(1)

Reed, B., Cowin, L., O’Meara, P., & Wilson, I. Professionalism and professionalisation in the discipline of paramedicine. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, 2019, 16.

Perona, M. Rahman MA. O’Meara, P. Paramedic judgement, decision-making and cognitive processing: a review of the literature. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 2019 16.

Maguire, BJ. O’Meara, P. O’Neill, BJ. Protecting EMS personnel from assault. Journal of Emergency Medical Services. 2019

Maguire, BJ. O’Neill, BJ. O’Meara, P. What do the latest findings tell us: Tracking Violence Against EMS: New research into an old problem. EMS World. 2019, 24.

Maguire, BJ. O’Meara, P. O’Neill, BJ. Preventing violence against EMS personnel . EMS UK Learning. Maguire, BJ. O’Neill, BJ. O’Meara, P. Preventing Violence against EMS Personnel. EMS1, 2019.

Lord B, Keene T, Luck C. The influence of paramedic qualification level on the administration of analgesia in the prehospital setting. Irish Journal of Paramedicine. 2019;4(2).

Tinitali S, Bowles K-A, Keating J & Haines T. Sitting posture during occupational driving causes low back pain: Evidenced based position or dogma? A systematic review. Human Factors. 2019.

Palmer K, Bowles K-A, Lane R & Morphet J. Barriers to engagement in chronic heart failure rehabilitation. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 2019.

Kiegaldie D, Nestel D, Pryor E, Williams C, Bowles K-A, Moloney S & Haines T, Design, delivery and evaluation of a simulation-based workshop for health professional students on falls prevention in acute care setting. Nursing Open. 2019.

Kolic J, O’Brien K, Bowles K-A, Iles R & Williams C. Understanding the impact of age, gender, height and body mass index on children’s balance. Acta Paediatrica. 2019.

Farlie MK, Keating JL, Molloy, E, Bowles K-A, Neave B, Yamin J, Weightman J, Saber K, & Haines T. 2019. The Balance Intensity Scale (BIS) for therapist and exercisers measure balance exercise intensity in older adults: Initial validation using Rasch analysis. Physical Therapy. 2019.

Sarkies M, Skinner E, Bowles K-A, Morris M, Williams C, O’Brien L, Bardoel A, Martin J, Holland A, Carey L, White J & Haines T. A novel counterbalanced implementation study design: methodological description and application to implementation research. Implementation Science 14:45.

Mitchell D, Bowles K-A, O’Brien L, Bardoel A & Haines T. Health care staff responses to disinvestment – A systematic search and qualitative thematic synthesis. Health Care Management Review. 2019.

Wartski M, Williams C, Broughton N & Bowles K-A. Quantifying the lumbar spine movements of surgeons during surgical lists in a teaching hospital. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2019, 89. (153-158).

AlShammari T, Jennings P, Williams B. Emergency medical services core competencies: a Delphi study. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 2019;16.

AlShammari T, Jennings P, Williams B. National study of emergency medical services core competencies: a confirmatory factor analysis. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 2019;16.

Hunter J, Porter M, Williams B. What is known about situational awareness in paramedicine? A scoping review. J Allied Health. 2019;48(1):27-34.

Sawyer S, Coles J, Williams A, Williams B. The psychometric properties of an intimate partner violence education outcome measure delivered to paramedic and nursing students. Nurse Educ Today. 2019;2(76):148-53.

Al Thobaity A, Alamri S, Plummer V, Williams B. Exploring the necessary disaster plan components in Saudi Arabian hospitals. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2019 41(101316).

Bennett R, Williams B. Non-technical skills in paramedicine: Is situational judgement testing the solution? Irish Journal of Paramedicine. 2019 4(1).

Palermo C, King O, Brock T, Brown T, Crampton P, Hall H, et al. Setting priorities for health education research: A mixed methods study. Medical Teacher. 2019 41(9):1029-38.

Samarkandi O, Khan A, Althunayyan S, Bashatah A, Almobrad A, Bukhari H, et al. Management of hypoglycemia in Saudi Arabia’s deserts: New Concepts in Wilderness Medicine. Indo American Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2019 6(2).

Whiting E, Costello S, Williams B. What is the best measurement of PTSD in paramedicine? Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 2019 16.

Williams B, Edlington, T. Attitudes towards continuing professional development: a qualitative study of Australian paramedics. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 2019 16.

Hunter J, Porter M, Williams B. Towards a Theoretical Framework for Situational Awareness in Paramedicine. Safety Science. 2019.

Williams B, Beovich B. A systematic review of psychometric assessment of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy using the COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 2019.

AlShammari T, Jennings P, Williams B. National Study of Emergency Medical Services Professional Profiles: An Inferential Analysis. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 2019.

Irvine S, Ozmen M, McKenna L, Williams B. Exploration of self-regulatory behaviours of undergraduate nursing students learning to teach: A social cognitive perspective. Nurse Educ Pract. 2019.

Sawyer S, Coles J, Williams A, Williams B. Paramedics as a new resource for women experiencing intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2019.

Olaussen A. Antibiotics for potentially sepsis: Slow down. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2019;31(5):902.


Fouche, P.F., Smith, K., Jennings, P.A., Boyle, M., Bernard, S. The association of paramedic rapid sequence intubation and survival in out-of-hospital stroke. Emerg Med J (2019).

Yeung T, Shannon B, Perillo S, Nehme Z, Jennings P, Olaussen A. Outcomes of patients who are not transported following ambulance attendance: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2019.

Williams, B. Beovich, B. A systematic review of psychometric assessment of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy using the COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 2019.

AlShammari, T. Jennings, P. Williams B. National study of Saudi Arabian emergency medical services professional profiles: an inferential analysis. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, 2019; 16.

AlShammari, T. Jennings, P. Williams B. National study of Emergency Medical Services core competencies in Saudi Arabia: an exploratory factor analysis. International Journal of Emergency Services, 2019.

Nielsen S, Crossin R, Middleton M, Lam T, Wilson J, Scott D, Martin C, Smith K & Lubman D. Comparing rates and characteristics of ambulance attendances related to extramedical use of pharmaceutical opioids in Australia from 2013-2018. Addiction. 2019.

Wijetunga C, O’Donnell C, So T, Varma D, Cameron P, Burke M, Bassed R, Smith K, Beck B. Injury detection in traumatic death: PMCT vs. open autopsy. Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging. 2019.

Haskins B, Nehme Z, Cameron P, Bernard S, Parker-Stebbing L and Smith K. Coles and Woolworths have installed public access defibrillators (PADs) in all their stores - it’s time other Australian businesses followed their lead. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2019.

Nambiar D, Pearce J, Bray J, Stephenson M, Nehme Z, Masters S, Brink D, Smith K, Lowthian J, Arendts G, Fatovich D, Bernard S, Haskins B, Grantham H and Cameron P. Variations in the care of agitated patients in Australia and New Zealand ambulance services. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2019.

Rosenbaum E, Cox S, Smith K, Fitzgerald M, Braitberg G, Carpenter A, Bernard S. Ambulance management of patients with penetrating truncal trauma and hypotension in Melbourne, Australia. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2019.

Coomber K, Curtis A, Vandenberg B, Miller P, Scott D, Heilbronn C, Matthews S, Smith K, Wilson J, Moayeri F, Mayshak R and Lubman D.Aggression and violence at ambulance attendances where alcohol, illicit and/or pharmaceutical drugs were recorded: a 5-year study of ambulance records in Victoria, Australia. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.2019.

Arunogiri S, Moayeri F, Crossin R, Killian J, Smith K, Scott D and Lubman D. Trends in GHB-related harms based on ambulance attendances from 2012-2018 in Victoria, Australia. Addiction. 2019.

Fouche P.F, Smith K, Jennings P, Boyle M and Bernard S. The Association of Paramedic Rapid Sequence Intubation and Survival in Out-of-Hospital Stroke. Emergency Medicine Journal. 2019

Dyson K, Brown S, May S, Smith K, Koster R, Beesms SG, Kuisma M, Salo A, Finn J, Sterz F, Nuernberger A, Morrison L, Olasveengen TM, Callaway C, Do Dhin S, Grasner JT, Daya M, Huei-Ming Ma M, Herlitz J, Stromsoe A, Aufderheide T, Masterson S, Wang H, Christenson J, Stiell I, Vilke G, Idris A, Nishiyama C, Iwami T and Nichol G. International variation in survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a validation study of the Utstein template. Resuscitation 2019;138:168-181.

Vikke H, Vittinghus S, Giebner M, Kolmos H, Smith K, Castren M, Lindstrom V. Compliance with hand hygiene in emergency medical services: Results from an international observational study. Emergency Medicine Journal 2019;36:171-175.

Stam N, Gerostamoulos D, Pilgrim JL, Smith K, Moran L, Parsons S, Drummer O. An analysis of issues in the classification and reporting of heroin-related deaths. Addiction 2019;114:504-512.

Williams, B. Beovich, B. Psychometric properties of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy: A COSMIN systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 2019.

Kumar D, Haskins B, et al. Variations in the care of agitated patients in Australia and New Zealand ambulance services. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2019.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Cameron, P. Little, M. Biswadev, M. Deasy, C. Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine.5th Edition, Paperback ISBN: 9780702076244, eBook ISBN: 9780702076251, Imprint: Elsevier, Published Date: 2nd August 2019.

Brinton, J. Fenton, W. Meadley, B. Clinical Skills. In: Curtis K, Ramsden C. Emergency and trauma care for nurses and paramedics (3rd ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences, August, 2019.

Batagol, B., Sifris, A., Williams, B., & Antolak-Saper, N. A Missing Piece of the Puzzle? The Relationship between Empathy and Mental Health for Law Students. 2019.

Jennings, P., (2019). Paramedicine in Australia and New Zealand. In: Curtis, K., Ramsden, C., Considine, J. Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics. 3rd Edn. Elsevier Publishers. (In Press)

Bernard, S and Jennings, P.A., (2019). Prehospital Emergency Medicine. In: Cameron, P., Jelinek, G., Kelly, A-M., Murray, L., Brown, A.F.T., Little, M. (Eds.) Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine. 5th Edn. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier Publishers.

Page, D. Davis, H. EMT Flipped Classroom. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), 2019. ISBN: 9781284484212.

Page, D. Ed Spanish edition of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured (Book & Navigate 2 Essentials Access). ISBN-13: 978-1284151909

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