The Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research is located at Sunshine Hospital in St Albans, Melbourne, Australia.
The aim of the Centre is translating evidence into better health care by:
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Performing high quality clinical research in the areas of emergency medicine and prehospital care
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Developing partnerships for research, both across regional (intrastate, national and international) and across disciplines (ambulance, medical, nursing, community)
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Providing education and support to workers in prehospital care and emergency medicine in order to develop research that will improve outcomes for patients and
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Demonstrating the translation of evidence into improved practice
Key areas of interest are: -
The management of cardiovascular disease
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Pain assessment and management
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Therapeutics for emergency conditions
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Prehospital care research and
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Process / outcome improvement.
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