Intensive Care Unit

Overview

Research conducted within the Department of Intensive Care is focused on improving patient safety and how to deliver more efficient and effective treatments to patients in the Intensive Care Unit. These treatments will not only benefit patients but also decrease costs, preserve resources and increase access to limited critical care beds. Their research activities are world recognised, published in leading journals and have received prizes at national and international meetings.

Research Focus

• Improving patient safety and outcomes
• Answering pragmatic, relevant clinical questions that are of importance to the clinicians who provide patientcare
• Advancements in the delivery of more efficient and effective treatments in the ICU that will not only benefit patients but also decrease costs, preserve resources and increase access to scarce critical care beds
• Statistical analysis of short and long-term outcomes relating to Intensive Care

The Intensive Care Unit is currently undertaking 8 Sepsis studies, in collaboration with other hospitals. Six observational studies are underway, 1 on nutrition, 2 on patient outcomes, 5 outcome studies and 3 statistical method reviews.

Staff

Studies on the critically ill represent co-operative undertakings between all the nursing and medical staff in the intensive care unit. Many thanks to research coordinator, Patricia Williams and research project officer, Catherine Kurenda.

Director

MS O’Fathartaigh MB Bch BAO FFARCS (Ire.) FFICANZCA

Consultant Specialists

SL Peake BM BS BSc(Hons) FJFICM PhD

JL Moran MB BS FANZCA FRACP FJFICM MD

S Moodie MB CHB FJFICM

K Lee MBBS MBus FACEM FJICM

S Jacobs MBChB FRCA FANZCA

D Clayton BSc MBBS FRCA FANZCA FCICM

Research Coordinator

P Williams RN IntCCert, BN

Research Project Officer

C Kurenda

Postgraduate Students

2 Pharmacist/PhD students