Paediatric Emergency Medicine

The Paediatric Emergency Department at Monash Medical Centre is involved in a large number of clinical research projects, ranging from single-centre studies, to national and international multicentre randomised clinical trials and observational studies, as well as "big data" studies. Our department is closely involved with the Australia-NZ Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) Network, and also collaborates with other research networks globally through the Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN). Opportunities are available for BMedSc(Hons), Honours, Masters and PhD candidates. We also provide opportunities for short-term placements as part of undergraduate degrees in Medicine, Science and Information Technology. Current clinical research topics include acute asthma, management of acute behavioural disturbance, recognition and response to acute deterioration, sepsis, bronchiolitis, neck injury, abdominal pain, fever, febrile convulsions, mental health presentations, and procedural pain and distress.