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North Queensland Paramedic Research Symposium Sponsors Cairns and Smithfield Local Ambulance Committee The Kenneth James (Jim) McPherson Foundation James Cook University College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences Improving health outcomes through pre-hospital research

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Improving health outcomes through pre-hospital research This symposium brought together paramedics, researchers and academics to discuss research collaborations, projects, and opportunities. Presentations and focussed discussions provided participants with examples of current and proposed public health, and pre- hospital research activities. The symposium promoted engagement with research funding opportunities such as research grants provided by peak bodies such as NHMRC, Local Ambulance Committees and the KJM Foundation

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30 Participants: Paramedics, Academics, Researchers LAC members, RNs

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Venue: James Cook University Cairns Campus The Cairns Institute Support is gratefully acknowledged from Associate Professor Alan Clough, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL HEALTH & MEDICINE (AITHM). Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute-funded Centre for Research Excellence for the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Rural and Remote High Risk Populations at James Cook University and the University of South Australia (Professor Robyn McDermott, Chief Investigator).

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Presenters: Dr Emma Bosley: Director of QAS Information Support Research and Evaluation Unit Mr Matt Meister: QAS Critical Care Paramedic, High Acuity Response Unit Ms Kate Pemberton: QAS Critical Care Paramedic, PhD scholar. Dr Paul Jennings: MICA Paramedic, Deputy Head of Department Director of Research Honours and HDR Program Coordinator, Monash University A/Prof Alan Clough: JCU College of Public Health, Medical and Vet Services, Community Prevention group. Erin Dowling: Registered Nurse JCU researcher, Cairns Hospital Avoidance Program. Dr Linton Harris: JCU Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine.

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Dr Emma Bosley : QAS research, projects, opportunities, and pathways.

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Matt Meister : Case Study : High Acuity Response Unit, Matt Meister: High Acuity Response Unit Case Study:

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Ms Kate Pemberton: Improving outcomes for out of hospital cardiac arrest patients.

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Dr Paul Jennings: Critical Appraisal of prehospital literature

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Paramedics as front line health providers can provide valuable insight, observations, and data, to assist to inform health researchers and health policy makers The symposium afternoon sessions, communicated local health research projects to which paramedics had contributed. Further discussions facilitated opportunities for paramedics to collaborate with researchers in the development of both pre-hospital and public health research agenda.

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A/Professor Alan Clough: Alcohol management Plans Unintended Consequences

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Erin Downing: Cairns Hospital Avoidance program, visual planning and brainstorming session on managing frequent presentations to ED and Ambulance.

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Dr Linton Harris : Cairns Hospital Emergency Department Data

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Media: Still Photography (by Neil Noble) QAS Facebook page Twitter Local Channel Seven News interviews with Dr Emma Bosley and A/Prof Alan Clough Established by QAS media unit Kara Rufford and assisted locally by QAS Senior Operations Supervisor CCP Neil Noble.

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Conveners: QAS Gavin Farry, Keron Davison, Leon Oliveri, Event co-ordination: JCU Melanie Emmerick, Sally McDonald

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