Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT): First steps towards the development of an Australian and New Zealand research network

Abstract

Paediatric emergency research is hampered by a number of barriers that can be overcome by a multicentre approach. In 2004, an Australia and New Zealand-based paediatric emergency research network was formed, the Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT). The founding sites include all major tertiary children's hospital EDs in Australia and New Zealand and a major mixed ED in Australia. PREDICT aims to provide leadership and infrastructure for multicentre research at the highest standard, facilitate collaboration between institutions, health-care providers and researchers and ultimately improve patient outcome. Initial network-wide projects have been determined. The present article describes the development of the network, its structure and future goals.

Management of paediatric spontaneous pneumothorax: a multicentre retrospective case series

“…This multicentre study of 219 episodes of paediatric spontaneous pneumothorax in the Australia and New Zealand PREDICT network13 has three important observations. First, management is different from management in adults according to current guidelines 7.…”

“…We carried out a multicentre retrospective study of PSP and SSP presentations over 7 years (June 2003–June 2010) at nine EDs in the PREDICT network (annual paediatric census 19 000–69 000 patients) 13. Two centres developed protocols, based on the BTS guidelines,6 7 for management of spontaneous pneumothorax during the study period.…”

“…The Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments (EDs) International Collaborative (PREDICT) is a network of Australian and New Zealand paediatric EDs 13. The primary aim of our study was to describe the management of PSP and SSP in paediatric patients presenting to EDs.…”

Bronchiolitis Management in Pediatric Emergency Departments in Australia and New Zealand

“…14,15 In 2005, 11 institutions with large pediatric emergency departments (EDs) in Australia and New Zealand, including all tertiary pediatric centers, formed a research collaborative (Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative PREDICT). 16 In this study, we set out to establish the current status of bronchiolitis CPGs and physician practice in Australia and New Zealand and to create hypotheses and determine controversies and barriers for a future collaborative bronchiolitis RCT.…”

Paediatric acute asthma management in Australia and New Zealand: Practice patterns in the context of clinical practice guidelines

“…Recently, 11 institutions with large paediatric emergency departments (EDs) in Australia and New Zealand, including all tertiary paediatric centres, formed a research collaborative (PREDICT: Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative) 44. PREDICT aims to conduct multi-centre collaborative research to address acute severe conditions in which low incidence may hamper other research methodologies.…”