emergency medicine foundation: a short introduction

EMERGENCY MEDICINE FOUNDATION:

A SHORT INTRODUCTION

Dr Angie Nguyen Vu, Research Managerangie.nguyenvu@emfoundation.org.au

Who we are

▪ Non-profit organisation funding emergency medicine research and its

translation

▪ Research funding and support for emergency clinicians in Queensland:

doctors, nurses, paramedics, retrieval staff, rural generalists and allied health

professionals

▪ Our focus: translation of research outcomes into practice for the benefits of

patients and research capacity building

OUR FUNDING PROGRAMS:

▪ Queensland Research Program: almost $18m to over 200 research grants,

$1.2m p.a. in research funding, 3 grant schemes, 2 grant rounds p.a.

▪ Special Funding Rounds

▪ Special Funding Round COVID-19: 5 projects funded

▪ Rural and Remote Research Program: 3 projects funded

▪ Trauma care in regional, rural and remote Queensland

How to get involved?

EMF funds only research conducted in Queensland, BUT:

▪ Collaborations for national or international projects: funding for the QLD arm,

also requests for study coordinator possible

▪ EMF can connect project leads with interested sites in Queensland

▪ Our reviewer pool includes many interstate experts

EXAMPLES:

Example: SONIC study