PREDICT was established in 2004 to improve emergency care for children and adolescents through rigorous multi centre research. PREDICT is a part of the Paediatric Emergency Medicine Society (PEMS) – Australia and New Zealand (www.pems.org.au)
- More information e-mail Dr Franz Babl (Chairman)
Paediatric Procedural Sedation
The Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital and Sunshine Hospital have developed a program to educate and accredit emergency department staff in paediatric procedural sedation.
- Royal Children's Hospital procedural sedation teaching package
- Royal Children's Hospital clinical practice guideline
- Royal Children's Hospital fact sheet
Babl F, Priestley S, Krieser D et al. Development and implementation of an education and credentialing programme to provide safe paediatric procedural sedation in emergency departments Emerg Med Australas. 2006 Oct-Dec;18(5-6):489-97 (link to full paper)
Priestley S, Babl FE, Krieser D et al. Evaluation of the impact of a paediatric procedural sedation credentialing programme on quality of care. Emerg Med Australas. 2006 Oct-Dec;18(5-6):498-504 (link to abstract)
Babl FE, Munro J, Kainey G et al. Scope for improvement: hospital wide sedation practice at a children’s hospital. Arch Dis Child 2006 Aug;91(8):716-7 (link to extract)
Babl F, Barnett P, Palmer G et al. A pilot study of inhaled methoxyflurane for procedural analgesia in children. Pediatric Anesthesia 2007 17(2):148–153 (link to abstract)