Highlights of 2015
Investigators and staff were successful in obtaining funding for a number of Aus-ROC studies, including the EXACT RCT ($1.89M -NHRMC), studies to understand regional variation in bystander CPR ($83K –NHF), and to conduct a post-resuscitation audit in Victorian hospitals ($50K –NBVLL). The NHF also awarded Aus-ROC investigator the Ross Hohnen Award for Research Excellence for the most outstanding and innovative grant application.
Staff and students published 7 Aus-ROC publications, including papers examining: factors related to OHCA survival, trends in incidence over time, CPR training practices, and resuscitation exposure. Staff and students also received a number of national and international conference awards.
We look forward to what 2016 will bring!
Latest News
Aus-ROC paper will enable regions to reduce OHCA risk and improve bystander response
We are pleased to see so much media interest in our latest paper: Identifying areas of Australia with high out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence and low bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation rates.
This research was funded by the Heart Foundation.
Grant success! BLS Centre of Research Excellence
Aus-ROC investigators are delighted to have received funding from the NHMRC for an Aus-ROC Centre of Research Excellence (#2035259) aiming to optimise the emergency response to save lives. We aim to investigate a comprehensive solution to improve bystander and EMS response to OHCA. We will investigate innovative health strategies, including cutting-edge technology, to enhance the efficacy and sophistication of the emergency response for OHCA.
