Evidence-Based Practice Professorial Unit
About us
The Evidence-Based Practice Professorial Unit (EBPPU) is a team of experienced research professionals located at the Gold Coast University Hospital.
We provide GCHHS staff with support in using, conducting, and translating high quality research and quality activities into practice.
What we do
Training and education for skills in
- Evidence-based practice *
- Writing study protocols
- Conducting systematic reviews and evidence synthesis
- Study design and research methodology
- How to run journal clubs*
*Content and format can be customised to your clinical area
Advice and assistance with
- Statistics for research and quality projects
- Study design and methodology
- Evidence synthesis including systematic and scoping reviews
- Planning and writing protocols for research and quality activities
- Grant applications
We are currently working with GCUH staff on research and quality projects related to:
- Clinical decision-making
- Minimising low value care
- Translating research into practice
- Minimising antibiotic resistance
We are a joint initiative between Bond University and the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Services located in GCUH, E-block, Level 2 in the Bond Education and Research Unit.
For all enquiries, contact us: [email protected]
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Our areas of research relate to
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Minimising low value care
Minimising low value care, by:
- Reducing overdiagnosis and overtreatment.
- Identifying and minimising use of low value services.
- Encouraging evidence-based clinical decision making.
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Clinical decision making
Facilitating clinical decision making, by:
- Evaluating clinical decision aids.
- Encouraging shared decision-making.
- Implementing decision tools into regular workflow and clinical services
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Minimising antibiotic resistance
Minimising antibiotic resistance, by:
- Generating knowledge on the benefits and harms of antibiotics.
- Facilitating the adaption of effective interventions for antibiotic prescribing.
Minimising low value care, by:
- Reducing overdiagnosis and overtreatment.
- Identifying and minimising use of low value services.
- Encouraging evidence-based clinical decision making.
Facilitating clinical decision making, by:
- Evaluating clinical decision aids.
- Encouraging shared decision-making.
- Implementing decision tools into regular workflow and clinical services
Minimising antibiotic resistance, by:
- Generating knowledge on the benefits and harms of antibiotics.
- Facilitating the adaption of effective interventions for antibiotic prescribing.
Research and other consultations
The EBP Professorial Unit offers individual consultations to assist hospital-based researchers with designing research studies, seed funding and grant applications.
Consultations are available for those who have research experience or those who have completed the EBP workshops.
Consultations booking: [email protected]
Journal clubs
The EBPPU runs Covid-19 related journal clubs on a monthly basis. Anyone interested in attending any of the Journal Clubs need to join the EBPPU channel and will then receive information about upcoming journal clubs as well as calendar invites to each journal club. Past notes and annotated PDFs of previously reviewed articles can also be accessed via this link in Sharepoint. Members also have the opportunity to propose articles.
Collaboration with Gold Coast Hospital and Health Services
The unit continue to successfully work with existing collaborators at the Gold Coast Health Service and extend the network of collaborations by working on various projects, including the success in the GCH Grant Scheme:
- P. Stehlik, R. Bourke, D. Henry, C. Brandenburg, C. Noble, C. Whithers, A. Barnett, S. Mickan, P. Glasziou, A. Bannach-Brown, D. Ellwood, D. Pearson, E. Veysey, G. Keijzers, G. Wright, H. Joshi, I. Scott, K. Forrest, M. Morgan and R. Liang. Enhancing Clinician Research: A Mixed Methods Study Examining Australian and New Zealand Specialist Trainees’ Experiences and Research Outputs. 2020 Collaborative Research Grant Scheme $99,052.
- G. Keijzers, A. Brand, Z. Michaleff, P. Glasziou, L. Hattingh, P. Stehlik, D. Henry, S. Mickan, R. Thomas, H. Larsen and J. Carlini. Easier Study - Evaluating the Use of Clinical Decision Aids in the Emergency Department: Phase 1 of a Knowledge Translation Project. 2020 Collaborative Research Grant Scheme $29,240.
- R. Wenke, S. Mickan, J. Wiseman, P. Stehlik, C. Brandenburg, D. Chen, K. Richards, G. Tuxworth, I. Hughes, J. Yeung and J. Gerrard. Spread of a Structured Journal Club Format into Clinical Services Using We-Treat (“Web-Based Expert System” for “Tailoring Research Evidence and Theory”): A Knowledge Translation Approach. 2020 Collaborative Research Grant Scheme $68,596.
- C. Brandenburg, S. Mickan, P. Stehlik, C. Noble, R. Lian, G. Keijzers, G. Shane, I. Hughes, K. Dungey, R.J. Wenke, J. Wellwood. INGRAINED: Increasing GCH Research Activity In New and Experienced Doctors: A Knowledge Translation study. 2019. Collaborative Research Grant Scheme $80,000.