@article {Deane39, author = {Heather Carol Deane and Catherine L Wilson and Franz E Babl and Stuart R Dalziel and John Alexander Cheek and Simon S Craig and Ed Oakley and Meredith Borland and Nicholas G Cheng and Michael Zhang and Elizabeth Cotterell and Tibor Schuster and David Krieser}, editor = {,}, title = {PREDICT prioritisation study: establishing the research priorities of paediatric emergency medicine physicians in Australia and New Zealand}, volume = {35}, number = {1}, pages = {39--45}, year = {2018}, doi = {10.1136/emermed-2017-206727}, publisher = {British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine}, abstract = {Background The Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) performs multicentre research in Australia and New Zealand. Research priorities are difficult to determine, often relying on individual interests or prior work.Objective To identify the research priorities of paediatric emergency medicine (PEM) specialists working in Australia and New Zealand.Methods Online surveys were administered in a two-stage, modified Delphi study. Eligible participants were PEM specialists (consultants and senior advanced trainees in PEM from 14 PREDICT sites). Participants submitted up to 3 of their most important research questions (survey 1). Responses were collated and refined, then a shortlist of refined questions was returned to participants for prioritisation (survey 2). A further prioritisation exercise was carried out at a PREDICT meeting using the Hanlon Process of Prioritisation. This determined the priorities of active researchers in PEM including an emphasis on the feasibility of a research question.Results One hundred and six of 254 (42\%) eligible participants responded to survey 1 and 142/245 (58\%) to survey 2. One hundred and sixty-eight (66\%) took part in either or both surveys. Two hundred forty-six individual research questions were submitted in survey 1. Survey 2 established a prioritised list of 35 research questions. Priority topics from both the Delphi and Hanlon process included high flow oxygenation in intubation, fluid volume resuscitation in sepsis, imaging in cervical spine injury, intravenous therapy for asthma and vasopressor use in sepsis.Conclusion This prioritisation process has established a list of research questions, which will inform multicentre PEM research in Australia and New Zealand. It has also emphasised the importance of the translation of new knowledge.}, issn = {1472-0205}, URL = {https://emj.bmj.com/content/35/1/39}, eprint = {https://emj.bmj.com/content/35/1/39.full.pdf}, journal = {Emergency Medicine Journal} }