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Personal profile
Biography
Associate Professor Gerard O’Reilly is currently an NHMRC Research Fellow at the National Trauma Research Institute, where he is leading the project titled: “Maximising the usefulness and timeliness of trauma and emergency registry data for improving patient outcomes”
He is Head, Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the National Trauma Research Institute and Consultant Emergency Physician and Head, Global Programs at the Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred. Associate Professor O’Reilly has previously completed a Master of Public Health (International Health) and a Master of Biostatistics, followed by a PhD in the development of trauma registries in developing (and developed) countries.
Associate Professor O’Reilly has an extensive background in the development of emergency and trauma capacity development programs throughout the world, including in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar and Vietnam. He has also previously worked with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in north Afghanistan and a Somali refugee camp in Kenya and has participated in emergency responses in Timor Leste and post-tsunami Aceh.
Associate Professor O’Reilly is a past Chair of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) Global Emergency Committee (GECCo) (formerly the International Emergency Medicine Committee) and is a longstanding member of the WHO Global Alliance for the Care of the Injured (GACI) Trauma Registry and Quality Improvement Working Group. He chairs the annual Alfred-Monash Global Emergency Care Conference and is part of the inaugural faculty for the Alfred-Monash Emergency Medicine Research Course.
Associate Professor O’Reilly has authored more than one hundred peer-reviewed journal publications. He is currently supervising five PhD research projects focusing on global and regional emergency and trauma care systems. His special areas of research interest are trauma and emergency care registry development, quality and usefulness and the development of global emergency and trauma care systems.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Epidemiology
- Emergency medicine
- Trauma capacity development
- Trauma care systems
- Emergency care registry development
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A digital health intervention to provide individualised feedback on pathology requesting practices of Emergency Department clinicians
Craig, S., Taniar, D., Haryanto, A., O'Reilly, G., Callander, E., Buntine, P., Egerton-Warburton, D., Babl, F. E. & Blecher, G.
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
28/04/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Just Say No to the Just in Case Cannula: An Implementation Science Trial with Roadmap for National Roll Out
Egerton-Warburton, D., Cameron, P., Cullen, L. A., Teede, H., Rickard, C. M., Morphet, J., Fatovich, D. M., O'Reilly, G., Callander, E., Kuhn, L., Keijzers, G., Le, L., Enticott, J., Buntine, P., Tran, V., Heiss, L., Hullick, C., Blecher, G., Gourley, S., Lee, R., Hawkins, T., Chan, T., Melder, A., Saddington, E., Yang, S. & Mihalopoulos, C.
1/02/23 → 31/01/29
Project: Research
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IMPACT: IMplementing clinical Pathways for Acute Care in Tasmania (IMPACT)
Tran, V., Prior, S., Loughman, A., Radford, J., Brown, S., Tavender, E. J., Barrington, G., Unwin, M., Neil, A. L., Sharman, J. E., Zosky, G., Mitra, B., Stankovich, J., Craig, S., Lawler, A., Fahmi, G., Cowan, F., Jacques, M., O'Reilly, G., Egerton-Warburton, D., Keijzers, G. B., Black, A., Kumar, A., Richardson, D. B. & Levett, B.
Project: Research
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An informatics approach to predict outcomes and monitor intervention efficacy following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury
Fitzgerald, M., Gabbe, B., Lannin, N., Vallmuur, K., Curtis, K., Harrison, J., Young, J. T., Menon, D. K., Cullen, J. C., Armstrong, E., Eades, S., Cameron, P., Cooper, J., Fitzgerald, M., Balogh, Z., Fatovich, D., Honeybul, S., Jeffree, R. L., McNamara, R., Mitchell, G. J., Delaney, A., Reade, M. C., Wells, A., Williams, J. K., Ponsford, J., McDonald, S., Kendall, E., Ownsworth , T., Simpson, G., Togher, L., Hassett, L., Fleming, J., Williams, G. P., Collins-Praino, L., Reeder, S., Mobbs, R., Vickers, J. C., Anderson, V., Barlow, K., Holland, A. J. A., Scheinberg, A., Semple, B., Parizel, P. M., O'Brien, T., Law, M., Rose, S. E., Varma, D., Nasrallah, F., Shultz, S., Hellewell, S., Bosio, E., King, K., Parr, M., Udy, A., Hill, A. F., Olver, J., Teague, W. J., Egan, G., Fisher, M., York, L., Bynevelt, M., Maas, A. I., O'Reilly, G., McDonald, S., Capell, J., Gilroy, J., Walsham, J., Newcombe, V., Geraghty, T. J., Joyce, C. J., Rosenfeld, J., Elcock, M., Ross, J., Bragge, P., Meka, S., Chai, K., Cowen, G., Hasseler, L., Ercole, A., Wagland , J., Alexander, T., Babl, F. E., Bidargaddi, N., Mahoney, A. J., Wright, D., Crowe, L. M., Robinson, S., Rushworth, N., Hansen, M., Ellis, D., Zeeman, H., Francis, R., Whiley, L. & Reid, C. M.
1/07/21 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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ATBIND: The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury National Data (ATBIND) Project
O'Reilly, G., Fitzgerald, M., Curtis, K., Kim, Y., Rushworth, N., Mitra, B., Tee, J. W., Hunter, K., Ryder, C., Hendrie, D. V., Fitzgerald, M., Heathcote, K., Udy, A., Wilson, R., Woode, M. E. & Tan, T.
1/06/21 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Adult Mental Health Presentations to Emergency Departments in Victoria, Australia between January 2018 and October 2020: Changes Associated with COVID-19 Pandemic Public Health Restrictions
Newberry-Dupé, J., Chu, W., Craig, S., Borschmann, R., O’Reilly, G., Yates, P., Melvin, G., King, K. & Hiscock, H., 2024, In: Psychiatric Quarterly. 95, p. 33–52 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Making the most of what we have: What does the future hold for Emergency Department data?
Craig, S., O'Reilly, G. M., Egerton-Warburton, D., Jones, P., Than, M. P., Tran, V., Taniar, D., Moore, K., Alvandi, A., Tuxen-Vu, J., Wong, A., Morphet, J., Pilcher, D. & Cameron, P., Oct 2024, In: EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia. 36, 5, p. 795-798 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Performance of the Interagency Integrated Triage Tool in a resource-constrained emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mitchell, R., Sebby, W., Piamnok, D., Black, A., Amono, W., Bornstein, S., Banks, C., O'Reilly, G. & Cameron, P., Mar 2024, In: Australasian Emergency Care. 27, 1, p. 30-36 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review of Clinical Factors Associated with Outcomes in People with Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
McKimmie, A., Keeves, J., Gadowski, A., Bagg, M. K., Antonic-Baker, A., Hicks, A. J., Hill, R., Clarke, N., Holland, A. J. A., Veitch, B., Fatovich, D., Reeder, S., Romero, L., Ponsford, J. L., Lannin, N. A., O’Brien, T. J., Cooper, D. J., Rushworth, N., Fitzgerald, M., Gabbe, B. J., & 2 others , 1 Jul 2024, In: Neurotrauma Reports. 5, 1, p. 640-659 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review and Consensus Process to Determine the Predictive Value of Demographic, Injury Event, and Social Characteristics on Outcomes for People With Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Gabbe, B. J., Keeves, J., Mckimmie, A., Gadowski, A. M., Holland, A. J. A., Semple, B. D., Young, J. T., Crowe, L. M., Ownsworth, T., Bagg, M. K., Antonic-Baker, A., Hicks, A. J., Hill, R., Curtis, K., Romero, L., Ponsford, J. L., Lannin, N. A., O'brien, T. J., Cameron, P. A., Cooper, J., & 3 others , 2024, In: Journal of Neurotrauma. 41, p. 1–20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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ASEM Best Scientific Poster (Metropolitan)
Jennings, Natasha (Recipient), Cross, Rachel (Recipient), Hatherley, Claire (Recipient), Lowe, Grainne Brid (Recipient), O'Reilly, Gerard (Recipient), Mitra, Biswadev (Recipient) & Jennings, Paul (Recipient), 19 Oct 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Research Study poster- 1st
Jennings, Natasha (Recipient), Hatherley, Claire (Recipient), Cross, Rachel (Recipient), Lowe, Grainne (Recipient), O'Reilly, Gerard (Recipient), Mitra, Biswadev (Recipient) & Jennings, Paul (Recipient), 10 Oct 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Janet A Secatore Research Award
Jennings, Natasha (Recipient), Gardner, Glenn (Recipient), O'Reilly, Gerard (Recipient) & Mitra, Biswadev (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Kathleen A B Smith Memorial Award in Nursing
Jennings, Natasha (Recipient), Gardner, Glenn (Recipient), O'Reilly, Gerard (Recipient) & Mitra, Biswadev (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Philippa Moore publication prize
Jennings, Natasha (Recipient), Mitra, Biswadev (Recipient), O'Reilly, Gerard (Recipient) & Gardner, Glenn (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)