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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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Connect-TBI: Connect-TBI: A National Informatics and Data-Driven Approach to Improve Care for Moderate to Severe TBI
Gabbe, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Udy, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hellewell, S. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Powell, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vallmuur, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fitzgerald, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lannin, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ryder, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cameron, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holland, A. J. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kwan, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ponsford, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kilkenny, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Law, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jeffree, R. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Balogh, Z. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Caeyenberghs, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ge, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cooper, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barlow, K. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nasrallah, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McNamara, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Plummer, M. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bellomo, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Brien, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Curtis, K. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reade, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dipnall, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Parizel, P. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Teague, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jeffcote, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Newcombe, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Reilly, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Scheinberg, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Battistuzzo, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Honeybul, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Keeves, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Young, J. T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Secombe, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Litton, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Williams, G. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hassett, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reeder, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Singh, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Alexander, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Powell, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burns, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Farquharson, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Campbell, L. T. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hansen, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Delaney, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Read, D. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Parr, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ellis, D. Y. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Moore, J. W. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ownsworth, T. (Associate Investigator (AI)), King, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Higgins, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Nehme, Z. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Anstey, J. R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Weeden, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wake, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Noonan, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), To, M.-S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Taylor, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wagland , J. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Clavisi, O. (Project Manager)
Australian National Imaging Facility (NIF), Connectivity Traumatic Brain Injury Australia Limited, Transport Accident Commission (TAC), Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS)
1/07/25 → 30/06/30
Project: Research
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WHO CC AC: Establishing a WHO Collaborating Centre for Acute Care at Monash University
O'Reilly, G. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McGloughlin, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Myles, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Williams, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cameron, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Phillips, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mitchell, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burke, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Orosz, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Pilcher, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
14/04/25 → 13/04/29
Project: Research
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A digital health intervention to provide individualised feedback on pathology requesting practices of Emergency Department clinicians
Craig, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Taniar, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Haryanto, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Reilly, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Callander, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Buntine, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Egerton-Warburton, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Babl, F. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Blecher, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
28/04/23 → 30/06/26
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. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Cameron, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cullen, L. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Teede, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rickard, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Morphet, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fatovich, D. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Reilly, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Callander, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kuhn, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Keijzers, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Le, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Enticott, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Buntine, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tran, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Heiss, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hullick, C. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Blecher, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Gourley, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Lee, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hawkins, T. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Chan, T. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Melder, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Saddington, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Mihalopoulos, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Yang, S. (Project Manager)
1/02/23 → 31/01/29
Project: Research
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IMPACT: IMplementing clinical Pathways for Acute Care in Tasmania (IMPACT)
Tran, V. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Prior, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Loughman, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Radford, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brown, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tavender, E. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barrington, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Unwin, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Neil, A. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sharman, J. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zosky, G. R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mitra, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stankovich, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Craig, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lawler, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fahmi, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Cowan, F. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Jacques, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), O'Reilly, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Egerton-Warburton, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Keijzers, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Black, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kumar, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Richardson, D. B. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Levett, B. (Associate Investigator (AI))
Project: Research
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Development of a Quality Indicator Set for the Optimal Acute Management of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Australian Context
Jeffcote, T., Battistuzzo, C. R., Roach, R., Bell, C., Bendinelli, C., Rashford, S., Jithoo, R., Gabbe, B. J., Flower, O., O’Reilly, G., Campbell, L. T., Balogh, Z. J., Udy, A. A. & Delphi panel, Apr 2025, In: Neurocritical Care. 42, 2, p. 485–494 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Implementing best practice for peripheral intravenous cannula use in Australian emergency departments: A stepped-wedge cluster-controlled trial and health economic analysis protocol
Egerton-Warburton, D., Kuhn, L., Enticott, J., Yang, S. N. Y., Buntine, P., Callander, E., Cullen, L., Fatovich, D., Hullick, C., Heiss, L., Keijzers, G., Le, L. K. D., Mihalopoulos, C., Morphet, J., O'Reilly, G., Pokhrel, B., Rickard, C., Tran, V., Cameron, P. & Teede, H. J., 16 Jun 2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 6, 11 p., e096962.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative: Systematic Review and Consensus Process to Determine the Predictive Value of Pre-existing Health Conditions for People with Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Antonic-Baker, A., Auvrez, C., Tao, G., Bagg, M. K., Gadowski, A., McKimmie, A., Hicks, A. J., Hill, R., Romero, L., Ponsford, J. L., Lannin, N. A., Gabbe, B. J., Cameron, P. A., Cooper, D. J., Rushworth, N., Fitzgerald, M., O'Brien, T. J. & the AUS-TBI Initiative Investigators, Nov 2025, In: Journal of Neurotrauma. 42, 21-22, p. 2047-2061 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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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
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Impact of the Southeast Melbourne Virtual Emergency Department on reducing transfers from residential aged care facilities
Sri-Ganeshan, M., Mitra, B., Soldatos, G., Rosler, R., Goldie, N., Meek, R., Howard, M., Bertolucci, M., Egerton-Warburton, D., Manderson, R., Luzuriaga, V., McGee, F., O'Reilly, G. M. & Cameron, P. A., Dec 2024, In: EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia. 36, 6, p. 979-982 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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ASEM Best Scientific Poster (Metropolitan)
Jennings, N. (Recipient), Cross, R. (Recipient), Hatherley, C. (Recipient), Lowe, G. B. (Recipient), O'Reilly, G. (Recipient), Mitra, B. (Recipient) & Jennings, P. (Recipient), 19 Oct 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Research Study poster- 1st
Jennings, N. (Recipient), Hatherley, C. (Recipient), Cross, R. (Recipient), Lowe, G. (Recipient), O'Reilly, G. (Recipient), Mitra, B. (Recipient) & Jennings, P. (Recipient), 10 Oct 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Janet A Secatore Research Award
Jennings, N. (Recipient), Gardner, G. (Recipient), O'Reilly, G. (Recipient) & Mitra, B. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Kathleen A B Smith Memorial Award in Nursing
Jennings, N. (Recipient), Gardner, G. (Recipient), O'Reilly, G. (Recipient) & Mitra, B. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Philippa Moore publication prize
Jennings, N. (Recipient), Mitra, B. (Recipient), O'Reilly, G. (Recipient) & Gardner, G. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)