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Biography
Kathryn Eastwood is a Research Fellow within the Prehospital Emergency Care -Australia and New Zealand (PEC-ANZ) Centre for Research Excellence. Her previous research has investigated the use of secondary telephone triage to divert low-acuity cases away from emergency ambulance dispatch to alternative care pathways.
Kathryn is an experienced Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) paramedic with Ambulance Victoria since 2000 and she continues to practice in this role. Her involvement with the PEC-ANZ will ensure the research conducted is relevant and applicable to the current prehospital environment.
External positions
Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic, Ambulance Victoria (AV)
13 Mar 2000 → …Keywords
- emergency medical service
- alternative pathways to emergency ambulance
- triage
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Projects 2019 2020
- 1 Not started
Matching the right patient to the right care: Identifying abdominal and back pain patients during triple zero calls suitable for nurse-led secondary telephone triage.
Eastwood, K. J., Smith, K. L., Bray, J. E. & Cameron, P.
Nurses Board of Victoria Legacy Limited (NBVLL)
1/04/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
Research Output 2008 2018
Drug calculation ability of qualified paramedics: A pilot study
Boyle, M. J. & Eastwood, K., 2018, In : World Journal of Emergency Medicine. 9, 1, p. 41-45 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
File
Patient and case characteristics associated with 'no paramedic treatment' for low-acuity cases referred for emergency ambulance dispatch following a secondary telephone triage: A retrospective cohort study
Eastwood, K., Morgans, A., Stoelwinder, J. & Smith, K., 10 Jan 2018, In : Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 26, 1, 10 p., 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
File
The appropriateness of cases presenting in the emergency department following ambulance service secondary telephone triage
Eastwood, K. J., Morgans, A. E., Stoelwinder, J. J. & Smith, K. L., 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Other › peer-review
Appropriateness of cases presenting in the emergency department following ambulance service secondary telephone triage: A retrospective cohort study
Eastwood, K., Smith, K., Morgans, A. & Stoelwinder, J., 1 Oct 2017, In : BMJ Open. 7, 10, 11 p., e016845.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
File
A novel approach for managing the growing demand for ambulance services by low-acuity patients
Eastwood, K., Morgans, A., Smith, K., Hodgkinson, A., Becker, G. A. & Stoelwinder, J., Aug 2016, In : Australian Health Review. 40, 4, p. 378-384 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
1. The Australian Prehospital Emergency Health Research Forum (APEHRF) David Komesaroff Best Paper Prize
Kathryn Jean Eastwood (Recipient), 2015
Prize: National/international honour
Ambulance Service Medal (ASM)
Kathryn Jean Eastwood (Recipient), 26 Jan 2019
Prize: National/international honour
Australian Postgraduate Award
Kathryn Jean Eastwood (Recipient), 4 May 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Paramedics Australasia International Conference 2018 Best Paper Prize
Kathryn Jean Eastwood (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities 2013 2016
Griffith University
Kathryn Eastwood (Visiting researcher)7 Dec 2016
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Paramedics Australasia International Conference 2016
Kathryn Eastwood (Speaker)2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Paramedics Australasia International Conference 2015
Kathryn Eastwood (Speaker)2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Council of Ambulance Authorities
Kathryn Eastwood (Speaker)13 Oct 2015 → 15 Oct 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Frontiers in Public Health (Journal)
Kathryn Eastwood (Editorial board member)2015 → 2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility