What is a Research Agenda? Why do Australasian paramedics need a research agenda? How will paramedicine benefit from knowing its research priorities? These questions (and more) will be answered in this presentation with researchers who are collaborating on a research project to identify research priorities.

Moderated by: Dr Louise Reynolds

Biographies

Robin Pap Robin Pap is a lecturer in Paramedicine at Western Sydney University and a PhD candidate at the University of Adelaide. His PhD aims to develop and test prehospital care quality indicators.

Dr Paul Simpson Dr Paul Simpson is an Associate Professor and Director of Paramedicine at Western Sydney University. His PhD used retrospective and prospective cohort study designs to investigate the epidemiology and clinical outcomes of older people who fall and receive care from paramedics.

Dr Peter O'Meara Dr O’Meara was one of the first paramedics in the world to complete a doctoral qualification and since then has completed a wide range of research projects and published extensively. Peter’s research has contributed to the emergence of paramedicine as a health profession in Australia and other parts of the world. He continues to supervise graduate research students at three universities and is working on several paramedic-related research projects. In addition, he is a Director of the Global Higher Paramedic Education Council, a senior member of the Paramedic Network in the United States, as well as being involved with paramedic related institutions throughout the world.