Research Symposium 2024 was hosted on the 18th and 19th of July, at Australian Catholic University, Brisbane campus. This symposium’s theme, “Influence and Inspire: Advancing the Paramedicine Research Agenda for Australasia,” reflects our commitment to fostering innovation and excellence in paramedic research. The goal of this symposium was to highlight the crucial role of paramedic research in shaping and advancing emergency care.

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Keynote Presentation: Research Agenda

A discussion of the recently published Research Agenda for Australasian Paramedicine. Dr Robin Pap will provide a synopsis of the agenda’s development and its items, followed by considerations for its implementation.

Biography: Dr Robin Pap

Dr Robin Pap is a paramedicine researcher, an advocate for evidence-based healthcare, and the Chair of the College’s Research Advisory Committee. Robin has an extensive international paramedicine background; He has worked in various clinical, leadership, and academic roles in numerous healthcare organisations and academic institutions for over 20 years, in six countries, and across four continents. Prior to moving to Australia in 2014, Robin was the inaugural Consultant Paramedic at Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service in Qatar. He completed a Master of Science in Medicine specialising in Emergency Medicine at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and a PhD at the University of Adelaide investigating and contributing to evidence-based prehospital care quality indicators. Robin is a registered paramedic, the Academic Program Advisor for Paramedicine at Western Sydney University, Associate Editor at ‘Paramedicine’, Board Director at the Safe Airway Society, and a member of the JBI Adelaide GRADE Centre.

Session moderator: Professor Scott Devenish, Chair, Australasian Council of Paramedicine Deans, Professor of Paramedicine and Head of Discipline, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine Faculty of Health Australian Catholic University