
Overview
Background
Professor Reade is Director of the Greater Brisbane Clinical School and Professor of Military Medicine and Surgery at UQ. The Greater Brisbane Clinical School comprises all the Brisbane teaching hospitals of the University of Queensland along with the preclinical teaching resources of the St Lucia campus and the General Practice Clinical Unit. A specialist intensive care physician, anaesthetist and clinician-researcher, he also leads a program of research relevant to military trauma medicine and surgery that holds equal promise for severely injured civilian trauma patients.
After clinical training in anaesthetics and intensive care medicine in Sydney, Melbourne, Oxford and Pittsburgh, a doctorate in the molecular pathogenesis of nitric oxide production in human septic shock from the University of Oxford and a postdoctoral research fellowship in clinical trials and epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh, Michael returned to Australia as Associate Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at the Austin Hospital & the University of Melbourne in 2007. Michael held faculty appointments at the University of Oxford (where he taught physiology), the University of Pittsburgh (where he was an Instructor in critical care), and currently holds adjunct or honorary appointments at the University of London, the US Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the University of Melbourne and Monash University. He has supervised postgraduate students in basic, applied and clinical research, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of the United Kingdom.
In parallel with his academic and clinical work, Michael served in the Australian Army Reserve until his appointment to the full-time ADF Chair in 2011. He was commissioned as a General Service Officer in the Australian Army in 1990, and prior to his appointment to UQ had deployed to Bosnia and Kosovo (on attachment to the British Airborne Brigade), Timor, the Solomon Islands and Afghanistan. In 2013 he commanded the Australian Specialist Health Group at the NATO ISAF Role 3 Hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and in 2015 in Iraq he was the first Director of Clinical Services of the ADF hospital deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. He deployed again to Iraq in 2016 and 2017. From 2015-2018 he was the Director of Clinical Services of the Australian Regular Army's only field hospital. In 2017 he led this unit to become the first ever ADF hospital accredited by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Trauma Verification Program. He was recognised for this service by appointment as a Member in the Military Division of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours List. From 2019-2022 on promotion to Brigadier he was appointed Director General Health Reserve - Army, responsible for technical regulation of specialist medical, nursing and allied health support. He remains a senior clinical advisor to Joint Health Command of the Australian Defence Force.
Professor Reade's clinical research focusses on treatments for exsanguinating haemorrhage, improving trauma systems, and preventing and treating acute cognitive impairment (such as that which results from traumatic brain injury). He is the Chief Investigator in an NHMRC-funded clinical trial of cyropreserved (frozen) platelets, a technology which holds equal promise to military and civilian trauma patients, particularly those in smaller hospitals. He is also a Chief Investigator in NHMRC-funded multicentre clinical trials of tranexamic acid and fibrinogen concentrate (drugs thought to reduce mortality from traumatic bleeding), the effect of erythropoietin on inflammation and mortality after severe trauma, a novel anti-delirium strategy for use in critically ill patients, and an advanced MRI/biomarker study in traumatic brain injury. He has active research collaborations with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, the National Trauma Research Institute, the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre at Monash University, the ANZICS Clinical Trials Group and the ANZCA Clinical Trials Network.
Professor Reade is also developing a research programme focussed on trauma systems design, in collaboration with colleagues at the Jamieson Trauma Institute on the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital campus, Australian state ambulance services and the US and UK armed forces, aiming (for example) to optimise the allocation of prehospital and hospital resources in the management of life-threatening trauma.
Professor Reade currently supervises 10 postgraduate students (including 4 PhD students) and one postdoctoral research fellow, most of whom are Defence Force officers. He holds or has held research grants totalling >A$51M, has published >230 peer-reviewed papers and delivered >440 lectures at national and international conferences. From 2019-2021, Professor Reade was President of the Australasian Trauma Society.
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of Sydney
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, University of Sydney
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
- Doctoral Diploma, University of Sydney
- Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
- College of Intensive Care Medicine, College of Intensive Care Medicine
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy
- Associate Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
Research interests
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Trauma
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Haemorrhage
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Coagulopathy
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Trauma systems
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Delirium
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Is "behavioural disturbance" a clinically more useful concept than "delirium" for trials in intensive care medicine?
Reade, Michael C. (2021). Is "behavioural disturbance" a clinically more useful concept than "delirium" for trials in intensive care medicine?. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 23 (2), 125-127. doi: 10.51893/2021.2.ed1
2021
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Staff perceptions of military chemical–biological–radiological–nuclear (CBRN) air-purifying masks during a simulated clinical task in the context of SARS-CoV-2
Adamson, Steven, Carpenter, Hannah, Pang, George, Pincus, Jason M., Gregory, Bryan E. and Reade, Michael C. (2021). Staff perceptions of military chemical–biological–radiological–nuclear (CBRN) air-purifying masks during a simulated clinical task in the context of SARS-CoV-2. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 49 (3), 0310057X2098478-197. doi: 10.1177/0310057x20984787
2021
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Early sedation with dexmedetomidine in ventilated critically ill patients and heterogeneity of treatment effect in the SPICE III randomised controlled trial
Shehabi, Yahya, Serpa Neto, Ary, Howe, Belinda D., Bellomo, Rinaldo, Arabi, Yaseen M., Bailey, Michael, Bass, Frances E., Kadiman, Suhaini Bin, McArthur, Colin J., Reade, Michael C., Seppelt, Ian M., Takala, Jukka, Wise, Matt P., Webb, Steve A., Mashonganyika, C., McKee, H., Tonks, A., Donnelly, A., Hemmings, N., O’Kane, S., Blakemore, A., Butler, M., Cowdrey, K., Dalton, J., Gilder, E., Long, S., McCarthy, L., McGuinness, S., Parke, R. ... Skelly, C. (2021). Early sedation with dexmedetomidine in ventilated critically ill patients and heterogeneity of treatment effect in the SPICE III randomised controlled trial. Intensive Care Medicine, 47 (4), 455-466. doi: 10.1007/s00134-021-06356-8
2021
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The effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative behaviour change in children: a randomised controlled trial (vol 75, pg 1461, 2020)
Lee-Archer, P. F., von Ungern-Sternberg, B. S. and Reade, M. (2021). The effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative behaviour change in children: a randomised controlled trial (vol 75, pg 1461, 2020). Anaesthesia, 76 (4), 568-568. doi: 10.1111/anae.15402
2021
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Protocol for a multicentre prehospital randomised controlled trial investigating tranexamic acid in severe trauma: the PATCH-Trauma trial
Mitra, Biswadev, Bernard, Stephen, Gantner, Dashiell, Burns, Brian, Reade, Michael C., Murray, Lynnette, Trapani, Tony, Pitt, Veronica, McArthur, Colin, Forbes, Andrew, Maegele, Marc and Gruen, Russell L (2021). Protocol for a multicentre prehospital randomised controlled trial investigating tranexamic acid in severe trauma: the PATCH-Trauma trial. BMJ Open, 11 (3) e046522, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046522
2021
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Fibrinogen Early In Severe Trauma studY (FEISTY): results from an Australian multicentre randomised controlled pilot trial
Winearls, James, Wullschleger, Martin, Wake, Elizabeth, McQuilten, Zoe, Reade, Michael, Hurn, Catherine, Ryan, Glenn, Trout, Melita, Walsham, James, Holley, Anthony, George, Shane, Dyer, Wayne, McCullough, James, Keijzers, Gerben, Fraser, John, Presneill, Jeffrey and Campbell, Don (2021). Fibrinogen Early In Severe Trauma studY (FEISTY): results from an Australian multicentre randomised controlled pilot trial. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 23 (1), 32-46. doi: 10.51893/2021.1.oa3
2021
Journal Article
Baclofen to Prevent Agitation Caused by Alcohol Withdrawal in the ICU
Reade, Michael C. (2021). Baclofen to Prevent Agitation Caused by Alcohol Withdrawal in the ICU. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 325 (8), 727-729. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.0597
2021
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An observational study of hypoactive delirium in the post-anesthesia recovery unit of a pediatric hospital
Lee-Archer, Paul F., von Ungern-Sternberg, Britta S., Reade, Michael C., Law, K. C. and Long, Deborah (2021). An observational study of hypoactive delirium in the post-anesthesia recovery unit of a pediatric hospital. Paediatric anaesthesia, 31 (4) pan.14122, 429-435. doi: 10.1111/pan.14122
2021
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Caravan explosions: a case series of burns patients at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Swift, Kate, Vujcich, Elizabeth, Matthews, Teresa and Reade, Michael C. (2021). Caravan explosions: a case series of burns patients at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91 (1-2), 73-76. doi: 10.1111/ans.16436
2020
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Management of Australian Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Are Potentially Harmful Treatments Still Used?
Gantner, Dashiell, Bragge, Peter, Finfer, Simon, Gabbe, Belinda, Varma, Dinesh, Webb, Steve, Waterson, Sharon, Saxena, Manoj, Rengarajoo, Parveta, Reade, Michael C., Coates, Tom, Thomas, Piers and Cooper, Jamie (2020). Management of Australian Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Are Potentially Harmful Treatments Still Used?. Journal of Neurotrauma, 37 (24), 2686-2693. doi: 10.1089/neu.2020.7152
2020
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A multicentre point prevalence study of delirium assessment and management in patients admitted to Australian and New Zealand intensive care units
Ankravs, Melissa J., Udy, Andrew A., Byrne, Kathleen, Knowles, Serena, Hammond, Naomi, Saxena, Manoj K., Reade, Michael C., Bailey, Michael, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Deane, Adam M. and on behalf of the George Institute for Global Health and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group (2020). A multicentre point prevalence study of delirium assessment and management in patients admitted to Australian and New Zealand intensive care units. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 22 (4), 355-360. doi: 10.51893/2020.4.oa8
2020
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Octreotide for resuscitation of cardiac arrest due to carcinoid crisis precipitated by novel peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT): A case report
Dhanani, Jayesh, Pattison, David A., Burge, Matthew, Williams, Julian, Riedel, Bernhard, Hicks, Rodney J. and Reade, Michael C. (2020). Octreotide for resuscitation of cardiac arrest due to carcinoid crisis precipitated by novel peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT): A case report. Journal of Critical Care, 60, 319-322. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.08.011
2020
Journal Article
Changes in medical scientific publication associated with the COVID‐19 pandemic
Whitmore, Kirsty A., Laupland, Kevin B., Vincent, Clare M., Edwards, Felicity A. and Reade, Michael C. (2020). Changes in medical scientific publication associated with the COVID‐19 pandemic. Medical Journal of Australia, 213 (11), 496-499.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50855
2020
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Preoperative identification of cardiac surgery patients at risk of receiving a platelet transfusion: The Australian Cardiac Surgery Platelet Transfusion ( ACSePT ) risk prediction tool
Flint, Andrew W. J., Bailey, Michael, Reid, Christopher M., Smith, Julian A., Tran, Lavinia, Wood, Erica M., McQuilten, Zoe K. and Reade, Michael C. (2020). Preoperative identification of cardiac surgery patients at risk of receiving a platelet transfusion: The Australian Cardiac Surgery Platelet Transfusion ( ACSePT ) risk prediction tool. Transfusion, 60 (10), 2272-2283. doi: 10.1111/trf.15990
2020
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The effect of dexmedetomidine on vasopressor requirements in patients with septic shock: a subgroup analysis of the Sedation Practice in Intensive Care Evaluation [SPICE III] Trial
Cioccari, Luca, Luethi, Nora, Bailey, Michael, Shehabi, Yahya, Howe, Belinda, Messmer, Anna S., Proimos, Helena K., Peck, Leah, Young, Helen, Eastwood, Glenn M., Merz, Tobias M., Takala, Jukka, Jakob, Stephan M., Bellomo, Rinaldo, Shehabi, Yahya, Arabi, Yaseen, Bass, Frances, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Erickson, Simon, Howe, Belinda, Kadiman, Suhaini, McArthur, Colin, Murray, Lynnette, Reade, Michael, Seppelt, Ian, Takala, Jukka, Webb, Steve A., Wise, Matthew P., Shehabi, Yahya ... ANZICS Clinical Trials Group and the SPICE III Investigators (2020). The effect of dexmedetomidine on vasopressor requirements in patients with septic shock: a subgroup analysis of the Sedation Practice in Intensive Care Evaluation [SPICE III] Trial. Critical Care, 24 (1) 441. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03115-x
2020
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Dexmedetomidine for facilitating mechanical ventilation extubation in difficult-to-wean ICU patients: systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials
Buckley, Mitchell S., Smithburger, Pamela L., Wong, Adrian, Fraser, Gilles L., Reade, Michael C., Klein-Fedyshin, Michele, Ardiles, Thomas and Kane-Gill, Sandra L. (2020). Dexmedetomidine for facilitating mechanical ventilation extubation in difficult-to-wean ICU patients: systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 36 (8) 0885066620937673, 885066620937673-936. doi: 10.1177/0885066620937673
2020
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There is no fire without smoke! Pathophysiology and treatment of inhalational injury in burns: a narrative review
Holley, Anthony D., Reade, Michael C., Lipman, Jeffrey and Cohen, Jeremy (2020). There is no fire without smoke! Pathophysiology and treatment of inhalational injury in burns: a narrative review. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 48 (2), 0310057X2091328-122. doi: 10.1177/0310057x20913282
2020
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New guidelines for the management of severe thermal burns in the acute phase in adults and children: Is it time for a global surviving burn injury campaign (SBIC)?
Holley, Anthony, Cohen, Jeremy, Reade, Michael, Laupland, Kevin B. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2020). New guidelines for the management of severe thermal burns in the acute phase in adults and children: Is it time for a global surviving burn injury campaign (SBIC)?. Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine, 39 (2), 195-196. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2020.03.009
2020
Journal Article
Opinions of doctors working in South African critical care units regarding unconsented testing and empirical treatment of HIV-positive patients in ICU
Asghar, A.K., Carpenter, A.M., Mudali, J.N., Reade, M. and Wise, R.D. (2020). Opinions of doctors working in South African critical care units regarding unconsented testing and empirical treatment of HIV-positive patients in ICU. Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 26 (1), 38-44. doi: 10.36303/sajaa.2020.26.1.2291
2020
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The effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative behaviour change in children: a randomised controlled trial
Lee-Archer, P. F., von Ungern-Sternberg, B. S., Reade, M., Betts, M., Haenke, D., Keys, A., Rance, T., Gibbons, K. and Long, D. (2020). The effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative behaviour change in children: a randomised controlled trial. Anaesthesia, 75 (11), 1461-1468. doi: 10.1111/anae.15117
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The spatial epidemiology of trauma in Queensland
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Critical care management of burns patients
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jeffrey Lipman, Associate Professor Jeremy Cohen
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) containing protein inhibitors in a translational model of sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jayesh Dhanani
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The role of the endothelial glycocalyx in severe trauma
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John-Paul Tung
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2016
Master Philosophy
Validation of Acute Traumatic Coagulopathy in an ovine model of trauma and haemorrhage
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Characterisation of immune responses to standard stored and cryopreserved blood components in sheep in vitro models of transfusion
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John-Paul Tung
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- Trauma medicine and surgery
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