Overview
Background
Associate Professor Robert Boots is a member of the clinical team at the Burns, Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre.
Rob currently is a senior Thoracic and Sleep Physician in the Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and continues to practice intensive care medicine in Bundaberg. His current research interests relate to biologic circadian rhythm dysfunction particularly as it relates to recovery from critical illness in addition to applications of virtual reality distraction therapy to improve patient outcomes from complex illness. Previously Rob served as the Deputy Director of the Department of Intensive Care Medicineat RBWH for 20 years and has qualifications in both respiratory medicine and intensive care. He has a strong background in clinical epidemiology and research previslu researching the management of burns and prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia. He has served as Deputy Director of Clinical Training and Chairman of the Medical Emergency Response Training Program at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Rob received training in clinical education from the Harvard Macy Program for Physician Educators in Boston USA and the Bulstrode and Hunt program of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edin). He was a key stakeholder in the development of the business case and the despite of the Queensland Health Clinical Skills Development Centre whoch opened in 2004. After serving for 6 years as the Chairman of the Queensland Regional Committee of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care he was electived to the Board of the College of Intensive Care Medicine in 2010, serving as the Censor, Education Officer and Research Officer during the transition of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine to the existing CICM. He previously served as the Deputy Chair of the Patholgy Primary Exmaination Committee of the RACS and is currently a senior member of the National Examiation Panel of the RACP. Rob is involved with many projects as a main investigator and supervises postgraduate students attached to the research unit.
Availability
- Associate Professor Robert Boots is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Medicine Surgery, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), University of Newcastle
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Research interests
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Pulmonary Infection in Ventilated Patients
Presently investigating the use of inhaled heparin in the prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia
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Asthma management in the ICU
Current survey of practice in Queensland
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Effectiveness of Telemedicine in ICU patient Care
Extensive effectiveness review of the existing program in Bundaberg Base Hospital
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Effect of ICU outpatient review in the outcomes of patients with sepsis
A randomised trial of a clinical outpatient review of patients who have been discharged from the intensive care unit for sepsis to assess their physical and emotional status. This is the present project in a suite of projects related to the rehabilitation of ICU patients.
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Effective Recommendations based on Multi-Source Data
Collaboration with the Engineering Department of University of Queensland with Prof Xue Li. Large-scale data collected from multiple sources such as the Web, sensor networks, academic publications,and social networks provide a new opportunity to exploit useful information for effective and efficient recommendations and decision making. In this project, we propose a new framework of recommender systems that is based on analysing relationships between different types of objects from multiple data sources. A graph model will be built to represent the extracted semantic relationships and novel linkage analysis based algorithms will be developed for ranking objects using the data of an established clinical information system in the ICU.
Works
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2012
Journal Article
A fifteen-year retrospective review of obstetric patients requiring critical care
Barrett, Helen L., Devin, Ruth, Clarke, Sophie, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Boots, Robert, Fagermo, Narelle, Callaway, Leonie K. and Lust, Karin (2012). A fifteen-year retrospective review of obstetric patients requiring critical care. Obstetric Medicine, 5 (4), 166-170. doi: 10.1258/om.2012.120033
2012
Journal Article
Physiopathology of anemia and transfusion thresholds in isolated head injury
Bellapart, Judith, Boots, Rob and Fraser, John (2012). Physiopathology of anemia and transfusion thresholds in isolated head injury. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 73 (4), 997-1005. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318265cede
2012
Journal Article
The tyranny of distance: telemedicine for the critically ill in rural Australia
Boots, R. J., Singh, S. J. and Lipman, J. (2012). The tyranny of distance: telemedicine for the critically ill in rural Australia. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 40 (5), 871-874. doi: 10.1177/0310057X1204000517
2012
Journal Article
Pharmacokinetics of intraperitoneal gentamicin in peritoneal dialysis patients with peritonitis (GIPD study)
Varghese, Julie M., Roberts, Jason A., Wallis, Steven C., Boots, Robert J., Healy, Helen, Fassett, Robert G., Lipman, Jeffrey and Ranganathan, Dwarakanathan (2012). Pharmacokinetics of intraperitoneal gentamicin in peritoneal dialysis patients with peritonitis (GIPD study). Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 7 (8), 1249-1256. doi: 10.2215/CJN.12211211
2012
Journal Article
Intensive exercise after thermal injury improves physical, functional, and psychological outcomes
Paratz, Jennifer D., Stockton, Kellie, Plaza, Anita, Muller, Michael and Boots, Robert J. (2012). Intensive exercise after thermal injury improves physical, functional, and psychological outcomes. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 73 (1), 186-194. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31824baa52
2012
Journal Article
Potential use of melatonin in sleep and delirium in the critically ill
Bellapart, J. and Boots, R. (2012). Potential use of melatonin in sleep and delirium in the critically ill. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 108 (4), 572-580. doi: 10.1093/bja/aes035
2012
Journal Article
Review article: Part two: Goal-directed resuscitation - Which goals? Perfusion targets
Holley, Anthony, Lukin, William, Paratz, Jennifer, Hawkins, Tracey, Boots, Robert and Lipman, Jeffrey (2012). Review article: Part two: Goal-directed resuscitation - Which goals? Perfusion targets. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 24 (2), 127-135. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01515.x
2012
Journal Article
Protocol: inspiratory muscle training for promoting recovery and outcomes in ventilated patients (IMPROVe): a randomised controlled trial
Bissett, Bernadette, Leditschke, I. Anne, Paratz, Jennifer D. and Boots, Robert J. (2012). Protocol: inspiratory muscle training for promoting recovery and outcomes in ventilated patients (IMPROVe): a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 2 (2) e000813, e000813.1-e000813.9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000813
2012
Journal Article
Physiological responses to maximal exercise testing and the modified incremental shuttle walk test in adults after thermal injury: A pilot study
Stockton,Kellie, Davis, Mark John, Brown, Michael Graeme, Boots, Robert J. and Paratz, Jennifer D. (2012). Physiological responses to maximal exercise testing and the modified incremental shuttle walk test in adults after thermal injury: A pilot study. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 33 (2), 252-258. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318233a829
2012
Journal Article
Review article: Part one: Goal-directed resuscitation - Which goals? Haemodynamic targets
Holley, Anthony, Lukin, William, Paratz, Jennifer, Hawkins, Tracey, Boots, Roberts and Lipman, Jeffrey (2012). Review article: Part one: Goal-directed resuscitation - Which goals? Haemodynamic targets. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 24 (1), 14-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01516.x
2012
Conference Publication
Respiratory dysfunction in ventilated patients: can inspiratory muscle training help?
Bissett, B., Leditschke, I. A., Paratz, J. D. and Boots, R. J. (2012). Respiratory dysfunction in ventilated patients: can inspiratory muscle training help?. Edgecliff, NSW, Australia: Australian Society of Anaesthetists. doi: 10.1177/0310057x1204000205
2012
Book Chapter
The lung in multiorgan failure
Boots, Rob (2012). The lung in multiorgan failure. Sepsis management: PIRO and MODS. (pp. 103-128) edited by Jordi Rello, Jeffrey Lipman and Thiago Lisboa. Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-03519-7_9
2012
Journal Article
Intensive care unit experience of hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients
Agarwal, Sidharth, O'Donoghue, Stephen, Gowardman, John, Kennedy, Glen, Hiran Bandeshe and Boots, Robert J. (2012). Intensive care unit experience of hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Internal Medicine Journal, 42 (7), 748-754. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02533.x
2011
Journal Article
Remote care by telemedicine in the ICU: Many models of care can be effective
Boots, Robert James, Singh, Sunil, Terblanche, Morne, Widdicombe, Neil and Lipman, Jeffery (2011). Remote care by telemedicine in the ICU: Many models of care can be effective. Current Opinion in Critical Care, 17 (6), 634-640. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32834a789a
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A prospective randomised controlled trial investigating functional and physiological outcomes following early rehabilitation in sepsis: The i-PERFORM Trial (Protocol Article)
Kayambu, Geetha, Boots, Robert J. and Paratz, Jennifer D. (2011). A prospective randomised controlled trial investigating functional and physiological outcomes following early rehabilitation in sepsis: The i-PERFORM Trial (Protocol Article). BMC Anesthesiology, 11, 21-1-21-11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2253-11-21
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Journal Article
Determining authorship in multicentre trials: A systematic review
Dulhunty, Joel, Boots, Robert J., Paratz, Jennifer D. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2011). Determining authorship in multicentre trials: A systematic review. Acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica, 55 (9), 1037-1043. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02477.x
2011
Journal Article
Experience with high frequency oscillation ventilation during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in Australia and New Zealand
Boots, Robert J., Lipman, Jeffrey, Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Stephens, DP, Thomas, J., Shehabi, Y., Bass, F., Anthony, A., Long, D., Seppelt, I.M., Weisbrodt, L., Erickson, S., Beca, J., Sherring, C., McGuiness, S., Parke, R., Stachowski, E.R., Boyd, R. and Howe, B. (2011). Experience with high frequency oscillation ventilation during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in Australia and New Zealand. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 39 (5), 837-846. doi: 10.1177/0310057x1103900507
2011
Journal Article
'Safe' methaemoglobin concentrations are a mortality risk factor in patients receiving inhaled nitric oxide
Rolley, L., Bandeshe, H. and Boots, R. J. (2011). 'Safe' methaemoglobin concentrations are a mortality risk factor in patients receiving inhaled nitric oxide. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 39 (5), 919-925. doi: 10.1177/0310057X1103900519
2011
Journal Article
The effect of ventricular assist devices on cerebral blood flow and blood pressure fractality
Bellapart, Judith, Chan, Gregory S. H., Tzeng, Yu-Chieh, Ainslie, Philip N., Dunster, Kimble R., Barnett, Adrian G., Boots, Rob and Fraser, John F. (2011). The effect of ventricular assist devices on cerebral blood flow and blood pressure fractality. Physiological Measurement, 32 (9) 001, 1361-1372. doi: 10.1088/0967-3334/32/9/001
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The role of surveillance cultures in the prediction of susceptibility patterns of Gram-negative bacilli in the intensive care unit
Baba, H., Nimmo, G. R., Allworth, A. M., Boots, R. J., Hayashi, Y., Lipman, J. and Paterson, D. L. (2011). The role of surveillance cultures in the prediction of susceptibility patterns of Gram-negative bacilli in the intensive care unit. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 30 (6), 739-744. doi: 10.1007/s10096-010-1146-1
Funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Atrial Fibrillation in Critical Care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Louise Cullen
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Assessment of Cerebral Microcirculation after Severe Head Injury in Experimental Ovine Models and the Effects of Normovolemic Anemia
Associate Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
INSPIRATORY MUSCLE TRAINING TO ENHANCE RECOVERY FROM INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Improving Outcomes in Critical Illness with Early Physical Rehabilitation
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Augmented Renal Clearance in the Critically Ill: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Implications for Beta-lactam Therapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jeffrey Lipman
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Dose optimisation of antibiotics during different forms of renal replacement therapy: focus on tissue and target site antibiotic concentrations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Roberts, Professor Jeffrey Lipman
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
PHYSIOTHERAPY INTERVENTION IN THE LONG-TERM INTENSIVE CARE STAY PATIENT: Use of head-up tilt and inspiratory muscle training
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Hodges
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