Professor Louise Cullen
Professor

Louise Cullen

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Background

Louise Cullen is a Pre-Eminent Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine, a clinical trialist and outcomes researcher in acute diseases. She is enthusiastically involved in the translation of research by clinical redesign and innovation.

As an accomplished acute disease researcher, Prof Cullen has focused on the diagnosis and management of patients presenting with possible Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) in the Emergency Department (ED). She has been engaged in many international collaborations (including ASPECT and ADAPT studies) She has authored over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals including The Lancet, focussed on strategies to improve efficiency, whilst maintaining safety for patients with possible ACS, syncope, heart failure, shortness of breath and atrial fibrillation.

More recently Prof Cullen has focussed on Health Services research and investigating methods to use medications and other resources in the ED wisely. She led the CREDIT trail, aimed at reducing unnecessary peripheral intravenous cannulation in the ED.

Professor Cullen’s mantra is that “you do not do research for research sake” and as such, clinical redesign and translational research is a key part of her endeavours.

Pre-Eminent Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine

Prof, Queensland University of Technology

A/Prof, University of Queensland

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital

Brisbane, Queensland 4029, AUSTRALIA.

Tel: (+ 61 7) 3636 7901. Fax: (+ 61 7) 3636 1643.

Email: louise.cullen@health.qld.gov.au

Twitter: @louiseacullen

Qualifications: MBBS (Hon) FACEM PhD

Availability

Professor Louise Cullen is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Clinical sciences Health Sciences

Research impacts

Prof Cullen has been extensively involved translation of research findings into changed clinical practice. She is currently the Clinical Lead in the Accelerated Chest pain Risk Evaluation project (ACRE 2012-8), implementing changed practice models of care across Queensland Health for ED patients based on her research. This change has translated into significant improvements in ED efficiency while maintaining patient safety. She was awarded the Metro North Chief Executive Award for Research in 2018, QH Metro North Research Excellence Award: Integrated Care and Health Services Research in 2016, the Australian Society for Medical Research: Clinical Research winner in 2016 and Most Outstanding Redesign Practitioner in 2013.

Search Professor Louise Cullen’s works on UQ eSpace

281 works between 2004 and 2025
All (281) Journal Article (242) Conference Publication (39)

281 - 281 of 281 works

2004

Journal Article

Nebulized Lidocaine Decreases the Discomfort of Nasogastric Tube Insertion: a randomized, Double-blind Trial

Cullen, Louise, Taylor, David, Taylor, Simone and Chu, Kevin (2004). Nebulized Lidocaine Decreases the Discomfort of Nasogastric Tube Insertion: a randomized, Double-blind Trial. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 44 (2), 131-137. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.03.033

Nebulized Lidocaine Decreases the Discomfort of Nasogastric Tube Insertion: a randomized, Double-blind Trial

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    NUDG-ED: Trial of behavioural 'nudging' interventions to reduce unnecessary care for low back pain in the Emergency Department (NHMRC CTCS Externally administered by USyd)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Difficult peripheral intravenous catheter insertion: Australian considerations for sustainable implementation of ultrasound guided procedures
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Development of a first-in-class therapeutic for protecting the ischemic heart
    NHMRC Development Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Improving Rapid Decision-Making in the Face of Uncertainty: A randomised trial of a 1-hour troponin protocol in suspected acute coronary syndromes (NHMRC Project Grant led by Flinders University)
    Flinders University
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Is highly-sensitive troponin testing advancing clinical practice, improving outcomes and cost-effective in the investigation and manageme..(NHMRC Project Grant led by University of Western Australia)
    University of Western Australia
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2020
    Centre of Research Excellence in Cardiovascular Outcomes Improvement (NHMRC CRE administered by Curtin University)
    Curtin University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2016
    Study 3: A decision analytic cost-effectiveness model for chest pain pathways
    QEMRF Project Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2016
    Rapid assessment of cardiac chest pain: the Australian and New Zealand Assessment of chest Pain Rule (ANZAP rule): A prospective validation study
    QEMRF Program Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Controlling Laboratory Test Ordering in Emergency Departments
    QEMRF Emergency Medicine Staff Specialist Research Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Factors influencing triage allocation for patients with acute myocardial infarction
    Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Accelerated pathway in the assessment of suspected acute coronary syndrome in the Emergency Department
    QEMRF Emergency Medicine Staff Specialist Research Grants Scheme
    Open grant

Availability

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Supervision history

Completed supervision

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