Conference Roundup

Insurance Commissioner, Neil Singleton was guest speaker at this year’s Queensland’s RECOVER Injury Research Centre Conference.  RECOVER has been funded by MAIC since 1997.  This year’s Conference theme was ‘New Horizons: artificial intelligence and pain conceptualisation’. The Conference was well attended and showcased current research being undertaken across RECOVER’s two research programs: ‘Technology-enabled rehabilitation’ and ‘Improving health outcomes after musculoskeletal injury’.

The Emergency Medical Foundation (EMF) and Jamieson Trauma Institute brought together clinicians, researchers and stakeholders to discuss how research can improve emergency trauma care in rural and remote Queensland.

At the symposium, six recipients of this funding arrangement presented including clinicians from Queensland Ambulance Service, Townsville Hospital, Retrieval Services Queensland and the Royal Flying Doctor’s Service.  Their research spans a wide range of issues including traumatic brain injury, pain relief, major haemorrhage, and evaluating the current Royal Flying Doctor Service model of trauma care.

MAIC has been collaborating with EMF since 2021, where funding was provided to establish a special grants program focused specifically on trauma care in regional, rural and remote Queensland and getting clinicians working in these areas involved in research. MAIC recently extended our funding of this program for an additional three years. We look forward to realising further benefits in terms of enhancing trauma care across our vast state.

MAIC was proud to sponsor the Australian & New Zealand Trauma Society (ANZTS) Trauma Conference 2024. This event attracted delegates in the trauma care field and aimed to improve trauma services across Australia and New Zealand.

Notable presentations included the MAIC funded ‘ICU of the Future’ project, a Queensland-led initiative aiming to reduce Intensive Care Delirium and improve patient outcomes. An evaluation of this project is underway.

Insurance Commissioner, Neil Singleton provided an overview of the CTP scheme and focused on MAIC’s role in regional and remote trauma in particular as a means of enhancing patient equity for those injured through road trauma.

The Conference also featured several presentations from researchers at the MAIC funded Jamieson Trauma Institute at Metro North, including mDRIFT (focused on reducing infections following surgical implants) and the Queensland Injury Atlas. These presentations were well received and evidenced how our collaborations are enhancing trauma management in Queensland.