Adjunct Fellow
Overview
Tara Williams is a highly experienced multi-site international critical care study research coordinator who has worked in research at the Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH) for the past 15 years and partnered with the University of Queensland (UQ) on various projects. She is currently an investigator and coordinates the largest paediatric intubation and highly successful NHMRC & THRASHER funded KIDS THRIVE trial with over 961 participants; and several anaesthetic randomised control trials (RCT) including the large multicentred HAMSTER trial. She is the ANZ coordinator for the international P-ICECAP trial and is also undertaking several other critical care research projects currently. Tara's extensive research experience in the critical care environment and her 20 years of paediatric intensive care nursing ensures the smooth transition of complex research trial protocols into the clinical environment. Tara demonstrates a long-standing significant commitment to research that improves children’s outcomes and is the current Vice-Chair for the ANZICS PSG Paediatric Intensive Care Research Coordinator Interest Group (PIRCIG) and the paediatric representative on the Anaesthetic Research Co-ordinators Network (ARCN). Her vast experience at large RCT coordination make her currently one of the most experienced PICU research coordinators in Australia.
Publications
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George, Shane, Gibbons, Kristen, Williams, Tara, Humphreys, Susan, Gelbart, Ben, Le Marsney, Renate, Craig, Simon, Tingay, David, Chavan, Arjun, Schibler, Andreas, Cronin, Joanna, Pearson, Kylie, Rasmussen, Katie, Acworth, Jason, Hickey, Leah, Delzoppo, Carmel, Perkins, Elizabeth, Oberender, Felix, Waghorn, Jessica, McCahill, Courtney, Singhal, Nitesh, Harper, Gail, Ganu, Subodh, Letton, Georiga, Erikson, Simon, Thomson, Hannah, Schlapbach, Luregn J., Burren, Juerg, Zimmerman, Elisa ... the Australia, New Zealand Intensive Care Society Paediatric Study Group (ANZICS PSG) (2023). Transnasal humidified rapid insufflation ventilatory exchange in children requiring emergent intubation (Kids THRIVE): a statistical analysis plan for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 24 (1) 369, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07330-z
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Journal Article: Research monitoring practices in critical care research: a survey of current state and attitudes
Le Marsney, Renate, Williams, Tara, Johnson, Kerry, George, Shane and Gibbons, Kristen S. (2022). Research monitoring practices in critical care research: a survey of current state and attitudes. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22 (1) 74, 74. doi: 10.1186/s12874-022-01551-7
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Le Brocque, Robyne M., Dow, Belinda L., McMahon, Hayley, Crothers, Anna L., Kenardy, Justin A., Williams, Tara J. and Long, Debbie A. (2020). The course of posttraumatic stress in children: examination of symptom trajectories and predictive factors following admission to pediatric intensive care. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 21 (7), e399-e406. doi: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002316
Publications
Journal Article
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George, Shane, Gibbons, Kristen, Williams, Tara, Humphreys, Susan, Gelbart, Ben, Le Marsney, Renate, Craig, Simon, Tingay, David, Chavan, Arjun, Schibler, Andreas, Cronin, Joanna, Pearson, Kylie, Rasmussen, Katie, Acworth, Jason, Hickey, Leah, Delzoppo, Carmel, Perkins, Elizabeth, Oberender, Felix, Waghorn, Jessica, McCahill, Courtney, Singhal, Nitesh, Harper, Gail, Ganu, Subodh, Letton, Georiga, Erikson, Simon, Thomson, Hannah, Schlapbach, Luregn J., Burren, Juerg, Zimmerman, Elisa ... the Australia, New Zealand Intensive Care Society Paediatric Study Group (ANZICS PSG) (2023). Transnasal humidified rapid insufflation ventilatory exchange in children requiring emergent intubation (Kids THRIVE): a statistical analysis plan for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 24 (1) 369, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07330-z
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Research monitoring practices in critical care research: a survey of current state and attitudes
Le Marsney, Renate, Williams, Tara, Johnson, Kerry, George, Shane and Gibbons, Kristen S. (2022). Research monitoring practices in critical care research: a survey of current state and attitudes. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22 (1) 74, 74. doi: 10.1186/s12874-022-01551-7
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Le Brocque, Robyne M., Dow, Belinda L., McMahon, Hayley, Crothers, Anna L., Kenardy, Justin A., Williams, Tara J. and Long, Debbie A. (2020). The course of posttraumatic stress in children: examination of symptom trajectories and predictive factors following admission to pediatric intensive care. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 21 (7), e399-e406. doi: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002316
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High-flow oxygen for children's airway surgery: randomised controlled trial protocol (HAMSTER)
Humphreys, Susan, von Ungern-Sternberg, Britta Sylvia, Skowno, Justin, Williams, Tara, Taylor, Julia, Taverner, Fiona, Gibbons, Kristen, Burgoyne, Laura, Sommerfield, David, Stephens, Philip, Hallett, Ben, Vijayasekaran, Shyan, Slee, Nicola, Burns, Hannah, Sowa, Marcin, Davidson, Andrew and Schibler, Andreas (2019). High-flow oxygen for children's airway surgery: randomised controlled trial protocol (HAMSTER). BMJ Open, 9 (10) e031873, 1-6. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031873
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Ullman, Amanda J., Long, Debbie, Williams, Tara, Pearson, Kylie, Mihala, Gabor, Mattke, Adrian C., Macfarlane, Fiona and Rickard, Claire M. (2019). Innovation in central venous access device security: a pilot randomized controlled trial in pediatric critical care. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 20 (10), e480-e488. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002059
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George, Shane, Humphreys, Susan, Williams, Tara, Gelbart, Ben, Chavan, Arjun, Rasmussen, Katie, Ganeshalingham, Anusha, Erickson, Simon, Ganu, Subodh Suhas, Singhal, Nitesh, Foster, Kelly, Gannon, Brenda, Gibbons, Kristen, Schlapbach, Luregn J, Festa, Marino, Dalziel, Stuart and Schibler, Andreas (2019). Transnasal humidified rapid insufflation ventilatory exchange in children requiring emergent intubation (Kids THRIVE): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9 (2) e025997. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025997
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Nasal high-flow therapy in children: a survey of current practice in Australia
Maul, Clark P., Franklin, Donna, Williams, Tara, Schlapbach, Luregn and Schibler, Andreas (2017). Nasal high-flow therapy in children: a survey of current practice in Australia. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53 (10), 1031-1032. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13695
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Particle and bioaerosol characteristics in a paediatric intensive care unit
He, Congrong, Mackay, Ian M., Ramsay, Kay, Liang, Zhen, Kidd, Timothy, Knibbs, Luke D., Johnson, Graham, McNeale, Donna, Stockwell, Rebecca, Coulthard, Mark G., Long, Debbie A., Williams, Tara J., Duchaine, Caroline, Smith, Natalie, Wainwright, Claire and Morawska, Lidia (2017). Particle and bioaerosol characteristics in a paediatric intensive care unit. Environment International, 107, 89-99. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.06.020
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Humphreys, S., Lee-Archer, P., Reyne, G., Long, D., Williams, T. and Schibler, A. (2017). Transnasal humidified rapid-insufflation ventilatory exchange (THRIVE) in children: a randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 118 (2), 232-238. doi: 10.1093/bja/aew401
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Ullman, Amanda J., Kleidon, Tricia, Gibson, Victoria, Long, Debbie A., Williams, Tara, McBride, Craig A., Hallahan, Andrew, Mihala, Gabor, Cooke, Marie and Rickard, Claire M. (2016). Central venous Access device SeCurement and Dressing Effectiveness (CASCADE) in paediatrics: protocol for pilot randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open, 6 (6) e011197, e011197. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011197
Conference Publication
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Long, Debbie, Williams, Tara, Dow, Belinda, LeBrocque, Robyne and Kenardy, Justin (2017). Relationship of medical treatment on acute posttraumatic stress symptoms in children following PICU admission. 41st Australian and New Zealand Scientific meeting on Intensive Care and the 22nd Annual Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference, Perth, Australia, October 2016. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.02.063
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PICU delirium and sedation knowledge, attitudes and perceptions
Long, Debbie and Williams, Tara (2016). PICU delirium and sedation knowledge, attitudes and perceptions. 40th Australian and New Zealand Scientific meeting on Intensive Care and the 21th Annual Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, October, 2015. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2015.12.034
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Occurrence, management and outcome of fever in critically ill children
Long, Debbie, Flatley, Christopher, Williams, Tara, Harnischfeger, Jane, McEniery, Julia and Aitken, Leanne (2016). Occurrence, management and outcome of fever in critically ill children. The 40th Australian and New Zealand Scientific meeting on Intensive Care and the 21th Annual Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, October 2015. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2015.12.035
