Co-design and evaluation of a regional and rural translation bronchiolitis platform: study protocol
This study aims to reduce variation in bronchiolitis care by co-designing an interactive online platform, RART-Bronch, with clinicians and parents from regional and rural settings. The platform aims to support sustainable reductions in low-value care and improve outcomes for infants with bronchiolitis. It will deliver evidence-based guidance to clinicians working in regional and rural hospitals with limited paediatric expertise. Findings will inform future implementation of tailored education, audit and feedback strategies in acute care. This work aims to enhance paediatric care quality in under-resourced settings and contribute to scalable, equitable improvements in bronchiolitis management across Australia.
Authors
- Meredith Louise Borland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5326-5008)
- Tahnee Dunlop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5560-6454)
- Janet Curran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9977-0467)
- Stuart R. Dalziel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0522-9579)
- Emma Tavender (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7230-712X)
- Catherine Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5893-4226)
- Libby Haskell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8706-3674)
- Viet Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8890-1457)
- Donna Franklin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1650-3270)
- Franz E Babl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-2187)
- Anna Lithgow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2675-6749)
- Sandy Middleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7201-4394)
- John Craven
- Elizabeth Cotterell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8469-8394)
- Louise Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2973-756X)
- Sharon O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5980-4682)
- Annelise Staples
Institutions
- Griffith University (AU)
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Gold Coast Hospital (AU)
- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (AU)
- Blacktown & Mount Druitt Hospital (AU)
- Royal Hobart Hospital (AU)
- Charles Darwin University (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (AU)
- St Vincent's Health (AU)
- St Vincent's Clinic (AU)
- Royal Darwin Hospital (AU)
- Starship Children's Health (NZ)
- Bendigo Health (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- Victoria University (AU)
- Poultry CRC (AU)
- James Cook University (AU)
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
- University of New England (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Research
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-025-04503-1
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Children's Hospital Foundation
- Australian Government
- Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council