The gift of life … straight from the heart
Thank you to The Australian Health Editor, Natasha Robinson, for the front-page profile of CCRG’s Living Heart Project on January 28, 2023. Read full article here.

My dad was ventilated in ICU when I was 27…
A message from Critical Care Research Group Founder Professor John Fraser on the group’s world-first ICU of the Future Project.
CCRG unveils world-first ICU of the Future
Five years in the making, CCRG unveils the ICU of the Future

CCRG welcomes Kenyan High Commission and Professor Kathryn Maitland
CCRG hosts Professor Kathryn Maitland OBE for exclusive Brisbane tour

Scientists paint a picture of how ECMO alters the effectiveness of antibiotics in a world first
A network of international researchers have documented how extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the life-saving blood oxygen therapy, changes the dosing requirements of antibiotics in critically ill patients, in a study that is set to change the way ECMO is used and administered and improve outcomes for the health system’s sickest patients.

CCRG-led study reveals how COVID-19 damages the heart
The Critical Care Research Group has discovered how COVID-19 damages the heart, opening the door to future treatments.

REGISTER NOW: Professor Kathryn Maitland OBE visits Brisbane this November
CCRG to host Professor Kathryn Maitland OBE for exclusive Brisbane tour.

ECHO Australia celebrates 20 years
CCRG’s Professor John F Fraser will deliver the 5th John O’Shea Memorial Lecture at the 2022 ECHO Australia conference to be held at Queensland’s Gold Coast Convention and Entertainment Centre next week.

CCRG Alumni: Maximilian Malfertheiner
Dr Maximilian Malfertheiner is the Medical Director of the Lung Center Donaustauf, Germany. Before a stint at Yale University, Dr Malfertheiner carried out a research fellowship at CCRG.

Meet Dr Sainath Raman
Dr Raman recently collaborated with CCRG Research Fellow Dr Nchafatso Obonyo as guests editors for the paediatric sepsis topic in Frontiers of Paediatrics Journal and collaborate on our sepsis research studies. We spoke with Dr Raman ahead of World Sepsis Day to learn more about his research.

International research collaborations improving patient outcomes
From Kenya to Australia to the United Kingdom, the Critical Care Research Group has partnered with colleagues from around the world to understand sepsis treatment pathways.

Spotlight on CCRG Sepsis research
Spotlight on CCRG Sepsis research: Read more about CCRG’s life-changing Sepsis research and how we are re-examining current treatment guidelines to improve patient outcomes
eDIS-ICU study moves to the next stage
The ICU of the Future project goes from strength to strength recruiting patients from three countries to trial a new digital delirium diagnostic tool.



CCRG Doctoral Fellow receives prestigious QCvRN scholarship
CCRG’s Dr Gabriele Fior wins career affirming scholarship to further ARDS research
ICU of the Future project team
Meet the team delivering the ICU of the Future Project, revolutionising the ICU arena to optimise recoveries.

Unloading the Information “Overload” in Intensive Care
Professor Fraser spoke about the importance of global collaboration and how CCRG is unloading the information overload in the intensive care arena on behalf of the COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium and the ICU of the Future project teams.

Meet Dr Nchafatso Obonyo
Did you know that donations made to The Common Good fund a number of medical research grants and fellowships? The Common Good recently awarded a Research Fellowship to Dr Nchafatso Obonyo. Read on to hear more about his story.