By Associate Professor Roberto Forero

Book Chapters

Forero R; Nugus PI; McDonnell GD; Mccarthy S, 2012, 'Iron meets clay in sculpturing emergency medicine: A multidisciplinary sense making approach', in Deng M; Raia F; Vaccarella M (ed.), Relational Concepts in Medicine, Inter-Disciplinary Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 13 - 25

Forero R; Mccarthy S; Hillman KM, 2011, 'Access block and emergency department overcrowding', in Vincent JL (ed.), Annual update in intensive care and emergency medicine, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 720 - 728, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18081-1

Forero R; McCarthy S; Hillman K, 2011, 'Access Block and Emergency Department Overcrowding', in Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2011, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 720 - 728, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18081-1_63

Journal articles

Muscatello DJ; Rose N; Paul KK; Ware S; Dinh MM; Mohsin M; Craig AT; Dyda A; Forero R, 2024, 'Epidemiological comparison of emergency department presentations with seasonal influenza or COVID-19 and an outcome of intensive care admission or death: A population-based records linkage study in New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Infection, 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106307

Forero R; Mohsin M; Singh F; Hunt L; Frost S; McDonnell S; Piya M; Verick D; Kohler F; Chow JSF; Widloecher S; Hillman K, 2024, 'Hospital visiting hours - do they need to be revised?', Aust Health Rev, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH24145

Hanson S; Lassen A; Nielsen D; Ryg J; Forero R; Brabrand M, 2023, 'Resuscitation preferences of older acutely admitted medical and mentally competent patients with one and six months follow-up', Resuscitation, 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109836

Hanson S; Nissen SK; Nielsen D; Lassen A; Brabrand M; Forero R; Jensen JS; Ryg J, 2022, 'What matters and influence resuscitation preference? Development, field testing, and structural validation of items among older patients in the emergency department', BMC Geriatrics, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03707-y

Hession M; McDonald W; Man N; Forero R, 2022, 'Re: Should the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine advocate for time-based targets in our emergency departments?', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 34, pp. 137 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13888

Jones PG; Mountain D; Forero R, 2021, 'Review article: Emergency department crowding measures associations with quality of care: A systematic review', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33, pp. 592 - 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13743

Jones P; Haustead D; Walker K; Honan B; Gangathimmaiah V; Mitchell R; Bissett I; Forero R; Martini E; Mountain D, 2021, 'Review article: Has the implementation of time-based targets for emergency department length of stay influenced the quality of care for patients? A systematic review of quantitative literature', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33, pp. 398 - 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13760

Walker K; Honan B; Haustead D; Mountain D; Gangathimmaiah V; Forero R; Mitchell R; Martini E; Tesch G; Bissett I; Jones P, 2021, 'Review article: Have emergency department time-based targets influenced patient care? A systematic review of qualitative literature', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33, pp. 202 - 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13747

Walker K; Honan B; Haustead D; Mountain D; Gangathimmaiah V; Martini E; Forero R; Mitchell R; Tesch G; Bissett I; Jones P; Nagree Y; Middleton P; Liew D, 2021, 'Has the implementation of time-based-targets for emergency department length-of-stay influenced the quality of care for patients? A systematic review of qualitative literature', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.03.21249171

Man NWY; Forero R; Ngo H; Mountain D; Fitzgerald G; Toloo GS; McCarthy S; Mohsin M; Fatovich DM; Bailey P; Bosley E; Carney R; Lai HMX; Hillman K, 2020, 'Impact of the Four-Hour Rule policy on emergency medical services delays in Australian EDs: A longitudinal cohort study', Emergency Medicine Journal, 37, pp. 793 - 800, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2019-208958

Yap SJ; Forero R; Greenfield D; Hillman KM, 2020, 'Implementing value-based health care at scale: the NSW experience', Medical Journal of Australia, 213, pp. 285 - 285.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50745

Forero R; Man N; Nahidi S; Fitzgerald G; Fatovich D; Mohsin M; Ngo H; Toloo G; Gibson N; McCarthy S; Mountain D; Hillman K, 2020, 'When a health policy cuts both ways: Impact of the National Emergency Access Target policy on staff and emergency department performance', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 32, pp. 228 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13395

Hession M; Forero R; Man NW; Penza L; McDonald W, 2019, 'Gaming National Emergency Access Target performance using Emergency Treatment Performance definitions and emergency department short stay units', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 997 - 1006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13295

Nahidi S; Forero R; Man N; Mohsin M; Fitzgerald G; Toloo G; McCarthy S; Gibson N; Fatovich D; Mountain D, 2019, 'Impact of the Four-Hour Rule/National Emergency Access Target policy implementation on emergency department staff: A qualitative perspective of emergency department management changes', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 362 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13164

Nahidi S; Forero R; McCarthy S; Man N; Gibson N; Mohsin M; Mountain D; Fatovich D; Fitzgerald G; Toloo G, 2019, 'Qualitative analysis of perceptions and experiences of emergency department staff in relation to implementation and outcomes of the Four-Hour Rule/National Emergency Access Target in Australia', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 378 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13166

Forero R; Man N; McCarthy S; Richardson D; Mohsin M; Toloo GS; Fitzgerald G; Ngo H; Mountain D; Fatovich D; Celenza A; Gibson N; Xu F; Nahidi S; Hillman K, 2019, 'Impact of the national emergency access target policy on emergency departments’ performance: A time-trend analysis for New South Wales, Australian capital territory and queensland', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 253 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13142

Forero R; Man N; Ngo H; Mountain D; Mohsin M; Fatovich D; Toloo G; Celenza A; FitzGerald G; McCarthy S; Richardson D; Xu F; Gibson N; Nahidi S; Hillman K, 2019, 'Impact of the four-hour National Emergency Access Target on 30 day mortality, access block and chronic emergency department overcrowding in Australian emergency departments', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 58 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13151

Forero R; Ngo H; Man N; Mountain D; Fatovich D, 2019, 'Response to Re: Impact of the four-hour National Emergency Access Target on 30 day mortality, access block and chronic emergency department overcrowding in Australian emergency departments', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 147 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13214

Forero R; Nahidi S; De Costa J; Fatovich D; Fitzgerald G; Toloo S; McCarthy S; Mountain D; Gibson N; Mohsin M; Man WN, 2019, 'Perceptions and experiences of emergency department staff during the implementation of the four-hour rule/national emergency access target policy in Australia: A qualitative social dynamic perspective', BMC Health Services Research, 19, pp. 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-3877-8

Ngo H; Forero R; Mountain D; Fatovich D; Man W; Sprivulis P; Mohsin M; Toloo S; Celenza A; Fitzgerald G; McCarthy S; Hillman K, 2018, 'Impact of the Four-Hour Rule in Western Australian hospitals: Trend analysis of a large record linkage study 2002-2013', PLoS One, 13, pp. e0193902, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193902

Forero R; Nahidi S; De Costa J; Mohsin M; Fitzgerald G; Gibson N; McCarthy S; Aboagye-Sarfo P, 2018, 'Application of four-dimension criteria to assess rigour of qualitative research in emergency medicine', BMC Health Services Research, 18, pp. 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-2915-2

Hillman K; Athari F; Forero R, 2018, 'States worse than death', Current Opinion in Critical Care, 24, pp. 415 - 420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MCC.0000000000000529

Shetty AL; Teh C; Vukasovic M; Joyce S; Vaghasiya MR; Forero R, 2017, 'Impact of emergency department discharge stream short stay unit performance and hospital bed occupancy rates on access and patient flowmeasures: A single site study', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 29, pp. 407 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12777

Xu F; Sullivan EA; Forero R; Homer CSE, 2017, 'The association of Emergency Department presentations in pregnancy with hospital admissions for postnatal depression (PND): a cohort study based on linked population data', BMC emergency medicine, 17, pp. 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-017-0123-8

Nugus PI; Forero R; Mccarthy S; McDonnell GD; Travaglia JF; Hillman KM; Braithwaite J, 2013, 'The emergency department ‘‘carousel’’: An ethnographically-derived model of the dynamics of patient flow', International Emergency Nursing, 10th May 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2013.01.001

Forero R; McDonnell G; Gallego B; McCarthy S; Mohsin M; Shanley C; Formby F; Hillman K, 2012, 'A literature review on care at the end-of-life in the emergency department', Emergency medicine international, 2012, pp. 486516, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/486516

Nugus P; Holdgate A; Fry M; Forero R; McCarthy S; Braithwaite J, 2011, 'Work pressure and patient flow management in the emergency department: Findings from an ethnographic study', Academic Emergency Medicine, 18, pp. 1045 - 1052, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01171.x

Forero R; Mccarthy S; Hillman KM, 2011, 'Access block and emeregency department overcrowding', Critical Care, 15, pp. 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9998

Forero R; McDonnell GD; Mccarthy S; Nugus PI; Braithwaite J; Hillman KM; Fatovich D; Mountain D; Daly F; FitzGerald G; Richardson D, 2011, 'Lessons from the 4-hour standard in England for Australia', The Medical Journal of Australia, 194, pp. 268 - 268, http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/194_05_070311/letters_070311_fm-1.html

Nugus P; Forero R, 2011, 'Understanding interdepartmental and organizational work in the emergency department: An ethnographic approach', International Emergency Nursing, 19, pp. 69 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2010.03.001

Nugus PI; Holdgate A; Fry M; Forero R; Mccarthy S; Braithwaite J, 2011, 'Work pressure and patient flow management in the emergency department: Findings from an ethnographic study.', Academic Emergency Medicine, 18, pp. 1045 - 1052, http://dx.doi.org/10.111/j.1553-2712.2011.01171.x

Forero R; Hillman KM; McCarthy S; Fatovich DM; Joseph AP; Richardson DB, 2010, 'Access block and ED overcrowding: Short Report', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 22, pp. 119 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2010.01270.x

Nugus PI; Carroll K; Hewett D; Short A; Forero R; Braithwaite J, 2010, 'Integrated care in the emergency department: a complex adaptive systems perspective.', Social Science and Medicine, 71, pp. 1997 - 2004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.08.013

Mohsin M; Bauman A; Forero R, 2010, 'Socio economic correlates and Trends in Smoking in Pregnancy in New South Wales, Australia.', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Online, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2009.104232

Forero R; Young L; Santiano N; McCarthy S, 2009, '801 MEASURING SELF REPORTED PAIN IN A MULTI‐CULTURALLY BASED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA', European Journal of Pain, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1090-3801(09)60804-1

Garrett PW; Forero R; Dickson H; Whelan AM, 2008, 'Communication and healthcare complexity in people with little or no English: the Communication Complexity Score', Ethnicity and Health, 13, pp. 203 - 217

Garrett PW; Forero R; Dickson H; Whelan AM, 2008, 'How are language barriers bridged in acute hospital care? The tale of two methods of data collection', Australian Health Review, 32, pp. 755 - 765

Forero R, 2008, 'Inventing disease and pushing pills: pharmaceutical companies and the medicalisation of normal life', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 19, pp. 74 - 74

Forero R; Mohsin M; Mccarthy SM; Young L; Ieraci S; Hillman KM; Santiano N; Bauman A; Phung HN, 2008, 'Prevalence of morphine use and time to initial analgesia in an Australian emergency department', Emergency Medicine Australasia, 20, pp. 136 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2008.01068.x

Forero R; Mohsin M; McCarthy S; Young L; Ieraci S; Hillman K; Santiano N; Bauman A; Phung H, 2008, 'Prevalence of morphine use and time to initial analgesia in an Australian emergency department', Acute Pain, 10, pp. 103 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acpain.2008.05.031

Garrett PW; Dickson H; Young L; Whelan AM; Forero R, 2008, 'What do non-English-speaking patients value in acute care? Cultural competency from the patient`s perspective: A qualitative study', Ethnicity and Health, 13, pp. 479 - 496

Mohsin M; Forero R; Ieraci S; Bauman A; Young L; Santiano N, 2007, 'A population follow-up study of patients who left an emergency department without being seen by a medical officer', Emergency Medicine Journal, 24, pp. 175 - 179

Mohsin M; Forero R; Berthelsen A; Bauman A; Jalaludin BB; Gyaneshwar R, 2007, 'Social influences for smoking in pregnancy in south western Sydney antenatal clinic attendees', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 47, pp. 207 - 212

Lusumi DI; Sarmiento OL; Forero R; Gomez LF; Espinosa G, 2006, 'Community intervention to promote consumption of fruits and vegetables, smoke-free homes, and physical activity among home caregivers in Bogota, Colombia', Preventing Chronic Disease, 3, pp. 1 - 13

Forero R; Young L; Hillman KM; Bauman A; Ieraci S, 2006, 'Prevalence of psychological distress assessed in emergency departments', Emergency Medicine Journal, 23, pp. 489 - 489

Garrett P; Forero R, 2006, 'Racism and healthcare: experiences of Arabic-speaking patients', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 30, pp. 389 - 390

G mez LF; Sarmiento OL; Lucum DI; Espinosa G; Forero R; Bauman A, 2005, 'Prevalence and factors associated with walking and bycicling for transport among young adults in two low-income localities of Bogotá, Colombia', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2, pp. 445 - 459

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