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Driving change: A partnership study protocol using shared emergency department data to reduce alcohol-related harm
Peter Miller1, Nicolas Droste1, Diana Egerton-Warburton2
1School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Emergency Medicine Australasia : EMA
|March 16, 2019
Summary
This study trials sharing anonymised emergency department (ED) data with community agencies to reduce alcohol-related harm in Australia. The intervention aims to decrease alcohol-related injuries and assaults by informing public health strategies.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Injury Prevention
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Anonymised emergency department (ED) data sharing with community agencies has proven effective in reducing alcohol-related harm in the UK.
- This protocol details an Australian multi-site trial to adapt this model for reducing alcohol-related harm.
Purpose of the Study:
- To design and implement a trial using shared, anonymised ED data to reduce alcohol-related harm in Australia.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of public health interventions informed by ED data in preventing alcohol-related injuries and assaults.
Main Methods:
- A 36-month stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial involving nine hospitals across Australia.
- Prospective collection of alcohol consumption data at ED triage and intervention delivery through information flyers and community agency engagement.
- Public health interventions include data sharing with venues, police, and community agencies, with an option for public release of venue lists.
Main Results:
- Primary outcomes include the number/proportion of ED attendances with recent alcohol use and those during high-alcohol hours with injury diagnoses.
- Process measures will assess implementation feasibility and clinical impacts within the Australian healthcare context.
- An economic cost-benefit analysis will determine the return on investment for this public health intervention.
Conclusions:
- The trial will provide evidence on the effectiveness and economic viability of using anonymised ED data to combat alcohol-related harm in Australia.
- Findings will inform the scalability and sustainability of data-driven public health strategies for injury prevention.
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