Dr Gordon Fuller

MBChB, MRCS, FRCEM, BSc(Hons), MPH, PhD

School of Medicine and Population Health

NIHR Health Data Science Fellow; Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Gordon Fuller
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g.fuller@sheffield.ac.uk
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Dr Gordon Fuller
School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
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Gordon is the Royal College of Emergency (RCEM) Professor of Emergency Medicine, RCEM national research network lead, and co-chair of the National Major Trauma Registry Clinical Steering Group.

Clinically, he qualified with distinction from the University of Glasgow Medical School in 2002 and has completed emergency medicine training in Nottingham, Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire. His training has additionally included basic surgical training, and paediatric and major trauma fellowships in South Africa. He currently works in the Northern General major trauma centre.

Academically, Gordon completed a BSc (Hons, 1st) in Pharmacology at the University of Glasgow with award of the Jon Buchannan and John J Lewis Prizes. During a NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship he then worked with the Trauma Audit and Research Network and completed a MPH (awarded with distinction) specialising in Global Health. He has subsequently been awarded NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship, NIHR Clinical Trials Fellowship, NIHR Health Data Science Fellowship, and NIHR clinical lecturer posts at the University of Sheffield. Gordon is a twice-winner of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Rod Little Prize for Research.

Research interests

Gordon has a diverse range of research interests in emergency and critical care, including:

  • Major trauma
  • Emergency department triage and early assessment
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Sports related concussion
  • Sepsis
  • Venous thromboembolism
  • Evaluation of interventions and systems in emergency care settings

Gordon is trained and experienced in a wide range of research designs and methodologies:

  • Heath data science, including text mining, data mining, machine learning approaches, advanced prognostic modelling 
  • Clinical trials
  • Observational research, including longitudinal follow up, diagnostic, and cohort studies
  • Systematic reviews
  • Health economic analysis (trial based and decision analysis modelling)
  • Discrete choice experiments
  • Consensus studies
  • Inter-rater agreement studies
  • Parametric survival analysis, linear regression, logistic regression, adjusted limited dependent variable modelling, multi-level modelling, multiple imputation, probabilistic sensitivity analysis, agreement and reliability statistics

Current projects

  • National Major Trauma Registry. Outcome prediction model for major trauma patients. Chief Investigator.
  • RCEM. Accuracy of early warning scores for predicting the need for time critical interventions in South African emergency departments. Chief Investigator.
  • NIHR HTA. NEWS2. Accuracy of NEWS2 score (and modifications) for predicting the need for time critical interventions. Co-Investigator.
  • NIHR HTA. DAVE. Evaluation of the accuracy of Pulmonary Embolism investigation strategies. Co-Investigator.
  • NIHR HTA. TOPLINE. Developing a programme looking to improve early identification of emergency department patients who need time-critical treatment. Co-Investigator.
  • NIHR HTA. SIS. Randomized trial of cervical spine immobilisation Vs movement minimisation. Co-Investigator.
  • NIHR HTA. BRAINS TBI. Accuracy of biomarkers for traumatic brain injury following mild head injury. Co-Investigator.
  • National Rugby League. SCRIMMAGE project. Co-investigator:
    • Incidence of head impacts and concussion
    • Tackle predictors of concussion following head impacts
    • Inter-rater agreement on video concussion signs

Recently completed projects

  •  NIHR HTA. MATTS: Major Trauma Triage Study. Chief Investigator
  • NIHR HTA. Packman study: RCT - prehospital ketamine v morphine for traumatic pain. Co-investigator
  • NIHR HTA. TIME: Take home naloxone Intervention Multicentre Emergency setting feasibility trial. Co-investigator
  • NIHR HTA. PHEWS - Prehospital sepsis screening tools. Co-investigator
  • University of Swansea: Epidemiology of opioid overdose in Wales. Co-investigator.
  • World Rugby. Head Injury Assessment Project. Chief Investigator:
    • Evaluation of the World Rugby HIA process
    • Discrete choice experiment sideline - concussion screening preferences.
    • Sideline concussion cognitive screening tests in SuperRugby
    • Sideline performance of SCAT5 as a concussion screening instrument
    • Effects of exercise on SCAT-5 results
    • Reproducibility of SCAT-5 results
    • Accuracy of sideline video assessment of head impact events
Publications

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Journal articles

Conference proceedings

Posters

  • Johnston S, Snooks H, Jones J, Bell F, Benger J, Black S, Dixon S, Edwards A, Evans B, Fuller G , Goodacre S et al (2021) PP25 The take home naloxone intervention multicentre emergency setting feasibility (TIME) trial: an early perspective from one UK ambulance service. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Holt C, Keating S, Tonkins M, Bradbury D & Fuller G (2021) PP39 What is the risk of major trauma following a fall down stairs? – A systematic review. RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

Professional activities and memberships
  • Consultant in emergency medicine
  • RCEM Professor of Emergency Medicine 
  • RCEM national journal club lead
  • TERN steering committee member
  • National Rugby League. SCRIMMAGE project investigator
  • RCEM national research network lead
  • Co-chair of the National Major Trauma Registry Clinical Steering Group.
  • International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport expert panel member
  • Trial Steering Group member CONCEPT trial
  • Global Emergency Care Research Network co-investigator