Dr Damian Roland

Consultant and Honorary Associate Professor in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

BMedSci (Hons) 1999, University of Nottingham
MB BS, 2001, University of Nottingham
MRCPCH 2004 PhD 2014

Email: dr98@le.ac.uk Twitter: @damian_roland Blog: rolobotrambles.com

Address: Paediatric Emergency Medicine Leicester Academic (PEMLA) group, University of Leicester, Level G, Jarvis Building RMO, Infirmary Square, Leicester, LE1 5WW

For general enquiries, please email the secretary, Elizabeth Cadman,
or telephone 0116 258 5965

Research Interests

Identification of Sick Children in Acute Care Settings
Scoring Systems
Evaluation of methods to assess training and educational interventions (REMIT)
Co-Founder of PEMLA and QuackApps

Awards

Elizabeth Molyneaux Award for best presentation at APEM stream RCEM Conference 2020
East Midlands Leadership Academy - Development Leader of the Year 2015
UK Health Business Awards - Winner in Patient Data Category (POPS)
Electronic Health Insider Awards 2014 - Highly Commended in Clinical Care Category (POPS)
Health Service Journal - Top 50 Health Innovator 2013 and Rising Star 2014
Graduate Dean's Prize for Best Poster at Leicester University Festival of Postgraduate Research 2013
Shortlisted for Patient Safety Award 2013 in Paediatric Category
International Forum of Quality and Safety in Health Care 2013: Winner of Million Pound Challenge

Publications - 2020/21

Klassen T, Dalziel SR, Babl FE, Benito J, Bressan S, Chamberlain J, Chang TP, Freedman SB, Kohn-Loncarica G, Lyttle MD, Mintegi S, Mistry RD, Nigrovic LE, Oostenbrink R, Plint AC, Rino P, Roland D, Van De Mosselaer G, Kuppermann N. The Pediatric Emergency Research Network: A Decade of Global Research Cooperation in Pediatric Emergency Care. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Jun 3. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002466. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34091572.

Lo D, Beardsmore C, Roland D, et al Risk factors for asthma attacks and poor control in children: a prospective observational study in UK primary care Archives of Disease in Childhood Published Online First: 20 May 2021. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320110

Southgate, G., Harmer, M.J., Hewitson, R., Livesey, H., Longbottom, K., Yassaee, A., Roland, D. and Pryde, K. (2021), Safeguarding should be a key outcome measure when evaluating video consultatios in paediatrics J Paediatr Child Health, 57: 766-767.

Stilwell PA, Munro APS, Basatemur E, Da Camera T, Harwood R and Roland D. Bibliography of published COVID-19 in children literature Archives of Disease in Childhood Published Online First: 06 May 2021. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-321751

Kakleas K, Farah A, Roland D Utilisation and accuracy of the emergency care data set in children with food allergy and anaphylaxis Emergency Medicine Journal Published Online First: 09 March 2021. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2020-209448

Evans J, Murch H, Begley R, Roland D et al Mortality in adolescent trauma: a comparison of children’s, mixed and adult major trauma centres Emergency Medicine Journal Published Online First: 30 March 2021. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2020-210384

Reeves A, Auerbach M, Kou M, Sanseau E, Hamann M & Roland D Bridging the language gap for simulation resources

BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning Published Online First: 22 March 2021. doi: 10.1136/bmjstel-2020-000764

Elwan MH, Edwards SL, Hassanein M, Roland D et al COVID-19 monthly top five Emergency Medicine Journal 2021;38:319-321.

Buonsenso D, Roland D, De Rose C, Vásquez-Hoyos P, Ramly B, Chakakala-Chaziya JN, Munro A, González-Dambrauskas S. SCHOOLS CLOSURES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A Catastrophic Global Situation. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Jan 12. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003052. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33464019.

Rowland A, Cotterill S, Heal C, Roland D Observational cohort study with internal and external validation of a predictive tool for identification of children in need of hospital admission from the emergency department: the Paediatric Admission Guidance in the Emergency Department (PAGE) score BMJ Open 2020;10:e043864. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043864

Perry D, Gibson P, Roland D, Messahel S. What level of immobilisation is necessary for treatment of torus (buckle) fractures of the distal radius in children? BMJ 2021; 372 :m4862

Roland D, Stilwell PA, Fortune P, et al Case for change: a standardised inpatient paediatric early warning system in England Archives of Disease in Childhood Published Online First: 08 January 2021. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2020-320466

Wheway J, Stilwell PA, Cook A, Roland D A preimplementation survey for a standardised approach to paediatric early warning systems Archives of Disease in Childhood 2021;106:620-622.

Gomes S, Wood D, Ayis S, Roland et al Evaluation of a novel approach to recognising community-acquired paediatric sepsis at ED triage by combining an electronic screening algorithm with clinician assessment

Emergency Medicine Journal 2021;38:132-138.

Buonsenso D, Roland D, Abela N, Shanmugavadivel D, Platt R, Davis T; DFTB Skin Deep core team. Time to improve the diversity of paediatric skin images. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2020 Nov;4(11):e44. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30303-5. PMID: 33068551.

Roland D, Teo KW, Bandi S, et al COVID-19 is not a driver of clinically significant viral wheeze and asthma Archives of Disease in Childhood 2021;106:e22.

Heal C, Cotterill S, Rowland AG, et al Inter-rater reliability of paediatric emergency assessment: physiological and clinical features Archives of Disease in Childhood 2021;106:149-153.

Waterfield T, Maney JA, Fairley D, Roland D et al. Validating clinical practice guidelines for the management of children with non-blanching rashes in the UK (PiC): a prospective, multicentre cohort study. The Lancet. Infectious Diseases. 2020 Nov. DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30474-6.

Reynolds S, Yap D, Marikar D, Roland D. Fifteen-minute consultation: The infant with a neck lump Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice 2020;105:258-261.

Waterfield, T., Maney, JA., Lyttle, M.D, McKenna J, Roland D, Corr M, Patenall B, Shields M. Woolfall K & Fairley D. Diagnostic test accuracy of point-of-care procalcitonin to diagnose serious bacterial infections in children. BMC Pediatr 20, 487 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02385-2

Rowe-Setz G, Behringer W, Roland D, et al Fifteen minute consultation: When can I use a medical app? Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice Published Online First: 18 September 2020. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319448

Long T, Rowland A, Cotterill S, Woby S, Heal C, Garratt N, Brown S, Roland D. Opt-out Consent in Children's Emergency Medicine Research. Compr Child Adolesc Nurs. 2020 Sep 16:1-12. doi: 10.1080/24694193.2020.1812766. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32936676

Singer R, Leo G, Davis T, et al The Baby Shark (Songs Heard Affecting Resuscitation Kinetics) study BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning Published Online First: 12 September 2020. doi: 10.1136/bmjstel-2020-000657

Mann JA, Patel N, Bragg J, Roland, D Did children ‘stay safe’? Evaluation of burns presentations to a children’s emergency department during the period of COVID-19 school closures Archives of Disease in Childhood Published Online First: 03 September 2020. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-3200

Bogiatzopoulou A, Mayberry H, Hawcutt DB, Whittaker E, Munro A, Roland D et al. COVID-19 in children: what did we learn from the first wave? Paediatr Child Health (Oxford). 2020 Sep 18. doi: 10.1016/j.paed.2020.09.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32983255; PMCID: PMC7500879.

Pandey M, Sisodia S, Bandi S, Roland D. Incidence of spread of clinically relevant SARS-CoV2 infection between children in a tertiary emergency department: An evaluation. J Infect. 2020 Sep 19:S0163-4453(20)30628-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.09.020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32961252.

Jahn HK, Jahn IHJ, Roland D, Behringer W, Lyttle M; Paediatric Emergency Research in the United Kingdom, Ireland (PERUKI). Prescribing in a paediatric emergency: A PERUKI survey of prescribing and resuscitation aids. Acta Paediatr. 2020 Sep 1. doi: 10.1111/apa.15551. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32869877.

Edwards S, Roland D. Fifteen-minute consultation: Assessing the child with an elbow injury Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice Published Online First: 24 July 2020. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-316129

Carter B, Roland D, Bray L, Harris J, Pandey P, Fox J, et al. (2020) A systematic review of the organizational, environmental, professional and child and family factors influencing the timing of admission to hospital for children with serious infectious illness. PLoS ONE 15(7): e0236013. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236013

Zipursky A, Kuppermann N, Finkelstein Y, Zemek R, Plint AC, Babl FE, Dalziel SR, Freedman SB, Steele DW, Fernandes RM, Florin TA, Stephens D, Kharbanda A, Roland D, Lyttle MD, Johnson DW, Schnadower D, Macias CG, Benito J, Schuh S; PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY RESEARCH NETWORKS (PERN). International Practice Patterns of Antibiotic Therapy and Laboratory Testing in Bronchiolitis. Pediatrics. 2020 Aug;146(2):e20193684. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-3684. Epub 2020 Jul 13. PMID: 32661190.

Roland D, Harwood R, Bishop N, Hargreaves D, Patel S, Sinha I. Children's emergency presentations during the COVID-19 pandemic Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2020;S2352-4642(20)30206-6. doi:10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30206-6

Snelson E, Roland D, Munro APS Throat and ear infections in children: URTI in the time of COVID-19 Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice 2021;106:172-174.

Woods JM, Chan TM, Roland D, Riddell J, Tagg A, Thoma B. Evaluating the reliability of gestalt quality ratings of medical education podcasts: A METRIQ study Perspect Med Educ. 2020;10.1007/s40037-020-00589-x. doi:10.1007/s40037-020-00589-x

Waterfield T, Lyttle MD, McKenna J, Maney JA, Roland D, Corr M, Woolfall K, Patenall B, Shields M, Fairley D, Loop-mediated isothermal amplification for the early diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease in Children Archives of Disease in Childhood 2020;105:1151-1156.

Reynolds S, Kadambari S, Calton E, Roland D. The child with prolonged fever: when to think zebras Paediatrics and Child Health 2020 30 261-269

Bressan S, Buonsenso D, Farrugia R, et al. Preparedness and response to Pediatric CoVID-19 in European Emergency Departments: a survey of the REPEM and PERUKI networks Ann Emerg Med. 2020;10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.05.018. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.05.018

Roland D, Stansfield BK. Every cloud: how the COVID-19 pandemic may benefit child health Pediatr Res. 2020;10.1038/s41390-020-0947-x. doi:10.1038/s41390-020-0947-x

Roland D, Suzen N, Coats TJ, Levesley J, Gorban AN, Mirkes EM. What can the randomness of missing values tell you about clinical practice in large data sets of children's vital signs? Pediatr Res. 2020;10.1038/s41390-020-0861-2.

Roberts Z, Collins J, James D On behalf of PERUKI, et al Epidemiology of adolescent trauma in England: a review of TARN data 2008–2017 Emergency Medicine Journal 2020;37:25-30.

Craig S, Babl FE, Dalziel SR, et al. Acute severe paediatric asthma: study protocol for the development of a core outcome set, a Pediatric Emergency Reserarch Networks (PERN) study. Trials. 2020;21(1):72. Published 2020 Jan 13. doi:10.1186/s13063-019-3785-6

Lo D, Beardsmore C, Roland D et al. Spirometry and FeNO testing for asthma in children in UK primary care: a prospective observational cohort study of feasibility and acceptability British Journal of General Practice 2020; 70 (700): e809-e816.

All Publications (by research theme)

National and International Presentations

Invited National Talks

Previous Awards

Contributions to National Guidance/Publications

Educational Outcomes Framework (DOH 2012) - Design Group Member

Technology Enhanced Learning Framework (DOH 2011) - Member of Project Board

Sir John Temple. "Time for Training" (Medical Education England 2010) - Member of expert advisory group

Editorial board for 2010 NPSA publication "Medical Error"

External Positions

NHS England Acutely Ill Child Reference Group

Core Leadership team for #nhschangeday

Guideline Development Group Member - NICE Feverish illness in children update

Links

Emergency Medicine