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
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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
, et al COVID-19 is not a driver of clinically significant viral wheeze and asthma
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
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.
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
Throat and ear infections in children: URTI in the time of COVID-19
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, Arch Dis Child Online First
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.
, et al Epidemiology of adolescent trauma in England: a review of TARN data 2008–2017
All Publications (by research theme)
National and International Presentations
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