Jason Acworth

Professor Jason Acworth is a Paediatric Emergency Physician at Queensland Children's Hospital and holds a research appointment at the University of Queensland through the Children's Health Queensland Clinical Unit. His career spans clinical leadership, research, and guideline development in paediatric resuscitation and emergency care.

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (Honours) from University of Queensland
• Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

His research focuses on paediatric resuscitation systems, healthcare simulation, and clinical decision-making in emergency settings. Recent work examines extracorporeal CPR, defibrillation dosing, and pulse assessment accuracy in pediatric cardiac arrest.

Key article trends include:

• Multi-center collaborations in resuscitation science
• Simulation-based system evaluations
• Meta-analyses of emergency interventions

Leadership roles include:

• President of Advanced Paediatric Life Support Australia
• ILCOR Paediatric Life Support Task Force member
• Chair of Pediatric Emergency Research Network (PERN)

He has supervised over 60 publications and secured $5M+ in competitive grants, including NHMRC and QEMRF projects. Current initiatives involve the STORK Statewide Simulation Service, optimizing regional pediatric emergency care through simulation.