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Email

fbabl@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor of Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Department of Paediatrics
Education
Doctorate
University of Melbourne
Masters
University of Connecticut
ORCID

0000-0002-1107-2187

Prof Franz Babl

Professor of Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Department of Paediatrics

586 Scholarly works
4 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Caregiver and Care Recipient Perspectives on Paediatric ED Mental Health Presentations: A Qualitative Study.
    DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.70309
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Diagnostic accuracy study assessing the ability of paediatric asthma scores to predict admission following initial emergency department bronchodilator therapy: a Clinical Asthma Scoring systems in Paediatric Emergency (CASPER) study.
    DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2026-330613
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Digital Tools for Concussion Management in Community Sport: Evaluation of the Updated HeadCheck (Concussion Essentials) App
    DOI: 10.63392/001c.162878
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Chair of Paediatric Emergency Medicine 2023-2028 Babl
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Improving Emergency Department Identification and Care for Children With Sepsis
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Cost-effectiveness of home-based care of febrile neutropenia in children with cancer
    DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29469
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    There's No Place Like Home: National Scale Up of the Paediatric Low Risk Febrile Neutropenia Program
Franz Babl

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2019
PREDICT best abstract award. Presented by Emma Foteux-Lamarre. Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM)
2019
Best abstract. Presented by Emma Foteux-Lamarre. American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP)
2019
Best paediatric emergency research. European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM)
2019
SAEM PEM Best abstract award (fellow abstract award). SAEM Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, USA. (Presented by Sonia Singh) Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Recreational Drug Use Amongst Children and Adolescents Presenting to Australian Emergency Departments With Acute Behavioural Disturbance: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomised Controlled Trial
    DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.70279
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A National Child Health Poll on paediatric concussion: perceived knowledge, self-efficacy and concern among Australian parents
    DOI: 10.1071/IB25051
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Sustainability of the de-implementation of low-value care in infants with bronchiolitis: 2-year follow-up of a cluster randomised controlled trial
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2024-018135
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Prioritising Recommendations for Conversion to Living Mode in the Australasian Bronchiolitis Guideline: A Modified Delphi Study
    DOI: 10.1002/gin2.70065
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Paediatric Nasogastric Tube Insertion Practices Across Australia and New Zealand: A Survey of Clinicians
    DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.70234
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Investigations for Bronchiolitis in Infants: An Overview of Reviews and Systematic Review of Primary Studies
    DOI: 10.1002/ppul.71582
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Strengths and limitations of the Phoenix sepsis criteria
    DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2025-328464

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2016

    Research Grant

    Australian Predicting Infectious Complications in Children With Cancer (Picnicc) Project

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