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Adj. Prof Brent Richards

Professor of Critical Care Research; Medical Director of Research Commercialisation, GCHHS; Founding member, National Intensive Care Clinical Trials Group
Dr Brent Richards is Professor or Critical Care Research and Medical Director of Research Commercialisation at GCHHS, with interests in ICU infections, ventilation, and re-using data.
He was previously director of ICU, and executive director of surgery at GCUH; and a founding member of the National Intensive Care Clinical Trials Group.
For the last 2 years he has worked on ICU preparedness for QLD, including help guide purchasing decisions and sitting on many state and national Covid-19 committees. His current interests also include Artificial Intelligence, and he chairs the Advisory Board of the QLD AI Hub.

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