People
Professor Damian Roland
Honorary Professor
School/Department: SAPPHIRE Group, Population Health Sciences
Email: dr98@leicester.ac.uk
Profile
Research
Identification of Sick Children in Acute Care Settings
Scoring Systems in Children's Acute and Emergency Care
Social Media as a means of Knowledge Translation
Evaluation of methods to assess training and educational interventions
Link to Publication
Publications
2023
Munro A, Buonsenso D, González-Dambrauskas S, Hughes R, Bhopal S, Vasquez-Hoyez P, Cevek M, Rubio M & Roland D In-person schooling is essential even during periods of high transmission of COVID-19 BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2023;28:175-179
Poonai N, Cohen DM, MacDowell D, Mistry R, Mintegi S, Craig S, Roland D, Miller M, Shavit I. Sedation and Analgesia for Reduction of Pediatric Ileocolic Intussusception. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(6):e2317200
Roland D, Munro A. Time for paediatrics to screen out sepsis "screening". BMJ (Clinical Research ed.). 2023 Jun;381:p1327
Camporesi, A.; Morello, R.; Pierucci, U.M.; Proli, F.; Lazzareschi, I.; Bersani, G.; Valentini, P.; Roland, D.; Buonsenso, D. 2021/22 and 2022/23 Post-Pandemic Bronchiolitis Seasons in Two Major Italian Cities: A Prospective Study. Children 2023, 10, 1081.
Patel S, Khiroya M, Roland D Feasibility of using a community pharmacist within a Children’s Emergency Department Emergency Medicine Journal 2023;40:588.
Mullen S, Tolson A, Bouamra O, Watson B, Lyttle DM, Roland D, James D Comparison of injury patterns and interventions between adolescent, adult and paediatric trauma cases: a cross-sectional review of TARN data BMJ Open 2023;13:e064101
Roland D, Powell C, Lloyd A, et al Paediatric early warning systems: not a simple answer to a complex question Archives of Disease in Childhood 2023;108:338-343.
Ponmani C, Nijman RG, Roland D, et al Children presenting with diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis to Emergency Departments during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK and Ireland: an international retrospective observational study Archives of Disease in Childhood Published Online First: 17 May 2023
Krockow, E.M.; Patel, S.; Roland, D. Decision Challenges for Managing Acute Paediatric Infections: Implications for Antimicrobial Resistance. Antibiotics 2023, 12, 828.
Mahajan P, Grubenhoff JA, Cranford J, Bhatt M, Chamberlain J, Chang T, Lyttle MD, Oostenbrink R, Roland D, Ruddy R, Shaw K, Velsaco R, Belle A, Kupperman N, Singh H. Types of diagnostic errors reported by paediatric emergency providers in a global paediatric emergency care research network BMJ Open Quality 2023;12:e002062
Simone L, Zemek R, Roland D et al. on behalf of the Pediatric Emergency Research Network Group International practice patterns of IV magnesium in paediatric acute asthma Emergency Medicine Journal 2023;40:200-201.
Roland D, Gardiner A, Razzaq D in association with the REPEM network (Research in European Paediatric Emergency Medicine) as part of the EPISODES Study, et al Influence of epidemics and pandemics on paediatric ED use: a systematic review Archives of Disease in Childhood 2023;108:115-122.
Gray CS, Xu Y, Babl FE, Dalziel S, Powell CV, Chong S, Roland D et al. On behalf of the Pediatric Emergency Research Network (PERN), et al International perspective on research priorities and outcome measures of importance in the care of children with acute exacerbations of asthma: a qualitative interview study BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2023;10:e001502. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2022-001502
van Oppen JD, Putnam C, Leanage N, Thornton H, Knapp S, Roland D et al Journal update monthly top five Emergency Medicine Journal 2023;40:153-154.
Leo GSY, Fisher R, Davis T, Lawton B, Goldstein H, Tagg A & Roland D on behalf of Don’t Forget the Bubbles. Presentation design and delivery to improve knowledge translation in a remote world Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice 2023;108:62-65.
Heal, C; Harvey, A; Brown, S; Rowland, A; Roland, D. Response to ‘Measuring the association between temperature and heart rate in children: be aware of the uncertainties’. European Journal of Emergency Medicine 30(2):p 148, April 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001011
Brennan L, Heal C, Brown S, Roland D, Rowland AG. Time to change the reference ranges of children's physiological observations in emergency care? A prospective study. J Paediatr Child Health. 2023 Jan 16. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16328. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36645173
Lenglart L, Ouldali N, Honeyford K, Bognar Z, Bressan S, Buonsenso D, Da Dalt L, De T, Farrugia R, Maconochie IK, Moll HA, Oostenbrink R, Parri N, Roland D et al.; EPISODES Study Group. Respective roles of non-pharmaceutical interventions in bronchiolitis outbreaks: an interrupted time-series analysis based on a multinational surveillance system. Eur Respir J. 2023 Feb 16;61(2):2201172. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01172-2022. PMID: 36356971.
2022
Camporesi, A.; Morello, R.; Ferro, V.; Pierantoni, L.; Rocca, A.; Lanari, M.; Trobia, G.L.; Sciacca, T.; Bellinvia, A.G.; De Ferrari, A.; Valentini, P.; Roland, D.; Buonsenso, D. Epidemiology, Microbiology and Severity of Bronchiolitis in the First Post-Lockdown Cold Season in Three Different Geographical Areas in Italy: A Prospective, Observational Study. Children 2022, 9, 491.
Hudson LD, Chapman S, Street KN, Nicholls D, Roland D et al Increased admissions to paediatric wards with a primary mental health diagnosis: results of a survey of a network of eating disorder paediatricians in England Archives of Disease in Childhood 2022;107:309-310.
Tolhurst-Cleaver M, Evans J, Waterfield T, Adamson J, Marlow R, Lyttle D & Roland D Periorbital and orbital cellulitis in children: a survey of emergency physicians and analysis of clinical practice guidelines across the PERUKI network Emergency Medicine Journal Published Online First: 09 March 2022. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2021-211713
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 2022;107:168-172
Aldridge P, Wilson S, Roland D, et al Impact of COVID-19 on paediatric emergency department attendances at four English hospitals BMJ Paediatrics Open 2022;6:e001345. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001345
Buonsenso D, Liu JF, Shanmugavadivel D, Davis T, Roland D. Impact of Diversity in Training Resources on Self-Confidence in Diagnosing Skin Conditions Across a Range of Skin Tones: An International Survey. Front Pediatr. 2022 Feb 25;10:837552.
Allen D, Lloyd A, Edwards D, Hood K, Huang C, Hughes J, Jacob N, Lacy D, Moriarty Y, Oliver A, Preston J, Sefton G, Sinha I, Skone R, Strange H, Taiyari K, Thomas-Jones E, Trubey R, Tume L, Powell C, Roland D. Development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based paediatric early warning system improvement programme: the PUMA mixed methods study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Jan 2;22(1):9.
Yang Y, Lo DK, Beardsmore C, Roland D, Richardson M, Davers L, Wilson A and Gaillard E. Implementing spirometry and fractional exhaled nitric oxide testing in childhood asthma management in UK primary care: an observational study to examine training and implementation cost and impact on patient’s health use and outcome Archives of Disease in Childhood 2022;107:21-25
Dougherty H, Eisen S, Fraser LK, Gomes S, Roland D. Piloting a registry for paediatric sepsis: The PoRPoiSe study. J Paediatr Child Health. 2022 Jan 20. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15873. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35060658.
Pandey M, Lyttle MD, Cathie K, Munro A, Waterfield T, Roland D; GAPRUKI, PERUKI. Point-of-care testing in Paediatric settings in the UK and Ireland: a cross-sectional study. BMC Emerg Med. 2022 Jan 11;22(1):6.
Lo D, Beardsmore C, Roland D, Richardson M, Yang Y, Danvers L, Wilson A, Gaillard EA. Risk factors for asthma attacks and poor control in children: a prospective observational study in UK primary care. Arch Dis Child. 2022 Jan;107(1):26-31
Bearer CF, Roland D, Molloy EJ. Value of children in our world. Pediatr Res. 2022 Jan 13. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01609-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35027680.
Cabrera D, Nickson CP, Roland D, Hall E, Ankel F Distributed Autonomous Organization of Learning: Future Structure for Health Professions Education Institutions JMIR Med Educ 2022;8(1):e28770
2021
Rose K, Bressan S, Honeyford K, Bognar Z, Buonsenso D, Da Dalt L, De T, Farrugia R, Parri N, Oostenbrink R, Maconochie I, Moll H, Roland D, Titomanlio L, Nijman R. Responses of paediatric emergency departments to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: a cross-sectional survey study. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 2021 Dec;5(1):e001269. DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001269.
Bielicki JA, Stöhr W, Barratt S, Dunn D, Naufal N, Roland D, Sturgeon K, Finn A, Rodriguez-Ruiz J, Malhotra-Kumar S, Powell C, Faust S, Alcock Anastasia, Hall D, Robinson G, Hawcutt D, Lyttle D, Gibb D, Sharland M for the PERUKI, GAPRUKI and the CAP-IT trial group. Effect of Amoxicillin Dose and Treatment Duration on the Need for Antibiotic Re-treatment in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The CAP-IT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021;326(17):1713–1724. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.17843
Waterfield T, Lyttle MD, Munday C, Foster S, McNulty M, Platt R, Barrett M, Rogers E, Durnin S, Jameel N, Maney J-A, McGinn C, McFetridge L, Mitchell H, Puthucode D and Roland D. On behalf of Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI). Validating clinical practice guidelines for the management of febrile infants presenting to the emergency department in the UK and Ireland Archives of Disease in Childhood Published Online First: 16 September 2021. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-322586
Bressan, Silviaa; Klassen, Terry; Dalziel, Stuart; Babl, Franz E; Benito, Javier;Chamberlain, Jamesn; Chang, Todd; Freedman, Stephen; Kohn Loncarica, Guillermos; Lyttle, Mark D; Mintegi, Santiagol; Mistry, Rakesh D; Nigrovic, Lise E.; Plint, Amy C; Rino, Pedros; Roland, D et al.The Pediatric Emergency Research Network: a decade old and growing European Journal of Emergency Medicine: October 2021 - Volume 28 - Issue 5 - p 341-343 doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000847
Roland D, Wolfe I, Klaber RE, et al Final warning on the need for integrated care systems in acute paediatrics Archives of Disease in Childhood 2022;107:e9
Ramgopal, S., Colgan, J.Y., Roland, D. et al. Brief resolved unexplained events: a new diagnosis, with implications for evaluation and management. Eur J Pediatr (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-04234-5
Neill, S, Carter, R, Jones, R, Roland D, Bayes N, Tavare A, Hughes J, Turner T, Cynoweth J, Tan C, Moll H, Lakhanpaul M. Caring for a sick or injured child during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in 2020 in the UK: an online survey of parents' experiences. Health Expect. 2021; 1- 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13347
Roland, D., Davis, T., Goldstein, H., Hall, D., Lawton, B., Platt, R., Priddis, K., Tagg, A. and (2021), Gender equity in free open access medical education. Clin Teach, 18: 571-571.
Roland D, Thoma B, Tagg A, et al. What Are the Real-World Podcast-Listening Habits of Medical Professionals? Cureus 13(7): e16240 2021 doi:10.7759/cureus.16240
Milne-Ives M, Neill S, Bayes N, Blair M, Blewitt J, Bray L, Carrol E, Carter B, Dawson R, Dimitri P, Lakhanpaul M, Roland D, Tavare A, Meinert E, ASK SNIFF Consortium Impact of Digital Educational Interventions to Support Parents Caring for Acutely Ill Children at Home and Factors That Affect Their Use: Protocol for a Systematic Review JMIR Res Protoc 2021;10(6):e27504
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.
Keir A, Bamat N, Hennebry B, King B, Patel R, Wright C, Scrivens A, ElKhateeb 0, Mitra S & Roland D (2021) Building a community of practice through social media using the hashtag #neoEBM. PLoS ONE 16(5): e0252472.
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.
Southgate G, Harmer MJ, Hewitson R, Livesey H, Longbottom K, Yassaee A, Roland D & Pryde K Safeguarding should be a key outcome measure when evaluating video consultations in paediatrics J Paediatr Child Health 2021 57: 766-767.
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 2021;38:488-494
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 COVID19 Pandemic: A Catastrophic Global Situation. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Jan 12. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003052. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33464019.
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 D 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.
Edwards S, Roland D. Fifteen-minute consultation: Assessing the child with an elbow injury Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice 2021;106:78-87
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, Garret N, Long T, Brown S, O’Connor G, Rishton C, Woby S & Roland D. Inter-rater reliability of paediatric emergency assessment: physiological and clinical features Archives of Disease in Childhood 2021;106:149-153.
Supervision
Teaching
Press and media
Able to provide information on
Children's Emergency Department care
Utilisation of Health Services by Children
Social Media use in Medicine
Prof. Roland has undertaken formal media training for both Television and Radio.
Media coverage
"Doctors warn of dangerous impact of measles as cases spike and vaccine uptake slumps - Latest From ITV News" ITV News November 2023
"A&Es 'overwhelmed' by children with mild winter viruses, doctors warn" BBC June 2021
"How do you treat a child with fever" The Doctor who gave up drugs, BBC One, 2018
Qualifications
BMedSci (1st Class) Nottingham 1999
BMBS Nottingham 2001
PhD Leicester 2013
FRCPCH 2014