Rate My Professor Ingrid Berling

Ingrid Berling is a Conjoint Associate Professor in the School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, at the University of Newcastle. Holding a Bachelor of Medicine (BMed) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Clinical Pharmacology from the University of Newcastle, as well as Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM), her doctoral research examined QT prolongation in mental health patients, focusing on contributory factors from antipsychotic medications and their clinical significance. As an emergency medicine physician and clinical toxicologist, she has built a distinguished career at Calvary Mater Newcastle, where she serves as Director of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Physician Senior Staff Specialist since 2021, and Clinical Toxicologist Senior Staff Specialist since 2018. Additional leadership roles include Lead of the QT Working Group for the International Toxicology Collaborative and Co-Clinical Lead for Education and Training at the NSW Poisons Information Centre. Prior academic appointments at the University of Newcastle encompass Senior Lecturer from 2019 to 2025.

Berling's research specializations center on overdose, poisoning, QT interval prolongation, toxicology, and toxinology, with emphasis on accurate QT interval identification amid tachycardia and QTc overestimation. She has contributed extensively to the literature, with key publications including 'Prolonged QT Risk Assessment in Antipsychotic Overdose Using the QT Nomogram' (Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2015), 'The Half RR Rule: A Poor Rule of Thumb and Not a Risk Assessment Tool for QT Interval Prolongation' (Academic Emergency Medicine, 2015), 'Oxycodone overdose causes naloxone responsive coma and QT prolongation' (QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2013), 'Management of toxic alcohol poisoning in New South Wales: a retrospective study' (Toxicology Communications, 2024), and 'Growing burden of gamma-hydroxybutyrate intoxication on emergency department resource utilisation' (Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2024). Her work shapes clinical toxicology practices, particularly in arrhythmia risk assessment during poisonings, through international collaborations and guideline contributions.