Researchers

Founded in 2001, the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) is the first federally-funded emergency medicine research network in the United States. For 2016 – 2019, The Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and …

The EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center develops education and resources aimed at improving care for acutely ill and injured children. Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kits (PEAKs) are collections of best practice educational resources designed to …

Focusing on pediatric emergency care, the EIIC Research Domain seeks to create knowledge and accelerate its journey to implementation. We support EMSC grantees through technical assistance, education, and quality improvement collaboratives. The research domain works …

The EIIC Disaster Domain seeks to support EMSC grantees and stakeholders to better prepare for disasters in a way that takes the specific needs of children into consideration. We offer a variety of resources and …

Led by Principal Investigator Rachel Stanley, MD, MHSA, and Julie Leonard, MD, MPH, from Nationwide Children's Hospital. GLACiER affiliates include: Led by Principal Investigator Richard Ruddy, MD, from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. HOMERUN affiliates …

Didn't have a chance to take the 2021 national assessment?OR do you want to reassess your emergency department?Take the 2021 NPRP Assessment here. The National Pediatric Readiness Project is a multi-phase quality improvement initiative to …

The EIIC is focused on improving outcomes for children in emergency situations by using improvement science as the basis for our efforts to address known gaps in the US healthcare system. Our aim is to …

Pediatric Readiness is ensuring that every EMS agency and emergency department has the right equipment, supplies, medications and training to provide high-quality emergency care for children. Every Child. Every Day. It is addressing system-level issues—policies, …

The mission of the Targeted Issues (TI) Program is to support strategies to improve the quality of pediatric care delivered in emergency care settings through the implementation of pediatric emergency care research and innovative cross-cutting …

Pediatric Emergency Care Coordination in EMS Agencies: Measuring the Influence, Magnifying the ImprovementPECCs are believed to have a positive effect on pediatric prehospital care by ensuring training, education, and resources that establish standards and encourage …