Rhode Island — PECARN

San Francisco-Oakland, Providence, Atlanta Research Collaborative (SPARC)

Sept. 1, 2019 - Aug. 31, 2023

Based at:
Alameda County EMS
Emory University School of Medicine
Hasbro Children’s Hospital - SPARC
Rhode Island Hospital
University of California, San Francisco

Contacts

Name Role(s)
Thomas Chun, MD, MPH
  • Principal Investigator
Mark Zonfrillo, MD, MSCE
  • HEDA Principal Investigator
If you are interested in connecting with Family Advisory Network (FAN) representatives, please contact the Program Manager to obtain their email or phone number.

Overview
(1) Organizational Infrastructure: rapidly build and maintain a strong, high functioning PECARN node, capable of performing excellent clinical research and contributing to all network activities.
(2) Contribute to EMSC Research: conduct high quality, high impact pediatric emergency medicine research, across the spectrum of EMSC projects and settings.
(3) Develop New PECARN Research Projects: across EMSC research of high impact/low incidence conditions, incorporating the EMSA into all of the node's research processes, and especially building on the SPARC PIs' strengths and research expertise - underrepresented research topics, e.g. sickle cell disease (Emory), behavioral health (UCSF) and substance use (Brown) disorders.
(4) PECARN Registry and Data Linkage: contribute to PECARN's current and future electronic data registry and linkage projects.
(5) Knowledge Translation: SPARC will be a leader in dissemination and knowledge transfer, leveraging existing, successful methods and relationships.
(6) Advance Early Stage Investigators: SPARC will foster the development of early stage investigators, both within the node and the PECARN network.
Main Contact
Award Amount
$2,794,435