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Health care communication is a skill that is critical to safe and effective medical practice; it can and must be taught. Communication skill influences patient disclosure, treatment adherence and outcome, adaptation to illness, and bereavement. …

These communication cards, originally created by the Minnesota EMSC Program, have been adapted by a few states. Each version is available here.

A online library of community integration and support resources for families and youth with special health care needs to connect to supports needed in the home and community.

Resources developed to assist EMS providers with an approach to better understand how to provide “next steps" including self-care when a child dies due to severe trauma or illness in the prehospital environment.

The Connected Care Pilot Program is offering $100 million over a three-year period to selected applicants to support the provision of connected care services.

Yale UniversityPrincipal Investigator: Mark X. Cicero, MD Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators (PECCs) are believed to have a positive effect on pediatric prehospital care by ensuring training, education, and resources that establish standards and encourage guideline …

Abstract: Parental consent generally is required for the medical evaluation and treatment of minor children. However, children and adolescents might require evaluation of and treatment for emergency medical conditions in situations in which a parent …

A publication to recommend various methods to measure the use of telehealth as a means of providing care. This report and the conceptual framework herein serve as the foundation for future efforts by measure developers, …

This document identifies critical supplies required for response to common hazards. Covering medical supplies, supplies for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and pediatric departments, and pharmacy requirements, this resource is designed to serve as a …

Cultural and linguistic competence is the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures. Culture refers to the integrated patterns of human behavior that include the language, thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and …

A brief description of each of the nine EMSC performance measures are included below. The first three measures are prehospital EMS systems-based measures, the next four are hospital systems-based, and the last two are permanence-performance …

A guidance article with varying resources targeting health outcomes and quality measures as telemedicine expands.

Pediatric Life Support (PLS) courses and instructional programs are educational tools developed to teach resuscitation and stabilization of children who are critically ill or injured. A number of PLS courses have been developed by national …

A white paper covering key elements of design for consumer-centered telehealth that includes key findings.

A directory developed by CTA and ATA to help you find digital health technologies that connect you, your patients and customers with health care solutions.

From the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC): Emergency responders face unique challenges that can have a significant impact on behavioral health, and it is important that they have access to providers that understand this. The …