CHaMP E-RNC Charlotte, Houston, Milwaukee Prehospital EMS Research Node

  • Buffalo, NY
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Houston, TX

Goals and Objectives

Develop an EMS Research Node Center (E-RNC) integrated with the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) that will conduct innovative and significant prehospital-based pediatric research.

To accomplish this goal, we will complete the following objectives:

  • Establish the infrastructure for an E-RNC called Charlotte, Houston, and Milwaukee Prehospital (CHaMP) Research Node, which will include three EMSAs.
  • Contribute to the science of prehospital pediatric care through the submission of specific research concepts to PECARN.
  • Complete a pilot project within the project period that demonstrates the ability of the EMSAs to collect data.
  • Obtain funding for a specific large-scale project.

Principal Investigator

E. Brooke Lerner, PhD

(716) 645-9726

[email]

Emergency Medical Services Affiliates (EMSAs)

Milwaukee County EMS, Milwaukee, WI
http://county.milwaukee.gov/EMS
Mecklenburg EMS Agency (Medic), Charlotte, NC
http://www.medic911.com/
Houston Fire Department EMS, Houston, TX
http://www.houstontx.gov/fire/divisions/ems.html
University at Buffalo
https://medicine.buffalo.edu/departments/emergency/research/champ.html
AMR of Western New York, an emerging EMSA
http://www.amrwny.net/

 

GLACiER Great Lakes Area Children’s Emergency Research

  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Columbus, OH
  • Pittsburgh, PA

Goals and Objectives

Enhance EMSC-related research and its subsequent impact by developing and conducting research and disseminating research findings.

To accomplish this goal, we will complete the following objectives:

  • Develop a research infrastructure;
  • Develop a research agenda;
  • Develop a method to develop projects;
  • Develop a dissemination plan;
  • Foster collaboration between academic and treatment communities.

Principal Investigator

Rachel Stanley MD, MHSA

(614) 722-4555

[email]

Co-Nodal Principal Investigator

Julie C. Leonard, MD, MPH

[email]

Hospital Emergency Department Affiliates (HEDAS)

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

EMS Affiliate

Columbus Division of Fire

Scientific Advisor

Julie Leonard, MD, MPH, Nationwide Children's Hospital

HOMERUN Hospitals of the Midwest Emergency Research Node

  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • St Louis, MO

Goals and Objectives

  • Institute a fully operational nodal infrastructure that upholds the requirements of and contributes to the successes of PECARN.
  • Formalize a research and development process that ensures new science and knowledge translation align with priorities identified by HRSA and other stakeholders.
  • Maximize participation in clinical trials, observational studies and implementation projects while maintaining a robust QA system.
  • Transfer network findings by disseminating results through publications and presentations to the scientific community and by providing leadership to PECARN in “knowledge translation” research.

Principal Investigator

Lynn Babcock, MD, MS

(513) 803-2956

[email]

Hospital Emergency Department Affiliates (HEDAS)

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin-Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

EMS Affiliate

City of Cincinnati Fire Department

Scientific Advisor

Hamilton Schwartz, MD, MEd. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

PEM-NEWS Pediatric Emergency Medicine Northeast, West and South

  • New York City, NY
  • Denver, CO
  • Houston, TX

Goals and Objectives

  • To develop and obtain extramural grant funding for high-priority hospital and prehospital-based observational studies and clinical trials relevant to EMSC
  • To successfully participate in all PECARN research, including the enrollment of a large volume of children into appropriate studies
  • To broadly disseminate PECARN research findings
  • To perform knowledge translation research in order to effectively translate EMSC-related evidence into clinical practice
  • To forge collaborations with a broad coalition of stakeholders in EMSC in order to enhance PECARN’s research efforts

Principal Investigator

Peter Dayan, MD, MSc

(212) 342-4176

[email]

Hospital Emergency Department Affiliates (HEDAS)

Children’s Hospital of New York, New York, NY
Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
Children’s Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO

EMS Affiliate

Aurora Fire Department, Aurora, CO

Scientific Advisor

Kathleen Adelgais, MD, MPH, The Children's Hospital of Colorado

PRIME Pediatric Research in Injuries and Medical Emergencies

  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • Sacramento, CA

Goals and Objectives

  • Implement a rigorous scientific process to continue generating high-quality, high-priority nodal research proposals with high likelihood of extramural funding.
  • Generate and facilitate outstanding prehospital research by strengthening our EMS infrastructure.
  • Translate evidence into EMSC practice through the performance of knowledge translation research and the dissemination of PECARN research findings to the stakeholder community.
  • Conduct PECARN research studies rigorously.
  • Develop successful pediatric emergency care (PEC) researchers through strong local, national and international mentorship.
  • Reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care by conducting research and improving the diversity of our research workforce.

Principal Investigator

Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH

(916) 734-1535

[email]

Co-Nodal Principal Investigator

Daniel Nishijima, MD, MAS

(916) 734-1535

[email]

Hospital Emergency Department Affiliates (HEDAS)

University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
HEDA PI: Leah Tzimenatos, MD

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
HEDA PI: Angela Ellison, MD, MSc

University of Utah and Primary Children’s Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
HEDA PI: Michael Johnson, MD, MS

EMS Affiliate

Sacramento Fire Department

Scientific Advisor

Daniel Nishijima, MD, MAS University of California at Davis Medical Center

SPARC San Francisco-Oakland, Providence, Atlanta Research Collaborative

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Providence, RI

Goals and Objectives

  • Organizational Infrastructure: rapidly build and maintain a strong, high functioning PECARN node, capable of performing excellent clinical research and contributing to all network activities.
  • Contribute to EMSC Research: conduct high quality, high impact pediatric emergency medicine research, across the spectrum of EMSC projects and settings.
  • 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.
  • PECARN Registry and Data Linkage: contribute to PECARN’s current and future electronic data registry and linkage projects.
  • Knowledge Translation: SPARC will be a leader in dissemination and knowledge transfer, leveraging existing, successful methods and relationships.
  • Advance Early Stage Investigators: SPARC will foster the development of early stage investigators, both within the node and the PECARN network.

Principal Investigator

Thomas Chun, MD, MPH

(401) 444-6882

[email]

Co-Nodal Principal Investigator

Claudia R. Morris MD, FAAP

[email]

Hospital Emergency Department Affiliates (HEDAS)

Emory University School of Medicine/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
HEDA PI: Claudia Morris, MD

Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Providence, RI
HEDA PI: Mark Zonfrillo, MD, MSCE

University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
HEDA PI: Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, MD, MPH

EMS Affiliate

Alameda County EMS

Scientific Advisor

Karl Sporer, MD, Alameda County EMS Nicolaus Glomb, MD, MPH, Alameda County EMS, University of California

STELAR Seattle, Texas (Dallas), Los Angeles Research

  • Seattle, WA
  • Dallas, TX
  • Los Angeles, CA

Goals and Objectives

  • STELAR will establish a well-planned and highly productive infrastructure to facilitate implementation of high quality observational and interventional studies throughout the continuum of emergency care for children.
  • STELAR will participate in ongoing PECARN studies, propose and apply for funding for new multicenter ED and EMS research projects, use rigorous study design and methodology, and enroll geographically, racially, ethnically and economically diverse participants.
  • STELAR will disseminate research findings and develop, implement, and test effective mechanisms for knowledge translation into clinical practice, with inclusion of patient-centered outcomes.
  • STELAR will develop early stage research investigators and expand research engagement opportunities to faculty, nurses, and EMS providers across all nodal sites.

Principal Investigator

Eileen Klein, MD, MPH

(206) 987-2708

[email]

Hospital Emergency Department Affiliates (HEDAS)

Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
University of Texas- Southwestern, Dallas, TX

EMS Affiliate

Seattle Fire/Medic One

Scientific Advisor

Michael Sayre, MD, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA

EDC EMSC Data Center

  • Salt Lake City, UT

Goals and Objectives

The EDC, based at the University of Utah School of Medicine, provides a central repository for data generated by each of the PECARN research nodes and their hospital affiliates. The EDC also works with each of the RNC Principal Investigators to implement PECARN-wide standards for data collection and analysis in order to ensure uniformity and quality of the data and monitor the safety and timely progress of PECARN studies.

PECARN EDC
University of Utah School of Medicine
295 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

PO Box 581289
Salt Lake City, UT 84158-1289
Phone: (801) 581-6410
Fax: (801) 581-8686

Principal Investigator

T. Charlie Casper, PhD

[email]

Staff & Faculty