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What is PECARN?

PECARN conducts rigorous multi-institutional research to prevent and manage acute illnesses and injuries in children. Its strength lies in diverse hospital representation and research priorities.

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What is PECARN?

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  1. What is PECARN?

  2. PECARN (Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network) is a collaborative research network: • 18 Hospital Emergency Department Affiliates (HEDAs) • Six Research Node Centers (RNC) • A data coordinating center (DCC)

  3. = Data Coordinating Center ■ ● = SW Node = PRIME Node ● ● = GLEMSCRN Node ● = PEM-NEWS Node = WBCARN Node ● = HOMERUN Node ● The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ■ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● =CHaMP Node ●

  4. PECARN provides the leadership and infrastructure to: • Conduct multi-center research studies • Support research collaboration among EMSC investigators • Promote informational exchanges between EMSC investigators and providers

  5. GOAL OF PECARN

  6. Conduct meaningful and rigorousmulti-institutionalresearch into the prevention and management of acute illnesses and injuries in children and youth across the continuum of emergency medicine health care.

  7. STRENGTHS OF PECARN

  8. PECARN's strength is in its wide geographical and hospital representation serving over 1,000,000 ill and injured children annually within a network of Hospital Emergency Department Affiliates.

  9. The PECARN hospitals represent diverse demographic and geographic areas, such as: • Academic hospitals • Community hospitals • Urban hospitals • General hospitals • Children's hospitals

  10. PECARN is comprised of senior-level EMSC researchers and clinicians with expertise in epidemiology, statistics and health services research.

  11. RESEARCH PRIORITIES

  12. Research Priorities Include: • Respiratory illnesses/asthma • Prediction rules for high stakes/low likelihood diseases • Medication error reduction • Injury prevention • Urgency and acuity scaling

  13. Research Priorities Include: • Race, ethnic, class disparities in health • Mental health • Treatment of infectious diseases • Best practices in patient care • Pain and anxiety management

  14. Research Priorities Include: • Education/training outcomes • Development of treatment algorithms • Improvement in health outcomes for cardiac arrest • Practice protocols • Seizure management • C-spine immobilization

  15. PECARN STRUCTURE

  16. PECARN consists of: • A steering committee with representation from each HEDA and the DCC • Subcommittees to address specific aspects of research

  17. PECARN Organizational Structure PECARN Steering Committee Data Coordinating Center (DCC) HRSA/ MCHB/ EMSC Grant Writing and Publication Quality Assurance, Safety and Regulatory Protocol Review and Development Feasibility and Budget PI: Mike Dean Federal Project Officer: Elizabeth Edgerton Diane Pilkey PECARN Subcommittees Great Lakes Emergency Medical Services for Children Research Network GLEMSCRN Washington, Boston, Chicago Applied Research Node WBCARN Charlotte, Houston Milwaukee Prehospital EMS Research Node Center CHaMP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Northeast, West and South PEM-NEWS PI: Jim Chamberlain PI: Peter Dayan PI: Rachel Stanley PI: E. Brooke Lerner Hospitals of the Midwest Emergency Research Node HOMERUN Pediatric Research in Injuries and Medical Emergencies PRIME The Hospitals of the Southwest Node SW-Node PI: Kurt Denninghoff PI: Rich Ruddy PI: Nate Kuppermann

  18. How To Submit a Research Idea

  19. In PECARN, each node works collaboratively with the others and with HRSA/MCHB to initiate, implement, and administer network research.

  20. Specific research projects require nodes to obtain extramural research funding for a project to be conducted through PECARN.

  21. Idea submission • Outside investigators should contact one of the PECARN investigators to express interest in submitting a study idea. • The general steps for concept approval and protocol development are as follows:

  22. Steps for Submission • Contact the PI of a node to discuss an idea • The node will review and help the PI prepare a concept for consideration to the PECARN steering committee

  23. Steps for Submission • After nodal review, submit a 2 page concept paper outlining the study idea to the PECARN Steering Committee (SC) meeting. • Concept is voted “approved” or “not approved” at the SC meeting.

  24. Concept Should Address: • Why the proposed topic is important to PECARN (refer to PECARN research priorities) • Why the study requires a network • Brief background • Specific aims • Brief proposed methodology • Subject population • Sample size calculation • See link for sample concept: http://www.pecarn.org/helpfulResources/pecarnTraining.html

  25. If Approved • Investigator works with DCC and working group to develop concept into protocol • Protocol is presented at next SC meeting • Subcommittees provide feedback • Protocol is revised then voted on by SC for submission as a grant

  26. Contact Information For current PECARN contact information, see this link: http://www.pecarn.org/contactInfo/index.html

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