Prehospital Care Research Forum

2024 Call for Abstracts

Submissions are now open for 2024 abstracts. Abstracts are due June 30, 2024. 2024 Call for Abstracts

CARESTAR-PCRF EMS Equity Research Workshop

May 1-3 | Los Angeles, California

The Research Workshop matches participants with clinical mentors, methodologists, and statisticians to accelerate EMS research. Participants work with faculty to identify critical problems facing prehospital workforce and care today especially in areas where there is limited evidence to guide practice. Groups will focus on the important issue of diversity, equity and inclusivity in the EMS workforce and care delivery system. We will have use of national databases with staff on site to query deidentified records and provide immediate results.

Research Forum Workshop

CARESTAR-PCRF EMS Equity Research Workshop

May 1-3 | Los Angeles, California

The CARESTAR-PCRF EMS Equity Research Workshop will surround you with data and the resources to advance EMS with science. The Research Workshop matches participants with clinical mentors, methodologists, and statisticians to accelerate EMS research. Participants work with faculty to identify critical problems facing prehospital workforce and care today especially in areas where there is limited evidence to guide practice.

For the CARESTAR-PCRF Equity Research Workshop, groups will focus on the important issue of diversity, equity and inclusivity in the EMS workforce and care delivery system. We will have use of national databases with staff on site to query deidentified records and provide immediate results.

2024 Call for Abstracts!

Submissions are now open for 2024 abstracts. The best clinical research for 2024 will receive $500 USD cash award and a travel grant of up to $,2000 USD to present your research at an over-seas international conference.

Research Forum Workshop

3-Day PCRF/ESO Research Workshop: Jump-start Your EMS Research

September 25-27 | Applications Due June 30, 2024

The ESO/PCRF Research Forum is ideal for front-line clinicians and clinical leaders with innate curiosity and an itch to launch their next (or first!) EMS research project. The Forum matches participants with clinical mentors, methodologists, and statisticians to accelerate EMS research.

Learn the basics of EMS research, explore required data elements, work with a clinical mentor and statistician, start to develop a research abstract for submission, and more.

Upcoming Clinical and Education Journal Club Webinars!

 
A Special PCRF JOURNAL CLUB | LIVE from ACCREDITCON | May 31, 2024!
 
Featured Upcoming Journal Club Webinar

Next Journal Club Clinical Webinar - July 8, 2024

“I Can't Breathe:” Is EMS Doing Everything They Can for Patients Suffering From Respiratory Distress

EMS providers respond to patients suffering from shortness of breath every day and have a vast array of treatment options in the prehospital setting. However, limited analysis describes the nation's EMS treatment of patients suffering from shortness of breath.

Join us for this month’s PCRF Clinical Journal Club to discuss a recent publication on nationwide trends in the treatment of patients with bronchospasm. Register below!

Featured Upcoming Journal Club Webinar

July 26, 2024 - PCRF Education Journal Club

Talk like a Pro: Virtual Training for Tough Conversations in EMS

Can you educate healthcare students on delivering life-and-death news to patients, and if so, can you standardize it and evaluate student improvement and performance? Can virtual simulation truly bring the realism necessary to deliver this serious news?

Join us for this month’s Educational Journal Club as we unpack the details of this multi-institutional effort, exploring how virtual simulation is being leveraged to create a scalable, competency-based curriculum. Register below!

Join us for Two Live Monthly Webinars

WEBINAR DETAILS & ARCHIVES

PCRF Journal Club:
Clinical Research

Second Monday, noon CST
Next date: August 12, 2024

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PCRF Journal Club:
Education Research

Fourth Friday, noon CST
Next date: July 26, 2024

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2023 Abstracts Published

The Prehospital Care Research Forum (PCRF) at UCLA is pleased to present 37 abstracts from the International Scientific EMS Symposium held in September 2023 during the EMS World EXPO conference in New Orleans. Submissions scored by experts in prehospital care.

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Education, Clinical & Systems Abstracts 2020-2023

 
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International Scientific Symposium 2023 - New Orleans

September 2023 | at the EMS World EXPO conference

2023 Abstracts are now online! The 2023 International Scientific EMS Symposium was held in September 2023 during the EMS World EXPO conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Experts in prehospital care, education, and research reviewed and scored the submissions. Panels and invited speakers presented and discussed the best research submitted. All abstracts are published and available online.

2023 Abstracts Now Online

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International Scientific Symposium 2022 - Orlando

October 10, 2022 to October 14, 2022

The International Scientific EMS Symposium was held in October 2022 during the EMS World EXPO conference in Orlando. All submissions were reviewed and scored by experts in prehospital care, education, and research. Invited speakers presented and discussed the best research submitted to the Prehospital Care Research Forum this year. All abstracts are published and available.

2022 Agenda 2022 Abstracts

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International Research Conference 2021: Global Developments in EMS Research

November 30, 2021 & December 1, 2021

Panels and invited speakers presented and discussed more than 40 original research projects spanning topics of worldwide interest including current diseases, ethics, technology, and cultural competence in paramedicine. All 42 PCRF abstracts are now published and available at EMS World.

2021 Agenda 2021 Abstracts

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International Scientific Symposium 2020 - Virtual

November 20, 2020

On November 20, 2020, we took the International Scientific Symposium virtual for the year, with a day dedicated to the current state of EMS research, and the best research submitted to the Prehospital Care Research Forum this year.

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