2025 Call for Abstracts
Submissions are now open for 2025 abstracts. Abstracts are due June 30, 2025. Call for Abstracts
NEMSIS-PCRF Research Workshop:
Improving EMS Systems and Prehospital Clinical Interventions for Transportation Emergencies
June 4-6, 2025 - Buffalo, NY
This no-nonsense workshop is both inspiring and productive. Bring only your curiosity and passion for EMS. We will surround you with data and the resources to advance EMS with science. For this workshop groups will focus on the important issue of effective and safe post-crash care. We will have use of the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) with staff on site.
SAVE the DATE! Upcoming Research Workshops!
CARESTAR Research Workshop | DATE: April 9-11, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA | Register here by March 14
NEMSIS/NHTSA Research Workshop | DATE: June 4-6, 2025 | Buffalo, NY | Register here
Upcoming Clinical and Education Journal Club Webinars!
Next PCRF Education Journal Club - March 28, 2025
Balancing Act: Stress, Empathy, and Competency in Paramedic Education
How do stress, empathy, and coping strategies impact the clinical competency of paramedic students? In this episode of the Education Journal Club of the Prehospital Care Research Forum webinar, we delve into the fascinating findings of a study exploring these critical factors in paramedic education.
Join us as we uncover how students navigate the pressures of clinical practice, the role of empathy in patient care, and strategies for turning stress into a powerful learning tool. Register below!
Join us for Two Live Monthly Webinars
PCRF Journal Club:
Clinical Research
Second Monday, noon CST
Next date: April 14, 2025
PCRF Journal Club:
Education Research
Fourth Friday, noon CST
Next date: March 28, 2024
Education, Clinical & Systems Abstracts 2020-2023
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
