The importance of developing global emergency medicine research network

Prashant Mahajan; Timothy Visclosky; Sanjeev Bhoi; Sagar Galwankar; Nathan Kuppermann; Robert Neumar

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2018.11.032

The importance of developing global emergency medicine research network

Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Apr;37(4):744-745. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.11.032. Epub 2018 Nov 23.

Authors

Prashant Mahajan¹, Timothy Visclosky², Sanjeev Bhoi³, Sagar Galwankar⁴, Nathan Kuppermann⁵, Robert Neumar⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: pmahajan@med.umich.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: tvisclos@med.umich.edu.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
⁵ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, USA. Electronic address: nkuppermann@ucdavis.edu.
⁶ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: neumar@med.umich.edu.

PMID: 30527916
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.11.032

Abstract

Despite the fact that emergency care can impact health of populations, the global epidemiology of emergencies in children and adults is unknown and substantial variation exists in emergency infrastructure among different nations, especially among the low and middle income countries. Various research networks which are etiology specific or subspecialty specific, including emergency care based networks have positively impacted the health of populations. However, emergency departments (ED) in low and middle income counties are underrepresented in most international networks. Creation of a global ED based research network will help generate generalizable evidence that can then be translated into locally relevant evidence-based guidelines, nurture future researchers in emergency medicine, standardize training/education and improve patient outcomes by reducing variation in clinical care.

Keywords: Acute care setting; Emergency care; Epidemiology; Global network; Global research.

MeSH terms

Developing Countries
Emergency Medical Services / organization & administration*
Emergency Medical Services / standards
Emergency Medicine / organization & administration*
Emergency Medicine / standards
Emergency Service, Hospital
Health Services Research / organization & administration*
Humans
Organizational Objectives