Society For Academic Emergency Medicine

AHRQ - AEM 2011 CC - INTERVENTIONS TO ASSURE QUALITY IN THE CROWDED EMERGENCY DEP

SHARED DECISION MAKING IN THE ED: DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY-RELEVANT PATIENT-CENTERED RESEARCH AGENDA

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION: DEVELOPING A RESEARCH AGENDAFOR ADDRESSING RACISM IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT RACISM HAS HAD A PROFOUND EFFECT ON HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES, AS WELL AS INFLUENCING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. DESPITE THE DRAMATIC DATA AROUND THESE DISPARITIES, RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECT OF RACISM AND TANGIBLE STEPS TOWARDS MITIGATION OF RACISM ON HEALTHCARE HAVE LAGGED BEHIND TRADITIONAL RESEARCH. ALTHOUGH EMERGENCY MEDICINE IS A FIELD THAT GENERALLY FOCUSES ON ACUTE INJURY AND ILLNESS, IT ALSO HAS A DISTINCT SOCIAL AND STATUTORY MANDATE TO TREAT EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AS WELL AS THE ROLE AS A GATEKEEPER TO FURTHER CARE. AS SUCH, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS (EDS) DISPROPORTIONATELY CARE FOR VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND ARE UNIQUELY SITUATED TO BE FOCUSED ON RACIAL INEQUITIES, INCLUDING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, SUCH AS UNSTABLE HOUSING, FOOD INSECURITY, AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. IT IS CRUCIAL THAT WE EXAMINE HOW RACE AFFECTS HEALTHCARE IN ALL ASPECTS, FROM CLINICAL OUTCOMES, TO RECRUITMENT INTO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, TO TRAINING, TO RETENTION, TO PROMOTION. IN ORDER TO PROPEL AN EVALUATION OF RACE IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE FORWARD AND ADDRESS WAYS IN WHICH EMERGENCY MEDICINE CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY IDENTIFY AND INTERVENE TO ADDRESS RACISM, WE PROPOSE A CONSENSUS CONFERENCE, “DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION: DEVELOPING A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR ADDRESSING RACISM IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE.” THE SOCIETY FOR ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE (SAEM) HAS SUCCESSFULLY LED TWENTY PRIOR ANNUAL CONSENSUS CONFERENCES, AND HAS ASSEMBLED A DIVERSE GROUP OF CONTENT EXPERTS, RESEARCHERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS. THE CONSENSUS CONFERENCE HAS THREE SPECIFIC AIMS: (1) IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES, CLARIFY KNOWLEDGE GAPS, AND PRIORITIZE RESEARCH QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (2) BRING TOGETHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS WITH VARIED BACKGROUNDS TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION AND DEVELOP NEW RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS; AND (3) DISSEMINATE FINDINGS OF THE CONSENSUS CONFERENCE AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THROUGH PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS, DIGITAL MEDIA, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER DIVERSE VENUES. THIS CONFERENCE WILL RESULT IN A DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION RESEARCH AGENDA THAT SUPPORTS FUTURE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH THAT AIMS TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS CHANGING THE FACE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

TELEHEALTH AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE: A CONSENSUS CONFERENCE TO MAP THE INTERSECTION OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND TELEHEALTH

THE SCIENCE OF SIMULATION IN HEALTHCARE

2018 AEM CONSENSUS CONFERENCE: ALIGNING THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESEARCH AGENDA TO REDUCE HEALTH OUTCOME GAPS

SAEM24 CONSENSUS CONFERENCE ON CREATING A DIVERSE AND SUSTAINABLE EMERGENCY MEDICINE INVESTIGATOR PIPELINE - CREATING A DIVERSE AND SUSTAINABLE EMERGENCY MEDICINE INVESTIGATOR PIPELINE CONFERENCE TYPE: RESEARCH TRAINING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SUMMARY THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING PHYSICIANS WHO SHARE DIVERSE CHARACTERISTICS WITH THEIR PATIENTS, SUCH AS RACIAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND, RELIGION OR GENDER, IS ROOTED IN SEVERAL FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE AND PATIENT OUTCOMES. WHILE IT'S ESSENTIAL TO NOTE THAT THE QUALITY OF CARE IS NOT SOLELY DETERMINED BY THE DIVERSITY OF THE PHYSICIAN, DIVERSE REPRESENTATION IN THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE CAN HAVE POSITIVE IMPACTS FOR SEVERAL REASONS, INCLUDING: CULTURAL COMPETENCE, ENHANCED COMMUNICATION, INCREASED TRUST AND REDUCED HEALTH DISPARITIES. IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE (EM) SPECIFICALLY, THERE IS A GREAT NEED TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF TRAINED PHYSICIANS AND RESEARCHERS TO ADEQUATELY REPRESENT THE POPULATION OF PATIENTS SEEN IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE NATION. PARTICULARLY, THE CREATION OF A DIVERSE AND SUSTAINABLE EMERGENCY MEDICINE INVESTIGATOR PIPELINE WILL SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH IN EM, BUILDING A STRONG NETWORK OF CLINICIAN SCIENTISTS WHO HAVE THE RELEVANT BACKGROUND, TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO CONDUCT HIGH QUALITY RESEARCH REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIVERSE POPULATION OF PATIENTS SEEN IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED). THE SOCIETY FOR ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE (SAEM) IS A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION SERVING OVER 8,400 EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDERS WITH AN INTEREST IN ACADEMICS. THE SAEM ANNUAL MEETING (SAEM24) IS THE PREMIER FORUM FOR ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATION IN ACADEMIC EM. THIS YEAR, THE SAEM24 CONSENSUS CONFERENCE AIMS TO ADDRESS THE AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY’S (AHRQ) STRONG AND CONTINUED INTEREST IN ACHIEVING EQUITY IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN THE UNITED STATES BY BRINGING TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM AIMED AT CREATING A SUSTAINABLE AND DIVERSE PIPELINE OF FEDERALLY-FUNDED CLINICIAN-SCIENTISTS IN THE SPECIALTY OF EM. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD MAY 14, 2024 IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA AT SAEM’S 35TH ANNUAL MEETING. THE SCOPE OF THE PLAN WILL INCLUDE IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES AND TACTICS THAT SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON UNDERGRADUATE AND MEDICAL STUDENT TRAINING, RESIDENT AND FELLOW TRAINING, EARLY CAREER FACULTY AND MID-CAREER FACULTY TRAINING. IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WHILE PHYSICIAN DIVERSITY IS VALUABLE, IT IS JUST ONE ASPECT OF A BROADER STRATEGY TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES FOR ALL PATIENTS. OTHER CRITICAL FACTORS INCLUDE IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE, ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS, AND PROMOTING CULTURAL COMPETENCE TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS. THE OUTCOMES OF THE SAEM24 CONSENSUS CONFERENCE WILL ADDRESS THESE FACTORS AND CREATE A NATIONAL PLAN FOR RESEARCH TRAINING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FUTURE. THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE ALONG WITH THE PLAN WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION AND WIDELY DISSEMINATED THROUGH SAEM’S NATIONAL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, CREATING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION TO IMPROVE CURRENT PRACTICES.

AHRQ - AEM 2010 CC - BEYOND REGIONALIZATION: INTEGRATED NETWORKS OF EMERGENCY CAR

2017 AEM CONSENSUS CONFERENCE ON CATALYZING SYSTEM CHANGE THROUGH HEALTHCARE SIMULATION: SYSTEMS, COMPETENCY, AND OUTCOMES

2016 AEM CONSENSUS CONFERENCE: SHARED DECISION MAKING IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY-RELEVANT PATIENT-CENTERED RESEARCH AGENDA

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: A RESEARCH AGENDA TO OPTIMIZE UTILIZATION

BEYOND REGIONALIZATION: INTEGRATED NETWORKS OF EMERGENCY CARE

PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: SURVEILLANCE, SCREENING, AND INTERVENT

GENDER-SPECIFIC RESEARCH IN EMERGENCY CARE: INVESTIGATE, UNDERSTAND AND TRANSLATE

CATALYZING SYSTEM CHANGE THROUGH HEALTHCARE SIMULATION: SYSTEMS, COMPETENCY, AND OUTCOMES

EMERGENCY DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING: A RESEARCH AGENDA TO OPTIMIZE UTILIZATION