The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network: Progress and Update

Dayan, Peter; Chamberlain, James; Dean, J. Michael; Maio, Ronald F.; Kuppermann, Nathan; The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network,

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2006.03.006

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Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 128-135, June 2006

The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network: Progress and Update

Peter Dayan, MD, MSc
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, The Morgan-Stanley Children's Hospital of New York–Presbyterian, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
- Reprint requests and correspondence: Peter Dayan, MD, MSc, The Children's Hospital of New York–Presbyterian, 622 W 168th St, PH 137, New York, NY 10032.
James Chamberlain, MD
- Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
J. Michael Dean, MD, MBA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Primary Children's Medical Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ronald F. Maio, DO, MS
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network

The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN), established in 2001, is the first federally funded national network of emergency departments focusing on research in emergency medical services for children (EMSC). With more than 800000 annual pediatric visits among its 21 participating emergency departments, the network has been able to study important conditions with infrequent or rare outcomes in diverse populations. In this report, we present the accomplishments from the first 4 years of the PECARN, providing details of completed and ongoing studies, major challenges faced and overcome, methods used to measure network progress and success, and future directions.