National Partnerships
The EMSC Program established the Partnership for Children (PFC) Stakeholder Group in 2003. The group is a collaborative of diverse organizations and EMSC Program grantees convened to improve the emergency medical care of children through the exchange of knowledge, development of partnerships, and provision of input and counsel to the EMSC Program. The PFC Stakeholder Group is composed of representatives from three U.S. Government agencies (the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Emergency Medical Services, the Indian Health Service, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality), six EMSC grantees, and the following 22 national organizations:
Recent partnership activities with these and other key organizations interested in EMSC activities include:
- In partnership with Duke University and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), EMSC convened a multidisciplinary panel of experts to discuss recommendations to improve pediatric medication safety in the emergency department.
- EMSC worked with the AAP, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and the Emergency Nurses Association to release the joint policy statement Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department. In addition, these organizations worked together to develop a Guidelines Checklist to allow healthcare facilities the opportunity to assess their own preparedness to manage pediatric emergencies.
- In partnership with the The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services Department of Health Policy, the EMSC National Resource Center (NRC) published two issue briefs: “The Application of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to Hospital Inpatients” and "Legal Issues in Interfacility Transfer."
- In partnership with the American Trauma Society, the NRC developed and distributed materials for National Trauma Month 2011.
- In partnership with the Mailman School of Public Health and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, the NRC developed an online interactive map designed to provide health care professionals interested in volunteering a resource to identify disaster volunteer agencies in their state. As you click on the desired state, agencies recruiting volunteers will be listed in alphabetical order along with the type of health care volunteers needed and any required training and certifications. Volunteer applications for each agency are provided.
- In partnership with the Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Medication Safety, the NRC developed a series of multimedia podcasts as an educational resource for medical students, residents, and fellowship trainees on pediatric medication safety in the emergency setting.
- Since 2008, EMSC and the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) have held their annual meetings back-to-back at the same location in an effort to help simplify and maximize opportunities for networking. In 2010, the two groups strengthened their ties by offering a full day of combined programming that examines the issues, trends, and recent developments affecting the day-to-day activities of participants from each group.