Bridging the Gap between EMS and Health Services Research:
A Conference for Researchers and Practitioners


Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: The Heldrich Hotel
New Brunswick, NJ



A Conference Hosted by Rutgers Center for State Health Policy (CSHP) with
funding provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and
the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

- Purpose -

The purpose of this conference is to advance an EMS research agenda that connects with broader efforts to improve healthcare delivery. In addition, the meeting will generate strategies to encourage the use of EMS health services research by policymakers and practitioners.

- Agenda -

- Registration Form -

Speakers Presentations:

• From Evidence to EMS Practice: Building the National Model
  Evidence-Based Medicine in EMS - Daniel Spaite

• Paramedic Endotracheal Intubation &
  Health Services Research - Henry Wang

• EMS-Based Health Services Research:
  Current Practice and Future Goals - Richard Narad

• Patient Safety & Human Factors Engineering in EMS &
  Hospital Performance - Rollin Fairbanks

• Databases for EMS-based Health Services Research:
  Development & Application of NEMSIS - Greg Mears

• EMS Electronic Documentation A Success Story - Friedrich von Recklinghausen

• New Jersey Using Research to Improve Practice and
  Policy - Karen Halupke and David Gruber

• Bridging the Gap Between EMS and Health Care Research:
  A Volunteer Prospective - Michael Mastrianni

• Using Research to Improve Practice and Policy:
  Bridging the Gap of EMS - James Augustine

• Lessons and Next Step - Kevin McGinnis