Research Priorities

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PECARN's research priorities currently include:

  • Respiratory illnesses/asthma
  • Prediction rules for high stakes/low likelihood diseases
  • Medication error reduction
  • Injury prevention
  • Urgency and acuity scaling
  • Race, ethnic, class disparities in health
  • Mental health
  • Treatment of infectious diseases
  • Best practices in patient care
  • Pain and anxiety management
  • Education/training outcomes
  • Development of treatment algorithms
  • Improvement in health outcomes for cardiac arrest
  • Practice protocols
  • Seizure management
  • C-spine immobilization