Prehospital Care Research Forum

2025 Call for Abstracts

Submissions are now open for 2025 abstracts. Abstracts are due June 30, 2025. Call for Abstracts

2025 Call for Abstracts!

Submissions are now open for 2025 abstracts.

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Research Forum Workshop

Spring 2025 ESO/PCRF Research Forum

May 7-9, 2025 - Austin, TX - Application Deadline December 31

The ESO/PCRF Research Forum is ideal for clinical leaders, front-line clinicians, students, and educators with innate curiosity and an itch to launch their next (or first!) research project. The Forum matches participants with clinical mentors, methodologists, and statisticians to accelerate EMS research with the goal of improving community health and safety through the power of data.

Event Date: May 7-9, 2025
Host: ESO Office in Austin, TX

SAVE the DATE! Upcoming Research Workshops!

 

CARESTAR Research Workshop | DATE: April 9-11, 2025 | LOCATION: TBA | Registration opening soon!

NEMSIS/NHTSA Research Workshop | DATE: June, 2025 | LOCATION: New York | Registration opening soon!

 

Upcoming Clinical and Education Journal Club Webinars!

 
Featured Upcoming Journal Club Webinar

Next Journal Club Clinical Webinar - February 10, 2025

Guiding the Field: Unpacking the 2024 Evidence-Based Prehospital Care Guidelines

In this episode of the Prehospital Care Research Forum’s Journal Club, we take a deep dive into the 2024 Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Care. From groundbreaking updates to practical applications, we’ll explore how these guidelines are shaping the future of EMS.

Join us for this month’s PCRF Clinical Journal Club to learn what’s new, what’s impactful, and how it all translates to better outcomes in the field! Register below!

A Special PCRF JOURNAL CLUB | LIVE from NAEMSE | August 16, 2024!
 
Featured Upcoming Journal Club Webinar

Next PCRF Education Journal Club - January 24, 2024

Beyond the Books: Empowering Medical Students in Clinical Training

Healthcare students often describe the leap from classroom learning to clinical and field as one of their most challenging transitions. How can health education better bridge the gap between theory and practice to prepare them for the realities of patient care?

Join the panel as we unpack the findings and implications of this pivotal study, reshaping how medical students are trained for the frontlines of healthcare. Register below!

Join us for Two Live Monthly Webinars

WEBINAR DETAILS & ARCHIVES

PCRF Journal Club:
Clinical Research

Second Monday, noon CST
Next date: February 10, 2025

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PCRF Journal Club:
Education Research

Fourth Friday, noon CST
Next date: February 28, 2024

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2023 Abstracts Published

The Prehospital Care Research Forum (PCRF) at UCLA is pleased to present 37 abstracts from the International Scientific EMS Symposium held in September 2023 during the EMS World EXPO conference in New Orleans. Submissions scored by experts in prehospital care.

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Education, Clinical & Systems Abstracts 2020-2023

 
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International Scientific Symposium 2023 - New Orleans

September 2023 | at the EMS World EXPO conference

2023 Abstracts are now online! The 2023 International Scientific EMS Symposium was held in September 2023 during the EMS World EXPO conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Experts in prehospital care, education, and research reviewed and scored the submissions. Panels and invited speakers presented and discussed the best research submitted. All abstracts are published and available online.

2023 Abstracts Now Online

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International Scientific Symposium 2022 - Orlando

October 10, 2022 to October 14, 2022

The International Scientific EMS Symposium was held in October 2022 during the EMS World EXPO conference in Orlando. All submissions were reviewed and scored by experts in prehospital care, education, and research. Invited speakers presented and discussed the best research submitted to the Prehospital Care Research Forum this year. All abstracts are published and available.

2022 Agenda 2022 Abstracts

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International Research Conference 2021: Global Developments in EMS Research

November 30, 2021 & December 1, 2021

Panels and invited speakers presented and discussed more than 40 original research projects spanning topics of worldwide interest including current diseases, ethics, technology, and cultural competence in paramedicine. All 42 PCRF abstracts are now published and available at EMS World.

2021 Agenda 2021 Abstracts

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International Scientific Symposium 2020 - Virtual

November 20, 2020

On November 20, 2020, we took the International Scientific Symposium virtual for the year, with a day dedicated to the current state of EMS research, and the best research submitted to the Prehospital Care Research Forum this year.

2020 Agenda 2020 Abstracts

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