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Main Committee on The Future of Emergency Care in the U.S. Health System


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The Main Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the U.S. Health System will

  1. examine the emergency care system in the U.S.;
  2. explore its strengths, limitations, and future challenges;
  3. describe a desired vision of the emergency care system; and
  4. ecommend strategies required to achieve that vision.  Key issues the committee will address include: prehospital EMS; hospital-based emergency and trauma care; professional workforce issues; children's emergency care; disaster preparedness; and clinical and health services research. 

The study will also examine the unique challenges associated with the provision of emergency services to children and adolescents, and evaluate progress since the publication of the IOM's 1993 report, Emergency Medical Services for Children.  In addition, the study will examine prehospital EMS and include an assessment of the current organization, delivery, and financing of EMS services and systems, and assess progress toward the EMS Agenda for the Future

The committee will also provide direction to the work of the project's three subcommittees: Pediatric Emergency Care Subcommittee, Prehospital EMS Subcommittee, and Hospital-based Emergency Care Subcommittee. The committees' reports were released in June 2006.

The Main Committee met a total of 5 times:
            February 2-4, 2004
            June 24-25, 2004
            October 4-5, 2004
            March 2-4, 2005
            May 5-6, 2005

More information on the main committee and this project, including meetings dates and agendas, can be found using the links above and to the left. Please check back for regular updates. You can also sign up for the project listserv to receive information via e-mail on upcoming meetings and other project-related news.

To provide feedback to committee members and project staff through the duration of the project, please follow directions at the bottom of the project's page in the National Academies Current Projects System. Please note that any comments submitted through this website or otherwise, including your name and identifying information, will not be kept confidential and will be included in a Public Access File. The National Academies shall be authorized to use any such comments or submissions in accordance with the National Academies' Terms of Use Agreement.

Current support for this project is provided by the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).



Related Reports
Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains
Jun 14, 2006
Hospital-Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point Hospital-Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point
Jun 14, 2006
Emergency Medical Services At the Crossroads Emergency Medical Services At the Crossroads
Jun 14, 2006

Resources And Links
Link To: Link To: The Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System
Link To: The Future of Emergency Care: Subcommittee on Pediatric Emergency Care
Link To: The Future of Emergency Care: Subcommittee on Prehospital Emergency Medical Services
Link To: The Future of Emergency Care: Subcommittee on Hospital-Based Emergency Care


Last Updated: 7/20/2006, 11:28 AM RSS








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