New Prehospital Research Funding Announced

The National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP®) and the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) are pleased to announce the recipients of their inaugural partnership to provide grants for prehospital research. Three proposals were selected for funding: Understanding the Nutrition Practices of Dayshift and Nightshift EMS Workers David Hostler, PhD, EMT-P, and Brian Clemency, DO, MBA University at Buffalo Amount: $5,000 Paramedic Attitudes to Obtaining Informed Consent for Prehospital Research Trials Jason McMullan, MD, MS, FAEMS, and Joshua Borkosky, NRP                 University of Cincinnati         Amount: $5,000 Utilizing Simulation to Improve Pediatric Prehospital Medical Care Gregory Faris, MD, and David Rayburn, MD, MPH Indiana University School of Medicine Leon Bell, EMT-P, MS Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services Amount: $3,750 “The Emergency Medicine Foundation is excited to work with NAEMSP and expand funding for emergency care researchers who strive to improve pre-hospital care,” said Stephen H. Anderson, MD, FACEP, Chair of the EMF Board of Trustees. “We look forward to seeing the outcomes of these projects and the accomplishments of these researchers.” “These grants are an important avenue to advancing NAEMSP’s mission of improving out-of-hospital emergency medical care. We are enthusiastic about a continued partnership with t...
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