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Atención Aguda y Sistemas Sanitarios: Recomendaciones y Prioridades Futuras de Investigación Basada en un Consenso
Author(s) -
Calvello Emilie J. B.,
Broccoli Morgan,
Risko Nicholas,
Theodosis Christian,
Totten Vicken Y.,
Radeos Michael S.,
Seidenberg Phil,
Wallis Lee
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/acem.12266
Subject(s) - medicine , terminology , health care , principal (computer security) , resource (disambiguation) , health care delivery , healthcare system , medical emergency , political science , computer science , computer security , computer network , philosophy , linguistics , law
The theme of the 14th annual Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference was “Global Health and Emergency Care: A Research Agenda.” The goal of the conference was to create a robust and measurable research agenda for evaluating emergency health care delivery systems. The concept of health systems includes the organizations, institutions, and resources whose primary purpose is to promote, restore, and/or maintain health. This article further conceptualizes the vertical and horizontal delivery of acute and emergency care in low‐resource settings by defining specific terminology for emergency care platforms and discussing how they fit into broader health systems models. This was accomplished through discussion surrounding four principal questions touching upon the interplay between health systems and acute and emergency care. This research agenda is intended to assist countries that are in the early stages of integrating emergency services into their health systems and are looking for guidance to maximize their development and health systems planning efforts.