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Developing a Research Agenda to Optimize Diagnostic Imaging in the Emergency Department: An Executive Summary of the 2015 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference
Author(s) -
Marin Jennifer R.,
Mills Angela M.
Publication year - 2015
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.12818
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , multidisciplinary approach , knowledge translation , executive summary , executive director , medical education , political science , psychiatry , knowledge management , microbiology and biotechnology , management , computer science , law , economics , biology
The 2015 Academic Emergency Medicine ( AEM ) consensus conference, “Diagnostic Imaging in the Emergency Department: A Research Agenda to Optimize Utilization,” was held on May 12, 2015, with the goal of developing a high‐priority research agenda on which to base future research. The specific aims of the conference were to: 1) understand the current state of evidence regarding emergency department ( ED ) diagnostic imaging utilization and identify key opportunities, limitations, and gaps in knowledge; 2) develop a consensus‐driven research agenda emphasizing priorities and opportunities for research in ED diagnostic imaging; and 3) explore specific funding mechanisms available to facilitate research in ED diagnostic imaging. Over a 2‐year period, the executive committee and other experts in the field convened regularly to identify specific areas in need of future research. Six content areas within emergency diagnostic imaging were identified prior to the conference and served as the breakout groups on which consensus was achieved: clinical decision rules; use of administrative data; patient‐centered outcomes research; training, education, and competency; knowledge translation and barriers to imaging optimization; and comparative effectiveness research in alternatives to traditional computed tomography use. The executive committee invited key stakeholders to assist with planning and to participate in the consensus conference to generate a multidisciplinary agenda. There were 164 individuals involved in the conference spanning various specialties, including emergency medicine ( EM ), radiology, surgery, medical physics, and the decision sciences. This issue of AEM is dedicated to the proceedings of the 16th annual AEM consensus conference as well as original research related to emergency diagnostic imaging.