EMNet consists of three main programs. The major research activities in each area are summarized below:
Multicenter Airway Research Collaboration (MARC): Two major research activities are MARC-35 and MARC-43, two multicenter cohorts on infants. The cohorts will examine which children develop recurrent wheezing and asthma, and the relation of airway microbiome to risk of childhood asthma. A subset of MARC-43 participants also are involved in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program.
Health Services Research (HSR): Major research activities include: a) the ongoing National ED Inventories (NEDI), which includes a database of every ED in the United States and several international cities and countries (unfunded); b) the National ED Safety Study (NEDSS), a >60-center study of patient safety issues in the ED; and c) several EM workforce studies.
Social Emergency Medicine (Social EM): Current research activities focus on identifying and addressing adverse social determinants of health and developing interventions to reduce disparities in emergency care.
Large administrative dataset analyses contribute to all three programs.
