Abstract
As generalists, emergency practitioners face challenges in providing state-of-the-art care owing to the broad spectrum of practice and the rapid rate of new knowledge generation. Networks have become increasingly prevalent in health care, and it was in this backdrop, and the resulting opportunity to advance evidence-informed emergency care in the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC), that a new “Emergency Medicine Network” (EM Network) was launched in 2017. The EM Network consists of four programs, each led by a physician with expertise and a track record in the domain: (1) Clinical Resources; (2) Innovation; (3) Continuing Professional Development; and (4) Real-time Support. This paper provides an overview of the EM Network, including its background, purpose, programs, anticipated evolution, and impact on the BC health care system.
Highlights
In September 2017, a paradigm shift began in the Canadian Province of British Columbia (BC) with the launch of the BC Emergency Medicine Network (EM Network)
This paper provides an overview of the emergency medicine (EM) Network: its background, purpose, programs, anticipated evolution, and impact on the BC health care system
An evaluation plan has been integrated into the design of the EM Network from its inception
Summary
In September 2017, a paradigm shift began in the Canadian Province of British Columbia (BC) with the launch of the BC Emergency Medicine Network (EM Network). Easy access to current evidence-informed best practices, in combination with the capability for real-time consultation with trusted colleagues, would help support contextually appropriate best practices, for critically ill patients in smaller settings [6]. It was in this backdrop, and the resulting opportunity to advance evidence-informed emergency care in BC, that the concept of a network arose four years ago. The EM Network enables multi-directional communication among physicians and the sharing of knowledge to improve emergency care and outcomes Four programs support this mandate: Clinical Resources, Innovation, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Real-time Support (Figure 1). The EM Network consists of four programs, each led by a physician with expertise and a track record in the domain
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