PEM Global Health Projects

Physicians in liberia doing a simulation on a child manikin

Piloting a Novel Pediatric Emergency Care Capacity Self-Assessment Tool for Low and Middle-Income Country Settings

Globally, the majority of children who seek emergency care present to general emergency departments (EDs) rather than specialized pediatric EDs.

Developing Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Conditions in Liberia

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have helped improve the quality, affordability and efficiency of healthcare by synthesizing large amounts of evidence into digestible, practical recommendations for clinicians and patients.

Pediatric Resuscitation Training in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Training and education around the identification and management of hospitalized sick children was identified as a priority by the leadership in two oncology wards in the occupied Palestinian Territory.

Predicting and Preventing Post-Discharge Mortality Among Children in Sub-Saharan Africa

Former fellow Dr. Chris A. Rees and his collaborators worked on developing and validating clinical prediction rules to identify children at risk of death or readmission after hospital discharge in sub-Saharan Africa, conducting studies in Liberia and Tanzania to improve post-discharge care.