Upcoming Clinical and Education Journal Club Webinars!

PCRF Education Journal Club - August 22, 2025
Game On: Transforming EMS Training with the Pit Crew Card Game
Join us for an engaging Journal Club session where we’ll dive into a cutting-edge pilot study exploring gamification in EMS education. Learn how a simple card game transformed clinical learning into an interactive, team-based, and memorable experience—replacing passive lectures with active problem-solving.
Tune in Friday, August 22 for the Education Journal Club and be a part of this fascinating panel discussion. Is there a place for gamification in EMS education? Register free below!
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Education, Clinical & Systems Abstracts 2020-2024

International Scientific Symposium 2024 - Las Vegas
September 2024 | at the EMS World EXPO conference
The 2024 International Scientific Symposium attracted a record-breaking 7,000 attendees from 65 countries, underscoring its global impact. It served as a platform for emergency medical service providers worldwide, featuring discussions on evolving treatment strategies, technological breakthroughs, and procedures. Experts in prehospital care, education, and research reviewed and scored this year’s abstract submissions. Panels and invited speakers presented and discussed the best research submitted. All abstracts are published and available online. The order of listing is random.

International Scientific Symposium 2023 - New Orleans
September 2023 | at the EMS World EXPO conference
2023 Abstracts are now online! The 2023 International Scientific EMS Symposium was held in September 2023 during the EMS World EXPO conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Experts in prehospital care, education, and research reviewed and scored the submissions. Panels and invited speakers presented and discussed the best research submitted. All abstracts are published and available online.

International Scientific Symposium 2022 - Orlando
October 10, 2022 to October 14, 2022
The International Scientific EMS Symposium was held in October 2022 during the EMS World EXPO conference in Orlando. All submissions were reviewed and scored by experts in prehospital care, education, and research. Invited speakers presented and discussed the best research submitted to the Prehospital Care Research Forum this year. All abstracts are published and available.

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International Research Conference 2021: Global Developments in EMS Research
November 30, 2021 & December 1, 2021
Panels and invited speakers presented and discussed more than 40 original research projects spanning topics of worldwide interest including current diseases, ethics, technology, and cultural competence in paramedicine. All 42 PCRF abstracts are now published and available at EMS World.

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International Scientific Symposium 2020 - Virtual
November 20, 2020
On November 20, 2020, we took the International Scientific Symposium virtual for the year, with a day dedicated to the current state of EMS research, and the best research submitted to the Prehospital Care Research Forum this year.