title: A report on the Academic Emergency Medicine 2015 consensus conference "Diagnostic imaging in the emergency department: a research agenda to optimize utilization".
abstract: In May 2015, the Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference "Diagnostic imaging in the emergency department: a research agenda to optimize utilization" was held. The goal of the conference was to develop a high-priority research agenda regarding emergency diagnostic imaging on which to base future research. In addition to representatives from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, the multidisciplinary conference included members of several radiology organizations: American Society for Emergency Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, the American College of Radiology, and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. 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. Through a multistep consensus process, participants developed targeted research questions for future research in six content areas within emergency diagnostic imaging: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 325 9th Ave, Box 359728, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA. marting@u.washington.edu.
authors.forename: Martin L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gunn
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Suzanne T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Adam T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Froemming
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Jamlik O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Department Sports, Orthopedics, and Emergency Imaging, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Manickam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumaravel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sodickson
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D035843:Biomedical Research; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States
keywords: Computed tomography; Emergency medicine; Emergency radiology; Magnetic resonance imaging; Research; Ultrasound; Utilization