Tele-Emergency Research Project 2-year study period Randomized control trial to receive either telephone or telemedicine consultations 15 participating hospitals Retrospective review of de-identified medical records to determine the impact of telemedicine consultations on: Quality of Care Appropriateness of Care Utilization (Transfer) Patient Safety (Medication Errors) Cost Effectiveness Ways to get involved: Extracting data from medical records to database while learning about the benefits and challenges of telemedicine

Transport of Acutely ill and injured Children To Institutions of higher Care from Allied Localities “TACTICAL” 4-year study to improve pediatric readiness among ED and prehospital providers Work with 20+ partner hospitals across North Coast EMS and Sierra-Sacramento Valley EMS regions to Implement and improve pediatric-specific quality improvement in EDs Increase readiness to evaluate and treat pediatric patients through telemedicine Provide pediatric training in the management of acutely ill and injured children to prehospital and hospital providers Ways to get involved: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) data analysis to identify baseline health outcomes Participate in/help facilitate future trainings and hospital visits

Increasing the Rates of Newborn Hearing Screening with Telehealth Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes (PCARI) 2-year study to work in collaboration with UC Berkeley and the University of the Philippines, Manila to: Assess the impact of a low-cost newborn hearing screening device through the implementation of a tele-audiology program Assist in developing solutions to transfer data via telemedicine technologies to the central Hearing Coordination Center to improve tracking measures Ways to get involved: Future data collection/analysis Join meetings and provide insight/ideas while learning about telemedicine across countries