Welcome to ECSL!
The Emergency Care Systems Lab (ECSL) is a collaborative initiative led by the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine. We aim to transform emergency care through clinical operational initiatives and academic innovations developed from transdisciplinary collaborations across the University of Wisconsin–Madison and UW Health.
Get involved: To learn more about the Emergency Care Systems Lab or collaborate on a project, please contact us at ECSL@g-groups.wisc.edu. Together, we can advance the next generation of emergency care solutions.
Learn More About ECSL
Our Mission
ECSL endeavors to use a systems-based approach to apply new technologies to transform emergency care — improving quality, efficiency, patient experience, health equity, and clinician wellness.
Our Strategy
We bridge clinical operations, education, and research by bringing together a transdisciplinary team of clinical practitioners, engineers, data scientists, designers, and health services researchers.
Our Approach
We collaborate closely across UW–Madison and UW Health to foster design thinking, rapid-cycle quality improvement, and seamless integration across all missions.
Our Values
- Systems thinking. We apply systems design approaches to design the sociotechnical emergency care system to achieve the quintuple aim.
- Transdisciplinary collaboration. We maximize our impact through industry, academic partnerships, and cross-campus collaborations that leverage the world-class expertise available at UW–Madison.
- Alignment. We maximize alignment between disciplines to ensure:
- Research is relevant, translatable, and impactful.
- Operations re efficient, effective, and evidence-based.
- Education effectively prepares trainees to deliver high-quality medical care in evolving health care systems.
- Widespread impact. We translate and disseminate our work to diverse audiences.
Research and Projects
ECSL engages in projects ranging from developing predictive analytics and clinical decision support tools to conducting community-engaged research and quality improvement initiatives. We partner with local and national organizations to ensure our innovations are grounded in real-world applications and provide measurable impacts in emergency care.
Featured ECSL Projects:
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Multi-site Implementation of Clinical Decision Support to Prevent Future Falls
Multi-site Trial to Improve Dementia Care in Emergency Department
Human Factors & Simulation to Inform Hospital Redesign
ECSL Leadership
Contact Us
To learn more about the Emergency Care Systems Lab or collaborate on a project, please contact us at ECSL@g-groups.wisc.edu or via the form below.
The Emergency Care Systems Lab is a transdisciplinary initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and UW Health.