Clinical Programs
The goal is to develop a flexible self-sustaining ecosystem for Region 7 emergency/disaster preparedness, capable of leveraging resources from community grassroot support and traditional healthcare organizations. The R7DHRE includes subject matter experts spanning multiple specialties such as pediatrics, behavioral health, biological, burn, chemical, trauma and economics.
Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the University Nebraska Medical Center, in partnership with Nebraska Medicine, was selected as an innovation partner as part of Project Firstline with a focus on strengthening infection prevention and control programs in healthcare facilities in underserved areas to develop innovative programs, services, and product development strategies to strengthen IPC nationally and globally.
Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in partnership with Nebraska Medicine, was selected as part of the competitive application process to accelerate work initiated with the original NICS award. SHIPC continues our focus on targeting innovation to vulnerable aspects of our healthcare system that face persistent challenges in infection control outcomes.
NETEC's mission is to set the gold standard for special pathogen preparedness and response across health systems in the U.S. with the goals of driving best practices, closing knowledge gaps, and developing innovative resources. Over the past two years, NETEC has initiated work to redefine the tiered structure nationally through the National Special Pathogens System of Care (NSPS).
SPRN, an activity of NETEC, is a network of U.S. institutions who currently serve as Regional Special Pathogen Treatment Centers that are committed to the development and maintenance of rapid response clinical research infrastructure.
In 2022, USPHS partnered with the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s (UNMC) Global Center for Health Security (GCHS), the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Texas A&M University to create and implement the Public Health Service Deployment Safety Academy for Field Experiences (PHS D-SAFE) to train USPHS officers on personal safety and security when deployed to environments with potential for COVID- 19 or high-consequence infectious disease (HCID) exposure.