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Connecting the Practice of Emergency Dispatch with the Communities it Services: Hypothesis Generation and Lessons Learned

Christopher Olola, PhD, Isabel Gardett, PhD, Greg Scott, MBA, EMD-QI, Alissa Wheeler, BA, Daniel Ashwood, PhD, Jennifer Hurst

Mar 14, 2020|Research Posters

The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch® (IAED™) exists with a mission to advance and support emergency dispatch professionals and match callers in need of emergency, health, and social services safely, quickly, and effectively with the most appropriate response. Therefore, IAED sets the highest possible standards for emergency dispatching worldwide through conducting research, creating protocols, designing training, offering professional development opportunities and certification for emergency dispatchers, and publications on the trade and science of emergency dispatch...

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Community-Engaged Research in Emergency Dispatch: Getting a 360° View

Alissa Wheeler, BA, Jennifer Hurst, Heather Darata, BS

Mar 26, 2019|Research Posters

The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch® (IAED™) is a nonprofit standard-setting organization promoting safe and effective emergency dispatch services worldwide. IAED supports first responder-related research, unified protocol application, and strengthening the emergency dispatch community through education, certification, and accreditation. As an organization that serves both emergency dispatchers and the public calling them for help, IAED's mission reflects a commitment to build strong relationships with both groups. To this end, IAED began cultivating a relationship with...

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