TraCS-supported research continues momentum that could help save lives during cardiac emergencies

Many community-centered innovation efforts at UNC-Chapel Hill are supported by the Translating Innovative Ideas for the Public Good (TIIP) Awards. The goal of the awards is to move UNC innovation beyond research papers and labs and into communities. Through the TIIP program, faculty teams receive funding that allows them to work directly with the people they hope to help. They design solutions alongside patients, students, families, educators, industry, and community partners to address urgent real-world challenges.

As universities increasingly focus on demonstrating real-world impact, programs like TIIP are helping researchers move ideas more quickly from concept to community use. This year, Innovate Carolina announced four new TIIP award recipients—including two led by faculty at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health—whose public-good innovation projects span student wellness, cancer care, autism support, and emergency response innovation.

Among the awardees, is Wayne Rosamond, PhD (professor in the UNC Department of Epidemiology) for his work on using drones to deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to people experiencing cardiac arrest.

This work was previously supported in part by an NC TraCS Pilot grant, including collaboration with co-investigator Jessica Zègre-Hemsey, PhD, RN—a former NC TraCS KL2 scholar.

Learn more about the TIIP Awards and Rosamond's research in the article: 2 Gillings-led faculty teams win TIIP Awards for community-centered innovation

See also: UNC Faculty Teams Win TIIP Awards for Community-Centered Innovation

From the archives:
Modeling shows AED drones could double heart attack survival rates (tracs.unc.edu - 2019)
Life-saving drones (unc.edu - 2019)