Mission

THE NATIONAL PERT CONSORTIUM IS ORGANIZED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: TO INCREASE PROVIDER AWARENESS AND IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND ASSOCIATED DISPORDERS IN ORDER TO OPTIMIZE OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS DISEASE; TO PROMOTE THE TRAINING AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM RESPONSE TEAMS ("PERT") AND THEIR CLININCAL APPLICATION IN INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS; TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CREATION AND ONGOING PERFORMANCE OF PERTS; TO SERVE AS A VEHICLE BY WHICH PERT CENTERS NATIONWIDE CAN CONVENE IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICES FOR MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS; AND TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT PERT'S THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS.