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 disorders in order to optimize outcomes for patients with this disease; to promote the training and establishment of pulmonary embolism response teams ("pert") and their clinical 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 perts through organizational and scientific meetings, presentations and academic publications.