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Pediatric Research in Office Settings

Updated: October, 2008

The mission of PROS is to improve the health of children and enhance primary care practice by conducting national collaborative practice-based research.

 



             PROS HIGHLIGHTS AND HAPPENINGS 


Spring PROS Meeting

Meeting Location is yet to be determined but it will be an O’Hare-area hotel.

Steering Committee meeting Friday,    April 3rd, 2009 3:00-7:00 pm
  Sunday,   April 5th, 2009 noon-4:00 pm.



Chapter Coordinator meeting Saturday, April 4th, 2009 8:00 am-5:00 pm
  Sunday,   April 5th, 2009 8:00 am-noon


About PROS

How to Join PROS
Click above to download the PROS Practice & Practitioner Surveys for new members

For Parents and Youth
Click here to offer comments and suggestions or to ask questions about PROS

PROS Studies Updates Table
Below is a list of current PROS studies arranged in alpha order by their status.

2004 Practice/Practitioner Refielding Surveys:
Please return your survey(s) to the PROS Office as soon as possible. Contact the PROS Office at 800/433-9016 ext. 7623 for more information.

Actively Recruiting Practitioners; Data Collection to Begin Shortly:
Contact the PROS Office at 800/433-9016 ext. 7623 for more information about joining this study.

Brief Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Body Mass Index (BMI2)

Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure (CEASE)

Actively Recruiting Practitioners; Data Collection in Progress:
Contact the PROS Office at 800/433-9016 ext. 7623 for more information about joining one of these studies.

Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Boys Study: Main Study (SSCIB)

Practitioner Recruitment Closed; Data Collection in Progress:

Adolescent Smoking Cessation in Pediatric Primary Care (Smokebusters)

Data Collection Concluded; Data Analysis and Manuscript Writing in Progress:
Child Abuse Recognition Experience Study (CARES)
Child Behavior Study (CBS)
Defining Patient Visits Study (DPV)
Febrile Infant Study (FIS)
Helping Improve Pediatric Practice Outcomes Study (HIPPO)
Healthy Lifestyles Pilot Study (HLS)
Learning from Errors in Ambulatory Pediatrics Pilot Study (LEAP)
Life Around Newborn Discharge Study (LAND)

Polio Immunization Delivery Study (PIDS)
Reducing Immunization Disparities Study (RIDS)
Safety Check: Randomized Controlled Trial to Prevent Child Violence Study
Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Boys Study: Inter-rater Reliability Study (SSCIB-IRR)
Training Practitioners in Adolescent Preventive Services
Translating Immunization Research Into Practice Study: Pilot Phase (TIRIP)



Network News Excerpts
PROS Bibliography
How to Suggest a Research Topic
Funding Sources
PROS Members Only Area (Updated October 2008)
Featuring Additional PROS Pearls

Core support for the PROS network is provided by a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health BureauHRSA

About PROS | Study Updates | Join PROS | Network News Excerpts
PROS Bibliography | Funding Sources | AAP Home Page

Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS)
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd
PO Box 927
Elk Grove Village, IL 60009-0927
800/433-9016, ext. 7623




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