To add to its long list of accomplishments, Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) is now recruiting for two important studies. This is a great time to join PROS if you haven’t yet already!
The studies are:
- Adolescent Health in Pediatric Practice is a study to assess brief intervention to counsel adolescents on smoking or social media. If you see a fair number of teens or smokers, we urge you to enroll in this study. Many practitioners would like to be able to counsel teens on these subjects—this study will train you to be able to do so effectively and efficiently. If you yourself do not see significant numbers of adolescents, but know anyone who might be interested, please refer them to PROS for information about joining.
- The brand new ePROS, the electronic health record practice based research subnetwork of PROS, is also recruiting for a new study. It will study ADHD evaluation and treatment, and the use of clinical decision support to help practitioners follow the ADHD evaluation and treatment guidelines recently launched by the AAP. This study will be limited to practices with specific EMRs and the number of offices participating will also be limited. If you are interested in an “easy” way to do practice based research, this is the study—consents, if needed, will be done remotely and data will be extracted from the EMR without time or effort from you or the office staff. Other exciting studies are under development for this ePROS network, so sign up now, even if you cannot do this particular ADHD study.
- Other important and relevant PROS studies are in the pipeline, including studies on atypical antipsychotics in children, hypertension, antibiotic prescribing and parent/physician communication, dental health, and child abuse recognition. Join today to start any of the current or upcoming studies. And be on the look out for results of our recently completed Boys Puberty Study (Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Boys) soon to be published. And thank you to all who participated in another landmark PROS study!
PROS
Pediatric Research in Office Settings. It is the Academy's practice-based research network. Over 1,700 pediatricians nationally participate in PROS to help generate knowledge for the best pediatric care for their patients and their clinics.
Core funding for PROS is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
PROS seeks practitioners interested in current and upcoming research. To inquire about joining PROS, send an email to pros@aap.org or contact the Minnesota PROS Coordinator, Ted Jewett, MD at 952-380-5164 or jewet005@umn.edu
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