Advancing Quality Improvement Science for Childrens Health Care Research

描述（申请人提供）：2013年5月3日，第三届“推进儿童保健研究质量改进科学”年会与儿科学术协会（PAS）会议同时举行。这次会议由儿科学术协会 (APA) 主办，并得到 AHRQ 的资助，是继之前的两次会议之后召开的，并成功教授了 QI 研究的基本和高级方法。 182 名与会者对当天的各个方面给予了高度评价，并希望未来举办类似的会议（平均分为 4.9 分，满分 5 分）。 APA 还在 2013 年董事会会议上正式认识到未来召开会议的迫切需要。因此，为了响应 PA-09-231，我们建议再举办三场关于质量改进 (QI) 研究方法的年度为期一天的会议。这些将补充和促进 AHRQ 的核心研究和实施活动，并应用于 AHRQ 的优先人群之一（儿童）。他们将传播评估 QI 干预措施的最先进的研究方法，并通过这项工作建立提高儿科医疗保健质量和有效性的能力。拟议的会议将由一群忠诚且经验丰富的国家认可的 QI 研究人员规划和实施。 2014年会议议程已经制定，包括关于高级QI研究主题的小组主动学习课程，包括：QI研究中的整群随机试验、阶梯楔形设计、中断时间序列分析、生物统计方法（包括高级回归方法）；以及情境在 QI 研究中的作用。根据 2013 年会议评估，并与参加的初级教师和学员数量不断增加相一致，我们将增加介绍性分组会议的数量，包括： 评估 QI 干预措施； QI 研究正在进行中（与会者收到有关正在进行的项目的反馈）；统计过程控制的研究应用；制定 QI 研究的质量指标；以及有关 QI 研究中的道德监督的问题。基于 2013 年的成功，我们将再次征集 2014 年至 2016 年会议海报会议的摘要。每年，开幕主题演讲和闭幕全体小组将重点讨论对与会者来说具有高价值的主题。我们将通过将会议与 PAS 年度会议联系起来，并利用我们与 APA、其他专业组织、医疗保健提供系统、质量改进组织和研究培训主管的合作，执行精心策划的宣传策略，每年吸引至少 150 名与会者参加。通过将本次年会再举办三年，我们将培养一批经过培训并致力于最高标准的质量改进研究的研究人员和其他利益相关者，以促进儿童健康。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): On May 3rd, 2013, the 3rd annual conference on "Advancing Quality Improvement Science for Children's Health Care Research," was held in conjunction with the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting. The conference, sponsored by the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) and funded with assistance from AHRQ, followed two prior conferences and was successful in teaching both basic and advanced methods for QI research. All aspects of the day were highly rated by 182 attendees, as was a desire for similar future conferences (mean of 4.9 out of 5). The APA also formally recognized the critical need for future conferences at their 2013 Board meeting. Therefore, in response to PA-09-231 we propose to hold three additional annual one-day conferences on methods of quality improvement (QI) research. These will complement and promote AHRQ's core research and implementation activities, as applied to one of AHRQ's priority populations (children). They will disseminate state-of-the art research methods for evaluating QI interventions and, through this work, build capacity to improve the quality and effectiveness of pediatric health care. The proposed conferences will be planned and implemented by a committed and experienced group of nationally recognized QI researchers. The 2014 conference agenda has been developed and includes small group, active learning sessions on advanced QI research topics including: cluster randomized trials, stepped wedge designs, interrupted time series analysis, biostatistical methods (including advanced regression methods) in QI research; and the role of context in QI research. Based on 2013 conference evaluations, and consistent with the increasing numbers of junior faculty and trainees attending, we will increase the number of introductory breakout sessions including: evaluating QI interventions; QI research works-in-progress (where attendees receive feedback on ongoing projects); research applications of statistical process control; developing quality metrics for QI research; and issues regarding ethical oversight in QI research. Based on our success in 2013, we will again conduct a call for abstracts for poster sessions for the 2014 through 2016 conferences. Each year, an opening keynote talk and closing plenary panel will focus on topics of high value to attendees. We will promote attendance of at least 150 participants each year by linking the meeting to the annual PAS meeting and executing a well-planned strategy for publicity, leveraging our engagement with the APA, other professional organizations, health care delivery systems, quality improvement organizations, and research training directors. By continuing this annual conference for an additional 3 years we will build a critical mass of researchers and other stakeholders trained in, and committed to, the highest standards of quality improvement research to promote child health.