Advancing Quality Improvement Science for Childrens Health Care Research

描述（由申请人提供）：2013年5月3日，第三届“推进儿童卫生保健研究质量改进科学”年度会议与儿科学会（PAS）会议一起召开。这次会议由儿科学术协会（APA）主办，AHRQ资助，在之前的两次会议之后，成功地教授了QI研究的基本和高级方法。182名与会者对会议的各个方面都给予了很高的评价，他们也希望在未来举行类似的会议（平均4.9分，满分5分）。在2013年的董事会会议上，APA也正式认识到未来会议的迫切需要。因此，作为对PA-09-231的回应，我们建议每年举行三次为期一天的质量改进（QI）研究方法会议。这些活动将补充和促进人权咨询中心的核心研究和执行活动，并适用于人权咨询中心的一个优先群体（儿童）。他们将传播评估全球卫生保健干预措施的最先进研究方法，并通过这项工作建立能力，以提高儿科保健的质量和有效性。提议的会议将由一群忠诚且经验丰富的国家认可的QI研究人员计划和实施。2014年会议议程已经制定，包括小组积极学习高级QI研究主题，包括：聚类随机试验，阶梯楔形设计，中断时间序列分析，QI研究中的生物统计方法（包括高级回归方法）；以及环境在QI研究中的作用。根据2013年的会议评估，并与越来越多的初级教师和学员参加会议相一致，我们将增加介绍性分组会议的数量，包括：评估QI干预措施；正在进行的QI研究工作（参与者可以收到正在进行的项目的反馈）；统计过程控制的研究应用为QI研究制定质量指标；以及有关QI研究的伦理监督问题。在2013年成功的基础上，我们将再次为2014年至2016年的会议征集海报摘要。每年，开幕主题演讲和闭幕全体会议将集中讨论对与会者具有高价值的主题。我们将通过将会议与年度PAS会议联系起来，并执行精心策划的宣传策略，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，每年至少吸引150名与会者参加。通过将这一年度会议再延长3年，我们将培养一批经过培训并致力于以最高标准的质量改进研究促进儿童健康的研究人员和其他利益攸关方。

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.