Pediatric Clinical Research Networks:Optimizing Effectiveness Through Cooperation

描述(由申请人提供)：儿科临床研究网络有一个持续的，50年前儿科护理的记录。尽管网络模型和任务各不相同，但它们通常可以被定义为多机构团体，即对人类受试者或来自人类受试者的与提高人类健康质量相关的数据进行研究。儿科临床研究网络在其个人努力中取得了很高的成效，但在产生关于如何最好地照顾儿童的新知识方面面临着最大限度地提高效率和效力的挑战。我们认为，网络之间有意义和持续的合作将通过优化网络功能来促进儿科临床研究企业的发展。为此，我们提议召开一系列会议，将代表不同临床专业、患者群体和网络发展阶段的儿科研究网络的领导人与其他国家儿科组织的代表以及来自国家卫生研究院和其他联邦资助者的研究项目工作人员聚集在一起。会议系列将为网络领导人提供一个论坛，让他们分享研究议程，找出共同的障碍，确定最佳实践，并建立跨网络沟通。本系列的一个最终目标是进一步研究建立一个稳定的网络联盟，以通过合作来增强儿科网络研究功能。美国儿科学会(AAP)拥有60,000名成员，占全国委员会认证儿科医生的80%，它在组建这一多样化的网络群体方面处于独特的地位，因为它拥有20多年的儿科临床网络研究的第一手经验，在儿科实践和学术领域架起了桥梁，跨越了儿科专家和通才的领域，目前正致力于加强儿科临床研究基础设施，包括特别关注儿科临床研究网络。为期三年的系列会议的目标是：(1)聚集网络领导人，以确定共同的利益和机构间合作的共同障碍；(2)为网络领导人提供机制，交流战略和分享最佳做法，以促进高效率和有效的网络研究；(3)帮助网络探索跨网络合作的机会，包括建立一个稳定的网络联盟，以加强研究网络的功能；以及(4)将网络与AAP内的实体(如委员会、分专业分会、分会)和伙伴组织联系起来，以扩大开展合作研究的场所。 公共卫生进展：儿科临床研究网络将举行会议，以解决在儿童健康方面进行临床研究的实践和方法挑战。该项目将通过提高这些网络的效率和效力来加强公共卫生。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Pediatric clinical research networks have a sustained, fifty year record of advancing pediatric care. Although network models and missions vary, they can generally be defined as multi-institutional groups "conducting research on human subjects or data from human subjects that is relevant to improving the quality of human health." Pediatric clinical research networks have been highly productive in their individual endeavors, but face the challenges of maximizing efficiency and effectiveness in generating new knowledge about how best to care for children. We suggest that meaningful and sustained collaboration between networks would enhance the pediatric clinical research enterprise by optimizing network function. To this end, we propose a series of conferences to bring together leaders representing pediatric research networks of diverse clinical specialties, patient populations, and stages of network development along with representatives of other national pediatric organizations, as well as research program staff from the National Institutes of Health and other federal funders. The conference series will provide a forum for leaders of networks to share research agendas, identify common barriers, pinpoint best practices, and establish cross-network communication. An ultimate aim of this series is to further investigate the establishment of a stable coalition of networks to enhance pediatric network research function via collaboration. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), with 60,000 members comprising 80% of the nation's board certified pediatricians, is uniquely positioned to assemble this diverse group of networks because it: possesses over two decades of first hand experience in pediatric clinical network research, bridges the worlds of pediatric practice and academics, spans the domains of pediatric specialists and generalists, and is currently engaged in efforts to enhance the pediatric clinical research infrastructure, including a particular focus on pediatric clinical research networks. The objectives of the conference series, extending over a three-year period, are to: (1) bring together network leaders to identify shared interests and identify barriers common to inter-institutional collaborations; (2) provide mechanisms for network leaders to exchange strategies and share best practices to promote efficient and effective network research; (3) help networks explore opportunities for cross-network collaboration, including the possibility of a stable coalition of networks that would enhance research network function; and (4) link networks to entities within the AAP (e.g. committees, subspecialty sections, chapters) and partnering organizations to expand venues for pursuing collaborative research. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANE: Pediatric clinical research networks will meet to address the practical and methodological challenges of conducting clinical research in child health. This project will strengthen the public health by enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of these networks.