Newsletter
February 2012 Newsletter Article
As we gear up for a new year, here's a brief update from CORNET…
CORNET responded to an AHRQ request for proposals to develop a research center within a practice-based research network. The centers will be positioned to respond to future studies needing a quick turn-around time. Nui and Janet did a great job getting this submission together in record time. If funded, this grant will allow CORNET to encompass new and innovative ways to conduct distance research, collaborate with APPD -LEARN, the research arm of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) and also disseminate research findings more frequently and efficiently.
In addition, CORNET recently submitted a small grant proposal to APPD to fund collaboration between APPD, CORNET and the APA Continuity SIG. We are looking for funding to help support the effort to gather data on the "continuity" in continuity clinics before and after the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) regulation changes. Stay tuned for additional information…
Ongoing projects include the AIM-Hi adolescent vaccine study while we anxiously await word on funding for projects on obesity, discipline and mental health issues. Manuscript writing continues for the past Bright Futures Oral Health and Resident Healthcare studies.
We encourage you to submit your thoughts on new study ideas! Please develop a 2-3 page draft proposal that outlines your proposed study and we will happily provide feedback. Please send it to CORNET@academicpeds.org.
CORNET also is preparing enthusiastically for PAS this year. Please keep an eye out for an email invitation to our CORNET members' meeting- this will be for new, old and potential CORNET members! It will be a wonderful networking opportunity to review past projects and brainstorm on future ones. We also plan to discuss opportunities for increased involvement in CORNET, the results of the "Value of CORNET" survey and strategic planning. Thanks to all of you who have completed the above survey and if not, we hope you will as your input is vital for CORNET to thrive and in developing our future plans.
Marilyn C Dumont-Driscoll
CORNET, Chair of Membership
dumonmd@peds.ufl.edu
Sue Feigelman
CORNET, Evaluator of Clinical Research
sfeigelm@umaryland.edu
