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• Initial results from the Bright Futures Oral Health study funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Hank Bernstein, PI) were presented at the Denver PAS meeting. Twenty-seven pediatric training programs (143 residents) participated. This RCT was very successful in showing that residents improved in confidence and knowledge about BF concepts, and were able to incorporate preventive health strategies into their practices. Two manuscripts are underway. This was a very intensive and important CORNET study. Thanks to everyone who participated!
  
  
• Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Boys Study (SSCIB). Seven CORNET practices, including 10 CORNET faculties, collaborated with the PROS network in this study that examined the onset of secondary sexual characteristics in boys, with Marcia Giddens, DrPh, PA as the PI. CORNET contributed data on 300 minority and underserved boys, increasing the generalizability of study results. Results have been presented at the last two PAS meetings.
  
  
• The Survey of Pediatric Asthma Care Education in Residency (SPACER) Study was completed in 2009. This study with Sande Okelo, MD was the PI, with Terry Hetzler and Cindy Ferrell as CORNET co-investigators, was a cross-sectional survey to assess asthma management and incorporation of national practice guidelines by pediatric residents. Ten pediatric training programs participated and surveys were obtained form 369 residents. Two PAS abstracts were presented in 2009 and 2010 and a manuscript is under revision. Future analysis will compare resident responses to those of practitioners from a similar study Dr. Okelo conducted within the American Academy of Pediatrics and practicing pediatricians.
  
  
• Health Care of Pediatric Residents and their Families. This cross-sectional study funded by East Carolina University was led by Kristina Simeonsson, MD and John Olsson, MD and examined pediatric residents' perceived access to health care for themselves and their families, self-prescribing practices, whether colleagues provide care and the care their families receive. Nineteen pediatric training programs participated, with 834 residents providing data. Results were presented in two posters at the PAS meeting. Manuscript preparation has begun. The results from this study will help to inform the Residency Review Committee (RRC) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
  
  
• How is Continuity Defined in Continuity Clinics? Paul Darden, MD, MPH was the principal investigator for this CORNET-APA Continuity SIG collaboration which surveyed pediatric continuity directors to determine how they measure and define continuity, an important concept to the Residency Review Committee. Results from 170 programs (over 75% of all pediatric training programs nationally) were presented at the Denver PAS.
  
  
• Bright Futures PreSIP (Preventive Services Improvement Project). Paula Duncan, MD, the PI on this project, obtained funding from HRSA and MCHB for a collaborative project based in four CORNET sites and several practices participating in the QUINN program. The goal is to determine if Bright Futures can be easily implemented in a busy clinical setting, targeting children birth to 3 years. The methodology is a quality improvement project to develop and test specific changes, using rapid cycle change strategies. Results from the project are now in the analysis phase.

• Adolescent Immunizations within Medical Homes. This 3-phase study, funded by the Centers for Disease Control, is a quality improvement study to increase adolescent immunization rates, and collaboration between CORNET and the Rochester practice-based network (GR-PBRN). Peter Szilagyi, MD, MPH is PI. Phase 1 was a survey of 47 CORNET practitioners that determined potential interventions, barriers, strategies and critical components of interventions to enhance immunization of adolescents. Results were presented at the PAS meeting. The second phase has consisted of a series of focus group discussions using a modified Delphi technique. Participants have discussed the most feasible and sustainable strategy to enhance adolescent immunizations. Use of an EMR and nurse prompts were the most promising tools. Currently, Phase 3 is underway, with 12 CORNET sites participating in a trial of 3 different strategies in order to measure the effectiveness of the selected strategies in increasing adolescent vaccination rates and impact on utilization of services in the medical homes.
  
  
• PRISM-PC-Pediatric Residency Integrated Survey: Mental Health in Primary Care. The PI for this 2-phase study is Maya Bunik, MD, MPSH. The first phase, funded by University of Colorado, was a cross-sectional survey of continuity directors focusing on mental health patient access, resident education of mental health issues, and whether practices have integrated mental health models at their sites. Surveys were completed by 54 programs and results were presented at the 2011 PAS meeting. Funding is being secured for the second phase, which will be a comparative study examining patient and resident educational outcomes among different mental health integration models.
  
  
• Play Nicely. Seth Scholer, MD lead the submission of a grant application for this pilot study of a interactive DVD/web based video on discipline strategies and methods to decrease aggressive behavior in young children. Susan Feigelman, MD is the lead CORNET Steering Committee member. This is a pilot in 4 CORNET practices determining the best way to implement Play Nicely for a larger RCT.

• Quality Improvement targeting obesity using Bright Futures concept emerged from a series of CORNET workshops at the last few PAS meetings, lead by Dr. Bill Stratbucker . It is anticipated that this will lead to a to a national QI project.

1. Bernstein H, Dhepyasuwan N, Connors K, Volkan K, Serwint JR. and the CORNET investigators. Evaluation of a National Bright Futures Oral Health Curriculum for Pediatric Residents.
2. Bunik M, Talmi A, Stafford B, Beaty B, Kempe A, Dhepyasuwan N, Serwint JR. Pediatric residency integrated survey of mental health in primary care (PRISM-PC): A National CORNET Study.
3. Darden PM, Kyle KK, Dhepyasuwan N, Olsson JM, Serwint JR. Is Continuity Measured in Continuity Clinics: A study from the APA Continuity SIG and CORNET.
4. Dhepyasuwan N, Connors K, Volkan K, Serwint JR, Bernstein H and the CORNET Investigators. How well do pediatric residents incorporate Bright Futures and oral health concepts during health supervision visits?
5. Humiston S, Serwint J, Szilagyi P, Vincelli P, Dhepyasuwan N, Rand C, Schaffer S, Curtis R. Strategies for increasing adolescent immunization rates in primary care: What physicians use and would consider.
6. Simeonsson K, Olsson J, Dhepyasuwan N, Drutz J, Benun J, Serwint JR for the CORNET Investigators. Healthcare utilization by pediatric residents.
7. Simeonsson K, Olsson J, Dhepyasuwan N, Stratbucker W, Meyer M, Serwint JR for the CORNET Investigators. The practice of self-prescription and informal care seeing by pediatric residents.

1. Stratbucker W, Hetzler T, Garfunkel L, Link E, Olsson J, Sanders L, Feigelman S, Dumont-Driscoll M, Darden P, Duncan P, Dhepyasuwan N, Serwint JR. Continuity Clinic QI with CORNET: Take Your Project to the Next Level. Follow Us on Twitter.