Supporting Pediatric Research on Outcomes & Utilization of Telehealth
SPROUT is a multi-centered collaborative research network dedicated to establishing an evidence base for pediatric telehealth.
Our Objectives
- Create telehealth research frameworks and resources
- Provide platforms for dissemination and education of research resources
- Promote interdisciplinary and interprofessional multisite telehealth research to target gaps in the current telehealth evidence base and Maintain a Telehealth Research Database
Our Vision
To ensure children receive the best healthcare: Anywhere, anytime.
Our Mission
To promote and disseminate multicenter value-driven research on pediatric telehealth.
Executive Committee
John Chuo, MD, MS
Alison Curfman MD, MBA, FAAP
S. David McSwain, MD, MPH, FAAP
Telehealth Working Groups (TWGs)
TWGs were created to promote a collaborative and supportive environment to fellow members, including initiating multisite research projects, publications, grant proposals, and IRB submissions.
Metrics
Neonatology
Patient-Centered Medical Home
Transport
Telehealth Education
Resources and Tools
This ECHO will serve as a forum for pediatricians, hospitalists, and other professionals that provide medical care to children in a hospital setting to increase knowledge, skills and self-efficacy regarding effective strategies and best practices related to telehealth in the hospital setting.
For more information about SPROUT email sprout@aap.org.
- Session 1: Telehealth-Enabled Transitions of Care for Medically Complex Inpatients
- Session 2: Virtual Supported Family-Centered Rounds
- Session 3: Tele-Critical Care Consults
- Session 4: Telemedicine Support for Newborns Requiring Resuscitation or Critical Care
- Session 5: Telehealth for Transport and Transport Decision-Making
- Session 6: TBD
This ECHO, in partnership with the CTSA, uses technology, clinical management tools, and case‐based learning to teach health care and research professionals about telehealth research and virtual tools that support research.
- Session 1: Measuring Telehealth in Clinical Care and Research: The STEM Framework
- Session 2: Remote Informed Consent Options and Evaluation
- Session 3: Study Designs Well-Suited for Telehealth Research: An Introduction to Quasi-Experimental Designs
- Session 4: Survey Development for Research/QI Projects on Telehealth Interventions
- Session 5: Transitioning to Telehealth for Clinical Trials
- Session 6: Institutional Review Board (IRB) Overview
- Session 7: Research for Telehealth Education and Training
- Session 8: Real World Application of a Telehealth Economic Evaluation Framework
- Session 9: Translating Telehealth Evidence Into Policy and Practice