- Which one of the following is not a goal of PECARN?
To develop an infrastructure capable of overcoming barriers to pediatric emergency and EMS systems research.
To conduct high priority, meaningful and rigorous multi-institutional research into the prevention and management of acute illnesses and injuries in children and youth across the continuum of emergency medicine health care.
PECARN works with diverse demographic populations and across varied geographical regions to promote the health of children in all phases of care.
To develop an infrastructure for and fund pediatric emergency medicine research.
- Which of the following is NOT a research priority for PECARN?
Race, ethnic, class disparities in health
Prediction rules for high stakes/low likelihood diseases
Education/training outcomes
Improving emergency treatment of respiratory illness/asthma in adults
- Which of the following does not describe the PECARN Core Data project?
This project collects electronic emergency room visit data for all patients in participating hospitals for the years 2002 through 2005.
This project is a cross-sectional study of ED visits within the network, which has collected baseline epidemiological and demographic electronic data from each site for 2002-5.
This project provides baseline data for PECARN grant applications.
Only children's hospitals within PECARN participate in this study.
- PECARN provides funding for most PECARN approved emergency medicine research projects.
True
False
- Which of the following best describes the PECARN structure?
1 coordinating data center, 4 research nodes and 21 non-children's hospital EDs
21 hospitals collaborating on pediatric emergency medicine research projects
1 coordinating data center, 4 research nodes and 21 children's hospitals
1 coordinating data center, 4 research nodes and 21 hospital emergency department affiliates
- Which of the following best defines the PECARN Steering Committee?
The Steering Committee formulates and monitors policies and procedures; however, research proposals are reviewed and approved by the subcommittees.
The Steering Committee formulates and monitors policies and procedures guiding all research activities, and reviews and approves research proposals.
The Steering Committee reviews and approves research proposals but all policies and procedures are formulated, reviewed and approved by the subcommittees.
The Steering Committee does not review and approve research proposals and policies and procedures.
- PECARN accepts research concepts from outside its network?
True
False
- Which of the following best represents the components of a Research Concept Submission?
Face sheet, cover sheet, letter-of-intent
Face sheet, cover sheet, letter-of-intent, references, appendices
Face sheet, cover page, 2-page concept section
Face sheet, letter-of-intent, references, appendices
- At what point in the proposal process should the following PECARN subcommittees (SRAS, QAS, FABS) be consulted?
During protocol refinement
During nodal review
During preliminary protocol development
During full grant application development
- What is the correct order for submitting projects to PECARN for consideration?
Submit full protocol to Steering Committee, Steering Committee approval, write grant, submit for funding.
Submit grant application to node for review and approval, present to Steering Committee for approval, submit grant.
Submit concept to node for review and approval, present to Steering Committee, develop protocol, PRADS review, protocol refinement, Steering Committee approval, grant application development, Steering Committee final approval, grant submission.
- What are the components of the 2 page concept paper?
Why the topic is important to PECARN, study description, background, specific aims, methodology, subject population, sample size calculations
Topic, description, background and signficance, methodology, budget
Background and significance, methodology, budget
Specific aims, methodology, budget
