The Delphi Study

Review Policy:

It is PROS policy that all PROS practitioners who complete data collection for a study receive a copy of the manuscript(s) for review shortly before submission for publication. Written feedback to the authors is optional. All the Delphi Study participants will be credited by practice in core papers submitted for publication. Participation at this level does not require any data analytic efforts, manuscript preparation or editing. Practitioners who complete all data collection and who participate in intermediate editing of manuscripts during their preparatory phase will also receive formal manuscript acknowledgment, listing and recognition at PROS meetings.

Authorship Opportunities:

Practitioners who wish to participate as paper authors on peer-reviewed manuscripts arising from the project will agree to The Delphi Study Publication Policy which recognizes the network ownership of all data and employs the JAMA Criteria for Authorship. In short, practitioners wishing to participate in manuscript analyses and writing will be required to participate in monthly conference calls for periods of four to six months, review relevant literature and contribute to the writing of the papers derived from the data.

Individuals may wish to play a leadership role on one of the Topic Teams or alternatively to provide practitioner feedback to one of the Teams at this level. Subsequent results may be presented by practitioners at national or regional meetings or published in peer-reviewed journals.

For more information on the PROS Review Policy or authorship opportunities, please contact the PROS central office at pros@aap.org or call 800/433-9016, extension 7623.

Abstracts:

DeWitt TG, Slora EJ, Asmussen L, Rothstein E, Wasserman RC. Assessing research needs in community pediatric practice: The Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) network Delphi study. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1996; 150: 26-27.

DeWitt TG, Finch SA, Slora EJ, Asmussen L, Rothstein E, Wasserman RC. An agenda for pediatric primary-care and network research: A practitioner perspective. Ambulatory Child Health 1997; 3: 150.

DeWitt TG, Finch SA, Slora EJ, Rothstein E, Wasserman RC. The top research issues and questions for general pediatrics: A community perspective. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies’ 1998 Annual Meeting.

Chien A, Coker T, Choi L, Lowrie R, Slora E, Bodnar P, Wasserman R, Mohr J. A Primary Care Research Agenda According To PROS. Presented as a poster presentation at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting. (Delphi 2 - Value of PROS)

Manuscripts:

Chien A, Coker T, Choi L, Slora E, Bodnar P, Weiley V, Wasserman R, Johnson J. What do pediatric primary care providers think are important research questions? A perspective from PROS providers. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2006; 6:352-355. (Delphi 2 - Value of PROS)