Welcome
Thank you for visiting our site. Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS), founded in 1986, is the practice-based research network of the Academy. Its mission is to improve the health of children by conducting collaborative practice-based research to enhance primary care practice

PROS studies are advancing the knowledge on which pediatric primary care is based with such diverse child health topics as:

*Vision Screening
*Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Boys &  Girls
*Management of Acute Asthma in Pediatric   Practice
*Child Abuse Recognition Experience

*Child Violence Prevention

*Improvement of Immunization Rates and   Reducing Disparities

*Readiness for Newborn Hospital Discharge

 

Awards
Listings and links to awards won by PROS.

Current Study Recruitment

PROS is currently working on a variety of projects, and recruiting for studies that test ways to parents to quit smoking (CEASE), and determine the age of puberty onset for young boys (SSCIB).

Please call 800/433-9016, x7623 if you are interested in participating in one of these studies.