Supporting Pediatric Research on Outcomes and Utilization of Telehealth (SPROUT)

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What is SPROUT?

SPROUT is a multicentered collaborative research network dedicated to establishing an evidence base for pediatric telehealth.

Our Vision

Children receive the best healthcare: Anywhere, Anytime

Our Mission

Promote, develop, and disseminate multicenter value-driven research on pediatric telehealth

Our Values

Studies conducted and promoted by SPROUT are:

• Collaborative
• Impactful
• Industry-neutral
• Rigorous

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

Executive Committee:

John Chuo MD, MS, IA, FAAP, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Alison Curfman MD, MBA, FAAP, Imagine Pediatrics
Christina Olson MD, FAAP, Children's Hospital Colorado
S. David McSwain MD, MPH, FAAP, UNC Health

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.

Currently there are 7 TWGs that are active:
Health Equity
Metrics
Neonatology
Patient-Centered Medical Home
Transport
Telehealth Education

Resources & Tools:

• Economic Framework
  • Formulating Your Research Question
  • Describing an Intervention
  • Tips for IRB Application
  • Data Sources for Economic Analysis
  • Protocol for Statistical Analysis
• The AAP SPROUT Tele-Inpatient ECHO (2023-2024) 
  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 

• AAP Tele-Research ECHO Program (2021):
  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

• Metrics: STEM Framework
• Webinars
  • Pediatric Telehealth Post Pandemic: Creating a Path Forward

Funding:

National Institutes of Health – Grant #U01TR002626
SPROUT-CTSA Collaborative Telehealth Research Network

To get involved, contact us.