Pediatric Acute & Critical Care (PACC) Quality Network

Building upon the significant foundation spanning over a decade of work by the founders of the Value in Inpatient Pediatrics (VIP) Network, the Pediatric Acute & Critical Care (PACC) Quality Network is an expansion with the same intention of offering quality improvement opportunities to pediatric physicians in the hospital and urgent care setting, especially for those with limited local resources available.

Interested in learning more about the Network or staying up to date with Network opportunities, join the Pediatric Acute & Critical Care (PACC) Quality Network listserv.

Network Mission

Transform the quality (equity, efficiency, timeliness, patient-centeredness, effectiveness, and/or safety) of care delivered to children in all hospital settings by implementing evidence-based practices that reduce waste and maximize high value care.

Network Vision

Achieve high value care for all kids in all hospitals.

Network Strategic Priorities

1. Project implementation and assessment
2. Diversity, health equity, and inclusion (DHEI)
3. Improve internal operations
4. External network collaboration, growth and dissemination
5. Strengthen network community

Network Steering Committee

Chairperson:
Russell McCulloh, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Pediatric & Adult Infectious Diseases

Corrie McDaniel, DO, FAAP
Michelle Noelck, MD, FAAP
Sunitha Kaiser, MD, MS, FAAP
Irina Topoz, MD, FAAP
Huay-Ying Lo, MD, FAAP
Gabrielle Hester, MD, FAAP
Olivia Ostrow, MD, FAAP

Completed Projects, Resources & Publications

• Reducing Excessive Variability in Infant Sepsis Evaluation (REVISE II) – Febrile Infant AAP CPG
• High Flow Interventions to Facilitate Less Overuse (HIFLO) – HFNC usage in Bronchiolitis Care
• Better Antibiotic Selections in Children (BASiC) – Antibiotics for 1) community-acquired pneumonia (CAP); (2) urinary tract infection (UTI); and (3) skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs)
• Standardization of Fluids in Inpatient settings (SOFI) – IV Fluids AAP Clinical Practice Guideline
• Pathways for Improving Pediatric Asthma Care (PIPA) – Asthma
• Improving Prescribing of Antibiotics for Children (IPAC) In Urgent Care