Quality improvement and the guidance and implementation of clinical best practices is an essential component of pediatrics. The AAP strives to offer its members opportunities to learn and grow while incorporating quality improvement methodologies and evidence-based medicine.
Below are the many ways to get involved in Quality at the AAP. Or Contact us to learn more.
This AAP Clinical Practice Guideline, “Opioids Prescribing in Children and Adolescents”, assists pediatricians with the diagnosis and management of acute pain. Tools and resources are available to aid with early diagnosis and intervention.
AAP’s Clinical Practice Guidelines include recommendations intended to improve patient care and public health outcomes. They are informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options.
PPI works to increase the ability of pediatricians to implement AAP clinical policies and guidelines at the point of care by ensuring that recommendations can be easily incorporated within electronic health record (EHR) decision support systems.
The Child Health Improvement through Longitudinal Data (CHILD) Registry is a clinical data registry under development with the potential to substantially accelerate advances in infant, children, and adolescent health and improve outcomes by providing reliable clinical data to track the trajectory of their well-being and development from birth into adulthood.
09/18/2023
American Academy of Pediatrics