Pediatric and Adolescent Comparative Effectiveness Research (PACER) in the Department of Pediatrics at IU School of Medicine is funded by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in order to discover what matters most to children and caregivers with respect to health and to identify which treatments and therapies work best to deliver optimal outcomes. In partnership with the Children’s Health Services Research group, PACER investigators host the annual Children’s Health Services Research Symposium.
The goals of the Pediatric and Adolescent Comparative Effectiveness Research program are to: 1) Expand the research capacity of IU School of Medicine in pediatric subspecialties; 2) Establish a rigorous research program focused on patient-centered outcomes; 3) Build capacity and training for faculty to engage in comparative effectiveness research and patient centered outcomes research in pediatric subspecialties; and 4) Develop methods for incorporating findings into the larger health care system.
