title: In-hospital capacity-building in research and management for pediatric professionals.
abstract: We describe an educational strategy aimed at capacity-building of hospital health care professionals in research and management initiated at a pediatric hospital in 2006, and the results obtained eight years after its implementation. Research and Management in Pediatrics (GIP) is an annual 250-hour course combining meetings and off-site assignments delivered through the Hospital's on-line campus. It provides students with practical tools for research (epidemiology, methodology, bibliographic search, evidencebased medicine, biostatistics) and management (strategic planning, management programs, health services research, quality improvement, health economics). Assessment methods included integrative exercises, a final evaluation, and a group research or management project. Results obtained over the 2006-2013 period were highly satisfactory. An intensive training program on research and management is a useful strategy for in-hospital capacity-building of pediatric health care professionals in basic tools for research activities, critical reading of biomedical literature and rational management of pediatric health services.
authors.affiliation: Coordinación de Evaluación de Tecnología Sanitaria, Hospital de Pediatría "Juan P. Garrahan", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. gdemir@intramed.net.
authors.forename: Graciela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Demirdjian
authors.affiliation: Dirección Asociada de Docencia E Investigación, Hospital de Pediatría "Juan P. Garrahan", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Coordinación de Docencia, Hospital de Pediatría "Juan P. Garrahan", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vassallo
authors.affiliation: Maestría de Efectividad Clínica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Vilma
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Irazola
authors.affiliation: Dirección Médica Ejecutiva, Hospital de Pediatría "Juan P. Garrahan", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Josefa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000193:education*; D057191:Capacity Building; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics
keywords: capacity-building; health economics; hospitals; management; research