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• Behavioral and emotional problems among preschool children in pediatric primary care: Prevalence and pediatricians' recognition.
  John Lavigne, Helen Binns, Katherine Christoffel, et al: Pediatric Practice Research Group. Pediatrics 1993;91(3):649 This study examines how well private-practice pediatricians can identify emotional/behavioral problems among preschool children. (From web Overview)
  http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/91/3/649

• Early childhood mental health services: A policy and systems development perspective
  Jane Knitzer. in Shonkoff J, Meisels S (eds): Handbook of Early Childhood Intervention, ed 2. (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2000). "This second edition of the Handbook of Early Childhood Intervention is designed to address a broad, multidisciplinary audience including psychologists, early childhood educators, social workers, pediatricians, nurses, child psychiatrists, physical and occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, and professionals interested in public health and social policy working in the field of early childhood mental health." (From web Overview)
  http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521585732

• Evaluation of a Learning Collaborative to Improve the Delivery of Preventive Services by Pediatric Practice
  Paul C. Young et al. Pediatrics. May 2006; 117(5):1469-1476. Abstract available online at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/117/5/1469 This article demonstrates that learning collaboratives are a potentially effective method of improving the quality of care delivered by pediatric practices. (From abstract).
  http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/117/5/1469

• Improving Preventive Service Delivery Through Office Systems
  W. Clayton Bordley, et al. Pediatrics Sept 2001; 108 (3): e41. Abstract available online at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/108/3/e41 This article focuses on determining the effectiveness of office systems implemented to improve the delivery of preventive care in pediatric practices. (From abstract).
  http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/108/3/e41

• Practice based education to improve delivery systems for prevention in primary care: randomised trial
  Peter A Margolis et al. BMJ 2004 328: 388. Abstract available online at: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/328/7436/388 This article demonstrates that combining continuing education with process improvement methods is an effective method of increasing rates of delivery of preventive care to children. (From abstract).
  http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/328/7436/388

• Principles of educational outreach ('academic detailing') to improve physician decision making
  S.B. Soumerai and J. Avorn. JAMA. Jan 26, 1990; 263(4):549-556. Abstract available online at: http://jama.highwire.org/cgi/content/abstract/263/4/549. This article defines the theory and practice of methods to improve physicians' clinical decision making to enhance the quality and cost-effectiveness of care. (From abstract)
  http://jama.highwire.org/cgi/content/abstract/263/4/549

• Quality collaboratives: Lessons from research
  Ovreteit J et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2002 Dec;11(4):345-51. Available online at: http://qshc.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/11/4/345. This article discusses reasons why some quality improvement collaboratives are more successful than others and identifies ten challenges to address to achieve improvement. (From abstract).
  http://qshc.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/11/4/345

• Statewide Quality Improvement Outreach Improves Preventive Services for Young Children
  Judith S. Shaw et al. Pediatrics. Oct 2006;118(4); e1039-e1047. Abstract available online at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/118/4/e1039 This article, which focuses on Vermont, provides the evidence for an effective statewide pediatric quality improvement outreach program to improve preventive services for children who are younger than 5 years.
  http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/118/4/e1039

• The path to school failure, delinquency, and violence: Causal factors and some potential solutions.
  H Walker, J Sprague: Intervention in School and Clinic 2000;35(2):67 This article addresses the issues associated with the path to school failure, delinquency and violence that increasing numbers of our children and youth are following. Causal factors are identified and described and the developmental nature of the path leading from exposure to risk factors to short and long term, destructive outcomes is discussed. (From Abstract) order from: http://www.uoregon.edu/~ivdb/doc/publications.htm
  http://www.uoregon.edu/~ivdb/abstracts/1999hwjs.htm

• The VHA New England Medication Error Prevention Initiative as a model for long-term improvement collaboratives
  Lesar TS et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:73-82. Abstract available online at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=17370918 This article compares various quality improvement collaboratives to gain insight into the elements important for their success. (From abstract).
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=17370918