Overview

Evidence-based consensus recommendations published by experts in disease management are a critical fiber of the healthcare fabric. Healthcare providers rely on guidelines and expert recommendations to inform treatment decisions. Healthcare entities reference guidelines to inform reimbursements and medication formularies. Finally, researchers compare new therapeutic or procedural interventions to standard-of-care practice guidelines in randomized controlled trials. However, many diseases still lack up-to-date guidelines or expert consensus recommendations, resulting in wide variability in practice patterns, and leaving many patients without access to the treatment they need. Evidence-based guidelines and expert consensus best practice recommendations are lacking for many pediatric skin diseases.

To help address this need, PeDRA is calling for submissions to its Consensus Grant Program, which will provide support for the creation of consensus guidelines, best practice recommendations, or consensus treatment plans for the treatment of diseases in the field of pediatric dermatology in the United States and/or Canada. Interested teams and/or individuals are invited to submit proposals to create consensus-based guidelines or best practice recommendations for a disease of their choice, using a rigorous methodology of their choice. However, priority will be given to proposals that address diseases for which contemporary guidelines do not exist, and which use established consensus methodology.

Important Details

• Applicants may apply to receive $10,000 with centralized project management provided by PeDRA* to support your project or $25,000 without centralized support provided by PeDRA
• Applications were due by 11:59PM PT on Thursday, December 4, 2025

*PeDRA has contracted with a third party organization with expertise in project management, literature review, and scientific writing. This organization will be connected with successful applicants to support the efficient completion of their consensus project at no expense to the applicant.