NetWorks Project Application

To initiate a NetWork project, please follow the process described below.

• NetWorks projects and activities can be developed by individual NetWorks or in collaboration with other NetWorks, ACCP committees, and/or other organizations.

• An application must be completed for all projects, regardless of funding needs. The application can be accessed below. All applications should include as much detail as possible.

• Once the application has been completed, it must be submitted on-line. ACCP staff will forward it to the Council of Committees for review. For more information about the review process, refer to the NetWorks Handbook section on the Project Proposal Process.

• After review of the application by the Council of Committees, it will be returned to the submitting NetWork. If approved, the NetWork begins working on the first phase of the project. If not approved, the NetWork will be notified of areas needing more clarification or of the reasons why the application was not accepted as submitted. The application may be revised and resubmitted at the NetWork's discretion. A NetWork can appeal a decision of the Council of Committees to the Board of Regents.

• For patient education projects, please refer to the ACCP Patient Education Materials Submission Checklist. (You do not need to complete the checklist as part of this application, but you will need it later.)

• Consensus statements, literature reviews and/or formal meta-analysis may be proposed by NetWorks as projects. The development of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines falls solely under the formal oversight of the ACCP Health and Science Policy Committee. The ACCP's definitions of evidence-based guidelines, consensus statements, and other reviews and projects are available at http://www.chestnet.org/education/guidelines/definitions.php.