Contact
Mary Fisher MPH
Practice-Based Research Network Core
Objectives
The focus of PBRN work is to support the delivery of high quality, cost effective patient care in the primary care medical setting and the improvement of health through high quality and appropriate public health services and activities. PBRNs exist to help researchers and clinicians and their staffs connect so they can together develop beneficial research projects that work toward the goal of improving primary care. Because it is important that we accomplish this goal of serving our patients, several of the PBRNs have patient and stakeholder advisory councils (PACs) that invite input into the type and conduct of the studies that occur with the PBRN.
Key Activities
PBRNs are ideally suited for studies that require the engagement of primary care medical practices such as pediatric, family and internal medicine practices. These studies are in partnership with our member practices and seek to serve goals for not only completing the research, but also providing evidence on how to support primary care practice delivery and leave the practice with improvement strategies and new information. Studies focused on recruiting patients for a specific treatment or test are often not the most appropriate use of a PBRN.