Practice based primary care research networks

A short history of primary care practice-based research networks: from concept to essential research laboratories.

This is a story about the evolution of practice-based research networks (PBRNs) in the United States. It is largely a story about family physicians, but it includes important work by clinicians in other disciplines, especially pediatrics. As with all histories, the viewpoint is that of the authors, who have not been dispassionate observers. Larry Green has been a prime mover of these events fro...

Research into practice: accessing primary care.

Primary care research and clinical practice: gastroenterology.

Gastrointestinal problems account for a significant proportion of general practitioners' workload, and gastrointestinal cancers, taken together, make up the largest group of malignancies. Approximately 10% of consultations in general practice in the UK are for gastrointestinal symptoms or problems, split roughly equally between the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. Gastroenterology repres...

Developing primary care: the contribution of primary care research networks.

The performance of Canada's primary care sector remains lacklustre relative to other wealthy industrialized countries, and it has been suggested that a lack of investment in research and evaluation may be a cause. One approach to improving and sustaining primary care research is through research networks. Over the past few years, significant investments have begun to be made in developing prima...

Model Formulation: The Primary Care Research Object Model (PCROM): A Computable Information Model for Practice-based Primary Care Research

OBJECTIVES Chronic disease prevalence and burden is growing, as is the need for applicable large community-based clinical trials of potential interventions. To support the development of clinical trial management systems for such trials, a community-based primary care research information model is needed. We analyzed the requirements of trials in this environment, and constructed an information...