Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs)

PBRNs are groups of primary care clinicians and practices working together to answer community-based health care questions and translate research findings into practice. PBRNs engage clinicians in quality improvement activities and an evidence-based culture in primary care practice to improve the health of all Americans.

AHRQ invites all interested primary care networks to register with the AHRQ PBRN Resource Center (PBRN RC). The PBRN RC provides resources and assistance to Primary Care PBRNs engaged in clinical and health services research. The PBRN RC provides support to registered PBRNs through various methods including a series of web-based seminars and offering technical assistance in research methodology and PBRN organization and development.Click here to access the PBRN Registry.

Announcements

The 2013 PBRN Registry Annual Update Has Been Released!

Please click here to learn more about the registration eligibility and benefits. Please contact Tana Brown at the PBRN Resource Center (PBRN@abtassoc.com) with any questions regarding the 2013 PBRN Registry Annual Update.

*Note* Networks that do not update their registration annually will be removed from the PBRN Registry.

AHRQ Announces 2 New Funding Opportunities: Innovative Measurement Tools for Community Engaged Research Efforts

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-209.html

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-212.html

Upcoming Webevent: The Bronx Ongoing Pediatric Screening (BOPS) Initiative: Lessons Learned from a Large Scale Initiative to Enhance Screening in Urban Primary Care

Friday, May 24, 2013 1:00-2:00 PM EDT

Brought to you by N²PBRN, an AHRQ-Funded Network of Networks

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Register Now for: Cultural Competence: The Impact of Stigma on Patients with HIV/AIDS

Thursday, June 6, 2013 2:00PM-3:00PM EDT

Brought to you by: AIDS Education and Training Center - National Multicultural Center (AETC-NMC) at Howard University College of Medicine

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Submissions Requested! Health Care: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation

Health Care: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation, a new quarterly publication promoting innovation in health care delivery, is requesting papers for their first annual issue on health IT. The issue will highlight innovative applications of IT that significantly impact patient care and improve outcomes on population levels. Topics of special interest include measuring the costs and benefits of health IT, relationships between IT and system transformation, and advances in consumer and biomedical informatics. The deadline for submissions is August 1, 2013.

For more information please refer to the guidelines available at: http://www.elsevier.com/journals/healthcare-the-journal-of-delivery-science-and-innovation/2213-0764/guide-for-authors.

Submit an Abstract Now for the 3rd Annual Wisconsin Health Improvement & Research Partnerships Forum!

September 12-13, 2013

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AHRQ Announces Two Summer Grant Opportunities

Register Now for “Building Health Information Exchanges to Support Accountable Care Organizations and Medical Homes: Delaware’s Experience”

Brought to you by AHRQ Innovations Exchange.

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Advanced Methods in Delivery System Research: Free Webinars on Planning, Executing, Analyzing, and Reporting Research on Delivery System Improvement

Sponsored by the AHRQ Delivery System Initiative in cooperation with the AHRQ PCMH program

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Save the Date! Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative Annual Conference

October 13-15, 2013 Bethesda, Maryland

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Register Now for Changing Views of Change: Using Practice-Based Research to Target, Manage, and Measure Change

Brought to you by the Mayo Clinic Health System Practice-Based Research Network

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Last Modified: May 2013