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.
Young African American Men and HIV: An Interactive Response to a Community Health Issue
Sponsored by Clinical Director’s Network (CDN) and N2, an AHRQ-funded network of networks
June 27, 2013 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM EDT
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AHRQ Announces 2 Grants about Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Note: Letters of intent due July 19, 2013; Application receipt date August 28, 2013
- Rapid Secondary Analysis to Optimize Care for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-14-001.html
- Addressing Methodological Challenges in Research for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions (R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-14-002.html
Register Now! AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: Engagement with PBRNs and the Primary Care Setting
Sponsored by the AHRQ PBRN Resource Center
June 26, 2013 1 - 2 PM ET
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Don't Miss the Following Upcoming Webinar: PBRN Workforce of the Future
Sponsored by the AHRQ PBRN Resource Center
July 15, 2013 2 - 3:30 PM ET
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Register Now for a National Web Conference on the Use of Health IT in Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs) To Improve Patient Care
Brought to you by AHRQ Health IT
August 6, 2013 2:30 - 4:00 PM ET
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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
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
- Closing the Gap in Healthcare Disparities through Dissemination and Implementation of Patient Centered Outcomes Research (U18)
- AHRQ Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Institutional Mentored Career Development Program (K12)
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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