Registered:
March 05, 2008
Acronym:
NCnet
City:
Chapel Hill
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27599-7590
Main Phone:
919-966-7173
Website:
Network Director:
Katrina Donahue
Network Director Email:
Network Member:
Madeline Mitchell
Network Member Email:
Network Member Role:
Associate Director and Coordinator
Geographic Coverage:
State-wide
Clinics Location:
North Carolina
Founded:
2001
Network Category:
Established
Network Type:
Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nursing and/or other specialties)
Mission Statement:
The primary mission of the NCnet is to work collaboratively to improve patient outcomes through research on the delivery of high quality, safe, and cost-efficient primary care, and to support the dissemination of the resulting information to the healthcare workforce.
Current or Past Research Interests:
Cardiovascular disease including stroke and HTN
Care transitions
Chronic pain
Comparative effectiveness research on improving health care systems and/or patient experiences
Diabetes (Type 1 or 2)
Health literacy
Immunizations
Pulmonary disease/asthma
Substance abuse (alcohol and drug abuse)
Tobacco use and smoking cessation
Current or Past Research Interests Comments:
Children's health issues: HPV immunization, asthma
Women's health issues: Uterine fibroids, prevention of lower urinary tract symptoms
Approximate Number of PBRN Member Licensed Clinicians:
1 100
Approximate Number of Practices or Clinics:
210
Approximate Number of Patients:
1500000