Brigham and Women's Hospital Primary Care Center of Excellence Practice-based Research Network
Status:
Active
Registered Date:
PBRN Acronym:
BWH PCCE PBRN
PBRN Type:
Internal Medicine Network (at least 75% are General Internal Medicine Clinicians)
Network Category:
Established
City:
Boston
State:
Massachusetts
Zip:
02120
Main Phone:
617-732-7063
PBRN Director Name:
Lipika Samal
PBRN Director Email:
lsamal@bwh.harvard.edu
PBRN Principal Investigator 1 Name:
Lipika Samal
PBRN Principal Investigator 1 Email:
lsamal@bwh.harvard.edu
PBRN Contact 1 Name:
Richard Fay
PBRN Contact 1 Email:
rfay@bwh.harvard.edu
PBRN Contact 1 Role:
Project Manager
Geographic Coverage:
Local or City-wide
Practice/Clinic Location(s):
Massachusetts
Network Founded:
2002
PBRN Mission Statement:
BWH Primary Care is dedicated to providing the highest quality primary care with emphasis on continuity of care, preventive medicine, and health promotion. The primary goal of the BWH Primary Care Center of Excellence PBRN is to advance this mission by creating and promoting a community of primary care clinicians and investigators collaborating in scholarly activity to improve the practice and outcomes of primary care. Guided by its Steering Committee, the PBRN will work to ensure that research, quality improvement projects, and scholarship performed in the BWH Primary Care Practices: 1....
Current or Past Research Interests / Health Conditions:
Behavioral health
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease, including stroke and hypertension
Care transitions
Chronic pain
Comparative effectiveness research on improving healthcare systems and/or patient experiences
Coordination of care for complex patients
Diabetes (Type 1 or 2)
Health literacy
Obesity, physical activity, and/or diet and nutrition
Population health
Medication management
Pulmonary disease/asthma
Tobacco use and smoking cessation
Arthritis and other non-traumatic joint disease (muscle, bone, joint conditions)
Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (brain and nerve conditions)
Depression and other mental health disorders
Infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS, STDs
Women's health issues
Approximate Number of PBRN Member Licensed Clinicians:
200
Approximate Number of Practices or Clinics:
15
Approximate Number of Patients:
150000
Affiliations:
Health system
Affiliation Notes:
Health system: Brigham and Women's Hospital
