Duke Primary Care Research Consortium
Status:
Active
Registered Date:
PBRN Acronym:
PCRC
PBRN Type:
Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nursing and/or other specialties)
Network Category:
Established
City:
Durham
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27705
Main Phone:
919-668-8627
PBRN Director Name:
Rowena Dolor
PBRN Director Email:
rowena.dolor@duke.edu
PBRN Principal Investigator 1 Name:
Rowena Dolor
PBRN Principal Investigator 1 Email:
rowena.dolor@duke.edu
PBRN Principal Investigator 2 Name:
Ranee Chatterjee
PBRN Principal Investigator 2 Email:
ranee.chatterjee@duke.edu
PBRN Contact 1 Name:
Ranee Chatterjee MD
PBRN Contact 1 Email:
ranee.chatterjee@duke.edu
PBRN Contact 1 Role:
Associate Director
Geographic Coverage:
Regional
Practice/Clinic Location(s):
North Carolina
Network Founded:
1997
PBRN Mission Statement:
To operate a community-based research network with guidance from an academic medical center, namely the Duke University Health System. The goals of the PCRC are to (a) perform clinical studies that will improve health care delivery and patient outcomes, (b) provide educational opportunities for clinicians to maintain their clinical skills and develop new research skills, (c) offer clinicians support through a central administrative office and trained study coordinators enabling them to participate in primary care research, and (d) generate research to support the practice of evidence-based...
Current or Past Research Interests / Health Conditions:
Tobacco use and smoking cessation
Substance abuse (alcohol and drug abuse)
Women's health issues
Pulmonary disease/asthma
Population health
Obesity, physical activity, and/or diet and nutrition
Medication management
Immunizations
Depression and other mental health disorders
Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (brain and nerve conditions)
Coordination of care for complex patients
Comparative effectiveness research on improving healthcare systems and/or patient experiences
Chronic pain
Care transitions
Children's health issues
Cardiovascular disease, including stroke and hypertension
Behavioral health
Arthritis and other non-traumatic joint disease (muscle, bone, joint conditions)
Current or Past Research Interests Comments :
Children's health issues: obesity; Depression and other mental health disorders: depression
Approximate Number of PBRN Member Licensed Clinicians:
477
Approximate Number of Practices or Clinics:
32
Approximate Number of Patients:
300000
Affiliations:
Clinical Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program/Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) Network
Other
Affiliation Notes:
Clinical Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program/Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) Network: Duke Clinical Translational Research Institute
Other: North Carolina Network Consortium (NCNC), Meta-network Learning and Research Center (Meta-LARC)
Other: North Carolina Network Consortium (NCNC), Meta-network Learning and Research Center (Meta-LARC)
