The Ohio Valley Node of the Clinical Trials Network
Status:
Active
Registered Date:
PBRN Acronym:
OVN
PBRN Type:
Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nursing and/or other specialties)
PBRN Type Other:
Addiction-focused
Network Category:
Affiliate
City:
Cincinnati
State:
Ohio
Zip:
45229
Main Phone:
513-585-8292
PBRN Director Name:
T John Winhusen
PBRN Director Email:
winhusen@carc.uc.edu
PBRN Principal Investigator 1 Name:
T John Winhusen
PBRN Principal Investigator 1 Email:
winhusen@carc.uc.edu
PBRN Contact 1 Name:
Jen Rowe
PBRN Contact 1 Email:
roweji@ucmail.uc.edu
PBRN Contact 1 Role:
Assistant to the Director
Geographic Coverage:
Regional
Practice/Clinic Location(s):
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Tennessee
West Virginia
Wisconsin
PBRN Mission Statement:
The Ohio Valley Node (OVN) includes successful partnerships with six healthcare systems, three practice-based research/pharmacy networks, and eight addiction specialty/ infectious disease programs. These collaborating sites span a ten-state region including five of the top ten states for drug overdose mortality (WV, TN, KY, OH, IN). The mission of the OVN is to conduct the research needed to address addiction-related public health care crises, including the opioid use epidemic and the alarming increase in stimulant use.
Current or Past Research Interests / Health Conditions:
Substance abuse (alcohol and drug abuse)
Tobacco use and smoking cessation
Approximate Number of PBRN Member Licensed Clinicians:
20
Approximate Number of Practices or Clinics:
17
Approximate Number of Patients:
50000
