UNC Practice Based Research Network
Status:
Active
Registered Date:
PBRN Acronym:
NCnet
PBRN Type:
Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nursing and/or other specialties)
Network Category:
Established
Street Address:
725 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
City:
Chapel Hill
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27599
Main Phone:
919-966-0599
Website:
PBRN Director Name:
Katrina Donahue
PBRN Director Email:
katrina_donahue@med.unc.edu
PBRN Principal Investigator 1 Name:
Katrina Donahue
PBRN Principal Investigator 1 Email:
katrina_donahue@med.unc.edu
PBRN Principal Investigator 2 Name:
Jacqueline Halladay
PBRN Principal Investigator 2 Email:
jacqueline_halladay@med.unc.edu
PBRN Principal Investigator 3 Name:
Michelle Hernandez
PBRN Principal Investigator 3 Email:
michelle_hernandez@med.unc.edu
PBRN Contact 1 Name:
Kathleen Mottus
PBRN Contact 1 Email:
kmottus@email.unc.edu
PBRN Contact 1 Role:
Program Assistant
PBRN Contact 2 Name:
Jacqueline Halladay
PBRN Contact 2 Email:
jacqueline_halladay@med.unc.edu
PBRN Contact 2 Role:
Co-Director
PBRN Contact 3 Name:
Erica Richman
PBRN Contact 3 Email:
elr@email.unc.edu
PBRN Contact 3 Role:
Project Manager
Geographic Coverage:
State-wide
Practice/Clinic Location(s):
North Carolina
Network Founded:
2001
PBRN 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 / Health Conditions:
Cardiovascular disease, including stroke and hypertension
Care transitions
Chronic pain
Comparative effectiveness research on improving healthcare 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
Children's health issues
Behavioral health
Approximate Number of PBRN Member Licensed Clinicians:
1100
Approximate Number of Practices or Clinics:
277
Approximate Number of Patients:
1500000
Affiliations:
Other
Affiliation Notes:
Other: North Carolina Network Consortium (NCNC)
Women's health issues: Uterine fibroids, prevention of lower urinary tract symptoms