ORPRN Team Members Travel to NAPCRG PBRN Conference

Several ORPRN team members flew to Reston, VA in June to present at the annual North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) Conference. The Conference is an opportunity to network and share learning with PBRNs from around the world. Conference planning is supported by ORPRN Director, Melinda Davis, who serves on the NAPCRG PBRN Steering Committee.  

ORPRN presented posters and plenary sessions and participated in panel discussions over the two day conference. Nine conference sessions highlighted work occurring at ORPRN, including the following:  

  • “Enrolling Diverse Participants Patients in PBRN Clinical Research Studies” Presented by Caitlin Dickinson, M.P.H.; Cristina Garcia Toche, B.S.; Laura Ferrara, C.C.R.P. 
  • “Strategies for successful implementation of rural Community Advisory Boards” Presented by Chrystal Barnes, M.P.H.; NithyaPriya Ramalingam, Ph.D.; Maggie McDonnell, M.P.H.; Melinda Davis, Ph.D.; MCR; Brittany Badicke, M.P.H.; Mary Patzel, M.B.A.; Emily Myers, M.P.H.; Alex Moore, M.P.H.; Laura Campbell, M.B.A., M.P.H. 
  • “Identifying Difference-Makers to Implementation Success in Year-1 of a Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Rural Clinics” Presented by Amanda Petrik, Ph.D.; Brittany Badicke, M.P.H.; Edward Miech, Ed.D.; Jennifer Coury, M.A.; Erin Kenzie, Ph.D.; Jennifer Schneider, M.D,; Anna Edelmann, M.S.; Anders Herreid-O'Neill, M.A.; Gloria Coronado, Ph.D.; Robert Durr, M.P.H.; Melinda Davis, PhD 

ORPRN team members also engaged with partners involved in the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) PBRN initiative and met with PBRN colleagues from the US and Canada who are engaged in the Meta-network Learning and Research Center (Meta-LARC). Notably this year, the PBRN conference was attended by funding partners at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) who sponsor the annual meeting as well as multiple leaders from the National Institute of Health who are advancing initiatives to create a national primary care research network titled: Communities Advancing Research Equity for Health (CARE for HealthTM).  

For more information on NAPCRG or the annual PBRN meeting, go to www.napcrg.org 

Group photo of ORPRN Staff in Reston VA
Anna Steeves-Reece (former ORPRN Project Manager and now OCHIN Research Investigator) joins the ORPRN team for a Spring evening gathering during the 2024 Practice-based Research Network (PBRN) annual meeting in Virginia this June. Pictured left to right: Anna Steeves-Reece, Anders Herreid-O'Neill, Caitlin Dickinson, Brittany Badicke, Cristina Garcia Toche, Chrystal Barnes, Laura Ferrara, NithyaPriya Ramalingam, and Maggie McLain McDonnell.