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About Practice-Based Research Networks: Zsolt Nagykaldi, James W. Mold, Amanda Robinson, Linda Niebauer, and Ann Ford Practice Facilitators and Practice-based Research Networks J Am Board Fam Med 2006; 19: 506-510 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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J Michael Pontious   (7 September 2006)

PEA Convert 7 September 2006
J Michael Pontious, Physcian OU-DFPM;OKPRN, NATNet Send response to journal: Re: PEA Convert michael-pontious{at}ouhsc.edu J Michael Pontious	As one clinician I have found the practice facilitator (we call them PEA's in my part of the world) to be an extremely useful member of our practice. They have the tools (or access to the tools) to improve the quality monitoring and/or research capability of a clinical practice. To this point, the expense of trying to maintain someone like this in a small practice has been prohibitive. By sharing the resource across several practices, there is an amplification of the intervention. The practice facilitator can also bring in ideas from other practices that are extremely useful. There are some downsides. When the style of the practice facilitator is in conflict with the style of the practice, there can be fireworks and frustration.