Special Communications:

Larry A. Green and John Hickner

A Short History of Primary Care Practice-based Research Networks: From Concept to Essential Research Laboratories
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 1-10. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Russell E. Glasgow

RE-AIMing Research for Application: Ways to Improve Evidence for Family Medicine
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 11-19. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Research:

Bennett Parnes, Linda Niebauer, Sherry Holcomb, Miriam Dickinson, Jack Westfall, Becky VanVorst, and Wilson Pace

Provider Deferred Decisions on Hemoglobin A1c Results: A Report from the Colorado Research Network (CaReNet) and the High Plains Research Network (HPRN)
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 20-23. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura B. Hansen, Douglas Fernald, Rodrigo Araya-Guerra, John M. Westfall, David West, and Wilson Pace

Pharmacy Clarification of Prescriptions Ordered in Primary Care: A Report from the Applied Strategies for Improving Patient Safety (ASIPS) Collaborative
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 24-30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles W. Ferrell, Cheryl B. Aspy, and James W. Mold

Management of Prescription Refills in Primary Care: An Oklahoma Physicians Resource/Research Network (OKPRN) Study
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 31-38. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kendra L. Schwartz, Thomas Roe, Justin Northrup, James Meza, Raouf Seifeldin, and Anne Victoria Neale

Family Medicine Patients’ Use of the Internet for Health Information: A MetroNet Study
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 39-45. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles B. Eaton, James M. Galliher, Patrick E. McBride, Aaron J. Bonham, Jennifer A. Kappus, and John Hickner

Family Physician’s Knowledge, Beliefs, and Self-reported Practice Patterns Regarding Hyperlipidemia: A National Research Network (NRN) Survey
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 46-53. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chester H. Fox, Amanda Brooks, Luis E. Zayas, William McClellan, and Brian Murray

Primary Care Physicians’ Knowledge and Practice Patterns in the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease: An Upstate New York Practice-based Research Network (UNYNET) Study
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 54-61. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chris van Weel, Carel Bakx, Henk van den Hoogen, Theo Thien, and Wil van den Bosch

Long-term Outcome of Cardiovascular Prevention: A Nijmegen Academic Family Practices Network Study
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 62-68. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

About Practice-based Research Networks:

Chris van Weel, Evelyn van Weel-Baumgarten, and Jim Mold

The Importance of Longitudinal Studies in Family Medicine: Experiences of Two Practice-based Research Networks
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 69-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margaret M. Love, Kevin A. Pearce, M. Ann Williamson, Mary A. Barron, and Brent J. Shelton

Patients, Practices, and Relationships: Challenges and Lessons Learned from the Kentucky Ambulatory Network (KAN) CaRESS Clinical Trial
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 75-84. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margaret A. Handley, Hali Hammer, and Dean Schillinger

Navigating the Terrain between Research and Practice: A Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Case Study in Diabetes Research
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 85-92. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin A. Peterson, Patricia Fontaine, and Stuart Speedie

The Electronic Primary Care Research Network (ePCRN): A New Era in Practice-based Research
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 93-97. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Board News:

2005 Pisacano Scholars
J Am Board Fam Med 2006 19: 98-101. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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