PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Carl V. Tyler
AU  - James J. Werner
TI  - Community-Engagement Strategies of the Developmental Disabilities Practice-based Research Network (DD-PBRN)
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2014.06.140022
DP  - 2014 Nov 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 831--838
VI  - 27
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/27/6/831.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/27/6/831.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2014 Nov 01; 27
AB  - There is often a rich but untold history of events that occur and relationships that form before a practice-based research network (PBRN) is launched. This is particularly the case in PBRNs that are community based and comprise partnerships outside of the health care system. In this article we summarize an organizational “prenatal history” before the birth of a PBRN devoted to people with developmental disabilities. Using a case study approach, this article describes the historic events that preceded and fostered the evolution of this PBRN and contrasts how the processes leading to the creation of this multistakeholder, community-based PBRN differ from those of typical academic/clinical practice PBRNs. We propose potential advantages and complexities inherent to this newest iteration of PBRNs.