TY - JOUR T1 - Practice-based Research Networks (PBRNs) Bridging the Gaps between Communities, Funders, and Policymakers JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 630 LP - 635 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2016.05.160080 VL - 29 IS - 5 AU - Anne H. Gaglioti AU - James J. Werner AU - George Rust AU - Lyle J. Fagnan AU - Anne Victoria Neale Y1 - 2016/09/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/29/5/630.abstract N2 - In this commentary, we propose that practice-based research networks (PBRNs) engage with funders and policymakers by applying the same engagement strategies they have successfully used to build relationships with community stakeholders. A community engagement approach to achieve new funding streams for PBRNs should include a strategy to engage key stakeholders from the communities of funders, thought leaders, and policymakers using collaborative principles and methods. PBRNs that implement this strategy would build a robust network of engaged partners at the community level, across networks, and would reach state and federal policymakers, academic family medicine departments, funding bodies, and national thought leaders in the redesign of health care delivery. ER -