Objective: To outline changes in clinical research design and measurement that should
enhance the relevance of research to family medicine. Methods: Review of the traditional …

Research often fails to find its way into practice or policy in a timely way, if at all. Given the
current pressure and pace of health care change, many authors have recommended …

Family physicians provide person-centered, continuous, comprehensive care that is
accessible and available at the time of need. Although this core philosophy is shared around …

Objective: The objective of this study was to build on the seminal paper by Tunis et al
(Practical clinical trials. Increasing the value of clinical research for decision making in …

Perry Dickinson, MD: We are proud to have as our presenters today a group of our most
outstanding leaders in family practice research, each an active member of this organization …

Background: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) remain the accepted “gold standard” for
determining the efficacy of new drugs or medical procedures. Randomized trials alone …

The termsreal-world data (RWD) andreal-world evidence (RWE) have entered the medical
lexicon to refer to data sources and analyses characterizing routine health care delivery. 1 …

Desired research outcomes in family medicine vary according to the developmental stage of
the discipline and the context of practice. Several milestones in the evolution of family …

Abstract Objective In both the United States and Europe there has been an increased
interest in using comparative effectiveness research of interventions to inform health policy …

• Select a sample of participants from a population suitable for receiving the intervention.•
Measure the predictor variables and (if appropriate) the baseline level of the outcome …