The American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network (AAFP NRN) was established in 1999 to conduct, support, promote, and advocate for primary care research in practice-based settings.
The AAFP NRN assists in realizing overall strategies for achieving improved primary care for the nation. These include: supporting initiatives in advancing the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), promoting an ongoing imperative for practice change through improved use of technology, education and communication; assisting our members to achieve financial success through optimal practice management; involving family physicians in targeted public health activities (specifically tobacco, obesity, exercise and immunizations); and increasing member and patient awareness of resources through educational programs.
About the AAFP NRN
About Practice-based Research Networks
-- Information on PBRN research and resources.
AAFP NRN Staff & Committees
-- Details about NRN staff and Committee members, including contact information.
History of the AAFP NRN
-- Information on why and when the AAPF NRN was established.
Publications of the AAFP NRN
-- Chronological list of AAFP NRN publications.
Funding an NRN Study
-- Details on funding for NRN studies.
AAFP Institutional Review Board
-- IRB of record for the National Research Network. Review protocols for the protection of human subjects.
Publications by the AAFP National Research Network on Conducting Practice-based Research
Strategies for Planning and Launching PBRN Research Studies: A Project of the Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network (AAFP NRN)
Deborah G. Graham, MSPH, Mindy S. Spano, Thomas V. Stewart,
Elizabeth W. Staton, MSTC, Angela Meers, MPA, and Wilson D. Pace, MD
J Am Board Fam Med 2007;20:220–228.
The IRB Challenge for Practice-based Research: Strategies of the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network (AAFP NRN)
Deborah G. Graham, MSPH, Mindy S. Spano, and Brian Manning, MPH, CHES
J Am Board Fam Med 2007;20:181–187.
