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Becoming a member of the CCRN

Membership in the Collaborative Care Research Network (CCRN) is completely free and the amount of involvement is left up to the individual clinician. If you're interested in becoming a member of the CCRN, please see the membership materials below.

The requirements for participation as a member in the CCRN are:

  • Desire to contribute to new knowledge to collaborative care
  • Ability to cooperate with other member programs
  • Ability to contribute to the selection of projects
  • Use standardized definitions and procedures to report and ensure quality of data
  • Share data for distribution and use in ways that are consistent with the confidentiality requirements of the CCRN
  • Ability to conduct approved, ethically sound research in the provider’s local environment and to obtain the necessary institutional approval for this work
  • Consent to be publicly listed as a member of the AAFP NRN’s CCRN and acknowledged as a CCRN participant in published manuscripts

Complete the CCRN Enrollment Form

If you are interested in joining the Collaborative Care Research Network, please complete the Enrollment Form (1-page Word file; About Downloading) and submit to Karen Sparks at ksparks@aafp.org or via fax at 913-906-6099. She will follow up with additional materials regarding your participation and membership.

We would like to specifically ask that you complete the questionnaire Karen sends you. It will provide Network staff with important information about you, your practice, and your patients that will be beneficial to the growth of the Network and for your involvement in future studies.