UNC Practice Based Research Network
Registered Date:
Network Acronym:
NCnet
Network Type:
Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nursing and/or other specialties)
Network Status:
Established
Geo Location:
POINT (-79.05815 35.905249)
City:
Chapel Hill
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27599-7590
Main Phone:
919-966-7173
Website:
Network Director Name:
Katrina Donahue
Network Director Email:
katrina_donahue@med.unc.edu
Network Member Name:
Madeline Mitchell
Network Member Email:
Madeline_Mitchell@unc.edu
Network Member Role:
Associate Director and Coordinator
Geographic Coverage:
State-wide
Practice/Clinic Location(s):
North Carolina
Network Founded:
January 1, 2001
Network Mission Statement:
The primary mission of the NCnet is to work collaboratively to improve patient outcomes through research on the delivery of high quality, safe, and cost-efficient primary care, and to support the dissemination of the resulting information to the healthcare workforce.
Current or Past Research Interests / Health Conditions:
Cardiovascular disease including stroke and HTN*
Care transitions
Chronic pain
Comparative effectiveness research
Diabetes (Type 1 or 2)*
Health literacy
Immunizations
Pulmonary disease/asthma*
Substance abuse (alcohol and drug abuse)*
Tobacco use and smoking cessation
Approximate Number of PBRN Member Licensed Clinicians:
1100
Approximate Number of Practices or Clinics:
210
Approximate Number of Patients:
1500000
Women's health issues: Uterine fibroids, prevention of lower urinary tract symptoms