Practice-Based Research
The Great Plains Primary Care Practice Based Research Network was established to improve access to health care resources and promote primary care research across our region.
Th network encompasses a supportive and collaborative network of clinics, clinicians and investigators who work with similar health care challenges and shared research goals.
Through resources provided by the network, members conduct research to gain clinical knowledge to better serve their patients and community, resulting in improved health and quality of life across the region.
Vision
A dedicated network of clinics, clinicians and investigators collaborating to overcome health care challenges in primary care across the Great Plains.
Mission
To engage clinicians, investigators and patients through research, collaboration and community involvement to improve the health and quality of life in the Great Plains.
Who Can Benefit?
- Conduct clinic and community-specific research to improve patient outcomes.
- Collaborate with network investigators who share research interests.
- Implement research findings into clinical practice to improve the health of your patients and the community.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Access to a network of community clinics and providers interested in research collaboration.
- Disease-specific patient registries for recruitment.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Participate in research aimed at improving community health and well-being.
- Join disease and discipline-specific patient registries.
Benefits for Providers and Researchers
- Learn about new innovations that will improve the care you provide to your patients.
- Participate in professional development and continuing education opportunities.
- Lead quality improvement studies to improve clinic operations and the delivery of care.
- Collaborate with network members on clinical trials and investigator-initiated studies.
- Engage with members through an online forum serving as a sounding board for clinical and research questions.
Directory of Practice-Based Research Networks
Practice-based research networks exist across several health care disciplines. This directory catalogs active networks across the Great Plains spanning many diseases and disciplines. Members of the Great Plains Primary Care Research Network are encouraged to support and engage with other networks to spur collaboration and address shared community health needs.
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Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska: Training mental health counselors in the area of substance use disorders for rural Nebraska. Principal investigator: Marley Doyle, MD.
- Integrated Cancer Repository for Cancer Research: A multi-institutional resource created to collect and manage standardized, multi-dimensional, longitudinal data and bio-specimens on adult cancer patients, high-risk individuals, and normal controls. Principal investigator: Whitney Goldner, MD
- Nebraska Lymphoma Study Group: Bringing community oncologists and pathologists and their counterparts at UNMC together to provide the best in diagnostic and treatment care. Patients receive state-of-the-art therapies where they live, while accessing the expertise and resources of an academic health sciences center. Principal investigators: James Armitage, MD, Julie Vose, MD, MBA, and Timothy Greiner, MD.
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Great Plains Cognitive Network: A dedicated research network for Alzheimer’s disease and related diseases, linking community members to brain-health focused research, education, and care. Principal investigators: Matthew Rizzo, MD, and Daniel Murman, MD.
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Neurology Practice-based Research Network: Aiming to improve quality of treatment and conduct practice-based research in neurology using electronic medical records. Principal investigator: Demetrius M. Maraganore, MD.
- Nebraska Pediatric Clinical Trials Unit: Established in 2016 as part of the IDeA States Pediatric Network with funding from the National Institutes of Health to participate in their Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes program with a goal to increase the participation of rural states in pediatric clinical research studies. Principal investigator: Russell McCulloh, MD.
- Rheumatology and Arthritis Investigational Network: A large database of information collected with patient permission as part of clinical care. Principal investigator: James R. O'Dell, MD.
- VA Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry: Longitudinal data registry and biobank of veterans with rheumatoid arthritis. Principal investigator: Ted Mikuls, MD.
- FORWARD: The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases is the largest patient-reported research data bank for rheumatic disorders in the United States, reporting to the rheumatology community in peer-reviewed journals and at major scientific conferences. Principal investigator: Kaleb Michaud, PhD.
Conduct a Study
Our network welcomes research proposals ranging from pilot studies to clinical trials. Each proposal will be reviewed to determine relevance and feasibility.
We provide a range of support for research:
- Consulting and collaboration
- Research Studios
- Recruitment
- Research Resources
- Statistical Consideration
- Dissemination