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New Jersey Primary Care Research NetworkHistory of the Network Since 2001, the Department of Family Medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has been developing and operating the NJPCRN a practice-based research network of nearly 120 primary care practices, more than 300 physicians and approximately 750,000 patients. Participating practices are located in all 21 NJ counties in a variety of urban, suburban and semi-rural settings. The network was initially developed in partnership with the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians and the Departments of Family Medicine at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School and UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine and led by Benjamin Crabtree. During the nearly 10-years since its establishment the network has served as the "laboratory' for a series of observational and intervention studies led by researchers from Family Medicine and other departments at RWJMS and NJMS as well as investigators from CINJ. These studies have brought more than $10 million in total research funding, led to numerous research presentations and publications, and have influenced primary care practice across the country. In September 2012, Jeanne Ferrante, MD, MPH was named the new Director of NJPCRN. The Medical Director of NJPCRN is Elizabeth Clark, MD, MPH. The Network Manager is Gabrielle Davis, MSHS. Current Research Initiatives Randomized Control Trial of Controlled Breathing Effects on Ambulatory BP Biofeedback: Its Role in Asthma Therapeutics Reducing Health Disparities by Decreasing Weight Bias Previous Research Organizational Self-assessment to Improve Diabetes Care Using Learning Teams for Reflective Adaptation (ULTRA) Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in Obese Women Translating Research into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) The Role of EMR's in Communicating about Medication Management Supporting Colorectal Cancer Outcomes through Participatory Enhancements (SCOPE) Title VII – Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care Older Breast Cancer Survivors: How Health Beliefs Affect Their Decisions about Preventive Care and Treatment
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