Better Tools for Multi-site Research

For those conducting research within practice-based settings, this paper outlines the importance of understanding those settings in advance of preparing a research proposal and provides information about tools and methods used to gather information characterizing information from practices in the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network. The survey tools are included in the article appendices and could be easily adapted for use by others.  Click here to download.

Fagnan, Lyle J., Morris, Cynthia, Shipman, Scott A., Holub, Jennifer, King, Anne, Angier, Heather. Characterizing a Practice-based Research Network: Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN) Survey Tools. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2007 20: 204-219.  http://www.jabfm.org/cgi/reprint/20/2/204.pdf

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Based on information gathered using the survey tools and methods described in a related paper, this is an example of a guide for researchers looking for collaborators. Each practice/potential partner is described in terms of types and breadth of services it provides, the kinds of research it is interested in, and its expectations for researchers interested in collaboration.   Click here to download.

Courtesy of the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute's (OCTRI) Community and Practice Research (CPR) Program.  http://www.octri.org/octri/public/default.aspx

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An example data collection form to be completed by new practices enroll in a Practice-based Research Network. A network can use this information to describe the practices making up its network, which can be useful when planning new studies.   Click here to download.

Courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians AAFP National Research Network's (AAFP NRN) Collaborative Care Research Network (CCRN).  http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/research/natnet/ccrn.html

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This skeleton table provides an example of how data resources may be summarized across multiple sites of a network. In this sample, the year each data system became electronically available in a practice. This generalized example is based on a table in use by the HMO Research Network.  Click here to download.

Based on HMO Research Network Member Resources.  www.hmoresearchnetwork.org

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This skeleton table provides an example of how characteristics of practices (or health systems) in a network may be summarized across multiple sites. This generalized example is based on a table in use by the HMO Research Network.  Click here to download.

Based on HMO Research Network Member Resources.  www.hmoresearchnetwork.org

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An example data collection form to be completed by new providers wishing to enroll in a Practice-based Research Network. A network can use this information to describe its network membership and help connect potential collaborators.  Click here to download.

Courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians AAFP National Research Network's (AAFP NRN) Collaborative Care Research Network (CCRN).  http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/research/natnet/ccrn.html

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This is an example of how scientific experience and research interests could be summarized across multiple sites in a Network.   Click here to download.

Based on HMO Research Network Member Resources.  www.hmoresearchnetwork.org

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