North American Primary Care Research Group Explained

The North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) is an organization of researchers in family medicine, primary care, and related fields, including epidemiology, the behavioral sciences, and health services research. NAPCRG was founded in 1972^[1] and has binational (USA and Canada) governance.

Programs

NAPCRG maintains programs that are focused on building research capacity in primary care,^[2] generating grants,^[3] supporting patient-centered outcomes in research,^[4] and involving trainees in primary care research.^[5]

Conferences

NAPCRG organizes an annual meeting, a practice-based research network conference,^[6] and an international conference on practice facilitation.^[7]

Affiliations

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
• American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
• College of Family Physicians of Canada (CPFC)
• Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)

Notes and References

1. From the North American Primary Care Research Group. (2003). The Genesis of the North American Primary Care Research Group. The Annals of Family Medicine, 1(4), 247.
2. Ewigman, B., Chen, F., Davis, A., Green, L., King, D., Kuzel, T., ... & Vansaghi, T. (2016). The Building Research Capacity (BRC) Initiative: To Be Launched at the 2016 Annual Napcrg Meeting. The Annals of Family Medicine, 14(6), 585-586.
3. Robinson, K., & Westfall, J. (2011). NAPCRG puts the increase of primary care research funding at the top of the priority list. The Annals of Family Medicine, 9(5), 468-469.
4. Sand, J., Felzien, M., Haeme, R., Tapp, H., Derkowski, D., & Westfall, J. M. (2017). The North American Primary Care Research Group’s Patient and Clinician Engagement Program (PaCE): Demystifying patient engagement through a dyad model. Family practice, 34(3), 285-289.
5. Willenborg, M. (2017). NAPCRG LAUNCHES TRAINEE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM. The Annals of Family Medicine, 15(2), 184-185.
6. Nease, D. E., & Campbell-Scherer, D. (2018). 2018 PBRN CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS: ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES IN PBRN RESEARCH. The Annals of Family Medicine, 16(5), 470-471.
7. Nagykaldi, Z., Davis, M. M., Lipman, P. D., Dluzak, L., Haught, J., & ICPF Steering Committee. (2020). THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRACTICE FACILITATION (ICPF) FOCUSES ON EXTENDING FACILITATION TO THE COMMUNITY. The Annals of Family Medicine, 18(1), 89-90.