The North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) is an organization of researchers in

family medicine Family medicine is a medical specialty within primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body. The specialist, who is usually a prim ...

primary care Primary care is the day-to-day healthcare given by a health care provider. Typically this provider acts as the first contact and principal point of continuing care for patients within a healthcare system, and coordinates other specialist car ...

, and related fields, including

epidemiology Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evide ...

, the

behavioral sciences Behavioral sciences explore the cognitive processes within organisms and the behavioral interactions between organisms in the natural world. It involves the systematic analysis and investigation of human and animal behavior through naturalist ...

, and

health services research Health services research (HSR) became a burgeoning field in North America in the 1960s, when scientific information and policy deliberation began to coalesce. Sometimes also referred to as health systems research or health policy and systems resear ...

. NAPCRG was founded in 1972 and has binational (USA and Canada) governance.

Programs

NAPCRG maintains programs that are focused on building research capacity in primary care, generating grants, supporting patient-centered outcomes in research, and involving trainees in primary care research.

Conferences

NAPCRG organizes an annual meeting, a practice-based research network conference, and an international conference on practice facilitation.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.

Affiliations

American Academy of Family Physicians The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) was founded in 1947 to promote and maintain high-quality standards for family medicine, an offshoot of the classical general practitioner. It is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. AAFP is one of ...

(AAFP) *

American Board of Family Medicine The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) is a non-profit, independent medical association of American physicians who practice in family medicine and its sub-specialties. Founded in February 1969 as the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP ...

(ABFM) *

College of Family Physicians of Canada The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC; French: ''Collège des médecins de famille du Canada'', ''CMFC'') is a professional association and the legal certifying body for the practice of family medicine in Canada. This national organiza ...

(CPFC) * Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:North American Primary Care Research Group Family medicine in the United States Clinical research General practice organizations