Establishing family physician research networks in South Africa
Practice-based research networks have been an important strategy in many parts of the world to enable primary care research and involve clinicians. The Stellenbosch University Family Physician Research Network (SUFPREN) was established in 2017 to enable family physicians in clinical practice to enga...
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| description | Practice-based research networks have been an important strategy in many parts of the world to enable primary care research and involve clinicians. The Stellenbosch University Family Physician Research Network (SUFPREN) was established in 2017 to enable family physicians in clinical practice to engage with practical research that addressed key challenges and enhanced clinical governance. It is a collaboration between academic family physicians at the university and clinical family physicians in the district health services. In this article, the establishment of SUFPREN is described – membership of the network, selection of research questions, roles in the research process, communication and coordination, involvement of the Department of Health, types of questions and methods, data management, dissemination of findings and funding. The initial work of SUFPREN is described and a vision for future family physician research networks in South Africa is defined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29c29211936c4e1094bc25454e90163c2022-12-21T19:05:53ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042020-11-01621e1e410.4102/safp.v62i1.52164089Establishing family physician research networks in South AfricaRobert Mash0Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Cape TownPractice-based research networks have been an important strategy in many parts of the world to enable primary care research and involve clinicians. The Stellenbosch University Family Physician Research Network (SUFPREN) was established in 2017 to enable family physicians in clinical practice to engage with practical research that addressed key challenges and enhanced clinical governance. It is a collaboration between academic family physicians at the university and clinical family physicians in the district health services. In this article, the establishment of SUFPREN is described – membership of the network, selection of research questions, roles in the research process, communication and coordination, involvement of the Department of Health, types of questions and methods, data management, dissemination of findings and funding. The initial work of SUFPREN is described and a vision for future family physician research networks in South Africa is defined.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5216primary care researchfamily physiciansresearch networksclinical practice research |
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| title | Establishing family physician research networks in South Africa |
| title_full | Establishing family physician research networks in South Africa |
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| title_short | Establishing family physician research networks in South Africa |
| title_sort | establishing family physician research networks in south africa |
| topic | primary care research family physicians research networks clinical practice research |
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