Member Newsletter

NAPCRG News is an electronic member newsletter published several times throughout year. 

September 2024 Newsletter

President's Message 

NAPCRG Across Time and Space

A year has its rhythms, and it is that anticipatory time of the NAPCRG year. Research results and works-in-progress have been submitted and accepted. The schedule of presentations and posters has appeared. Lodging and travel reservations are being made. And the anticipation grows…of catching up with a worldwide group of colleagues…of being struck with wonder at new and clever ideas…of meeting new people…of presenting solutions…of the joy of sharing NAPCRG with those new to our community. And dare we say it? Of a rocking dance party.

We will revel in new knowledge and community for 5 days (if you are pre-conferencing), and get less sleep than we ought to, and then in a flash, it will be over until next year.

But it doesn’t have to be. You can continue to engage.

I had an opportunity to attend NAPCRG’s Practice Based Research Network (PBRN) conference in June 2024, and its preceding Starfield Summit VI addressing the future of practice-based research. At the Summit, we challenged ourselves to envision the future of primary care practice-based research – what are its questions, what are its infrastructure needs, and how will we fund those resources? We had an opportunity to do this work alongside our conference sponsors from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and to engage with potential new partners in the United States’ National Institutes for Health. At the PBRN conference, we learned about primary care learning health systems, global practice-based research networks. We took a deeper look at patient engaged research and also at using big data to describe our world.

And the idea-sharing and learning can continue throughout the year.

This year we are launching NAPCRG webinars and courses so you can continue learning and engaging throughout the year. Keep an eye out for these opportunities to learn something new online while reconnecting with your NAPCRG community. And be thinking about what you might like to teach, and what you might like to learn in the space of this new opportunity. Connect across the miles, perhaps thousands of miles.

While NAPCRG expands across the year, it also expands across space.

NAPCRG has long had a strong representation from beyond our base of North America. Each year we have attendees and presentations from across the world. Our new online learning opportunities will shrink distance and save travel time and energy. Our International Committee brings that global perspective to the work of our Board. And at this year’s annual meeting, for the first time ever, we install a NAPCRG President from outside North America, Dr. Tim olde Hartman of the Netherlands. We embrace this moment, an opportunity to enlarge our world, even as we connect to make it smaller.

We’ll all see each other soon. And if you are not able to journey to Québec City this year (or even if you are), we’ll see you online.

Richelle Koopman, MD, MS
NAPCRG President

Meetings and Events

Save the Date: PaCE Tea-Time 

Our next Tea-Time will be Tuesday, November 12th at 1:00pm CT. We will welcome guest speaker Brenda Andreas as she shares on the Canadian Primary Care Patient Council.

52nd Annual Meeting: November 20-24, Québec
Plan your time at the Annual Meeting! The full program and schedule is now available on our website. The early bird registration deadline is quickly approaching, don't miss out on savings of up to $100!

You can stay up to date on all information pertaining to events at NAPCRG through emails, our website, NAPCRG Connect, and social media. 

Opportunities to Engage:
Research, Scholarship, Leadership

We Want to Hear from You!

Don’t miss your chance to make a difference! Our Impact Assessment Survey is closing tomorrow, and we need your voice. The survey will take between 25-30 minutes and you can make a huge impact on NAPCRG's future. Share your thoughts today and help us shape what’s next! For more information on this, visit our website. 

Bring a Patient Partner to the 2024 NAPCRG Annual Meeting!
Are there patients or community members on your research team? The Patient and Clinician Engagement (PaCE) committee encourages research teams to include these vital contributors at the Annual Meeting. Patient and community partners offer important insights and feedback, ensuring that research aligns with patients' needs and advocating for their inclusion. Learn more about NAPCRG's special rates for patient partners and register for the PaCE Pre-conference Workshop here. We look forward to seeing you and your patient partner at NAPCRG 2024!

Other News

Publication Alert: Research Brief by NAPCRG Contributors in Annals of Family Medicine
Social Networks are often key to research success. For over 50 years, NAPCRG has offered a nurturing home for primary care researchers to meet, find common interests, and forge partnerships. This Social Network Analysis showcases the many relationships that have been cultivated through NAPCRG and ultimately contributed to many members' professional achievements. Read the full publication here. 

TUTOR-PHC Program
The TUTOR-PHC (Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research – Primary Health Care) Program is currently recruiting for the 2025-2026 Cohort of Trainees. Applications are now open! TUTOR-PHC is open to graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, mid-career clinicians, and decision makers in primary health care. The deadline to apply is December 13, 2024.

NAPCRG Congratulates Alyssa Tilhou, MD, PhD
Alyssa Tilhou, MD, PhD, NAPCRG Governance Chair, has recently been named as a NAM Fellow for 2024. We congratulate Alyssa on this achievement! 

NAPCRG Patient Partner Publishes Featured Blog
Brenda Andreas, a NAPCRG Patient Partner, has a featured blog where she shares her journey and insights ahead of the 2nd Annual North America Conference on Integrated Care. Discover her story and her hopes for NACIC24 by reading her blog here!

Career and Training Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Check out open job positions here, and more information is available for institutions interested in advertising available positions to our members.

Associate Chair for Research Programs - University of Michigan School of Medicine

The Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan has initiated a strategic hiring initiative to identify an Associate Chair for Research Programs and are now requesting nominations and applications for this position. We are seeking candidates at the senior level (Professor or Associate Professor). Candidates should have an M.D., D.O., PhD., or equivalent, and the passion and skills to be successful in a research-intensive university. Priority will be given to candidates who display longstanding and sustained enthusiasm for research and who have interests that align with those of our current faculty roster. Current faculty research interests include:

  • Women’s health
  • Health behaviors to prevent or manage medical illness
  • Prevention and detection of disease
  • Technology to change patient behavior or physician practice
  • Integrative and complementary medicine
  • Primary care behavioral health
  • Disability health
  • Mixed methods research

The University of Michigan is one of the highest-ranked public universities in the nation and one of the world’s preeminent research institutions. Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan is one of 19 independent academic units and one of seven health science schools and colleges within the University
of Michigan. Find out more here!

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