Pediatric Clinical Research Network SIG
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April 2012 Newsletter Article
The Pediatric Clinical Research Networks Special Interest Group (PCRN SIG) will be meeting at PAS from 8:30-11:30 on Monday, April 30th in "Back Bay D" at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. The PCRN SIG is a forum for PAS members who either are involved in or are planning to establish clinical research networks (defined as enduring multi-site clinical research collaborations). Representatives of a diverse group of primary care (practice-based research networks or PBRNs), specialist, and disease-specific networks meet to discuss common challenges and potential solutions to those challenges, hear updates on new networks and innovations, and offer consultation to those planning or launching new networks.
This meeting will feature a presentation by Anne Junker, MD, FRCPC of the University of British Columbia and the BC Children's Hospital. Dr Junker is Director of Canada's Maternal, Infant, Child and Youth Research Network (MICRYN), which links 17 participating academic health centers and hundreds of investigation teams across Canada, including over 200 clinical research networks! Other presentations will include updates from three APA-affiliated networks - Better Outcomes through Research for Newborns (BORN), Continuity Research Network (CORNET), and Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) - as well as reports from the Australian Pediatric Research Network (ARPN) and the Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Research Network (DBPNet). We look forward to seeing both new and experienced network researchers on the morning of April 30th.
SIG Chair:
Mort Wasserman
Richard.Wasserman@uvm.edu
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Current SIG Chair:
Richard Wasserman, MD, MPH
N310 Courtyard at Given
Burlington, VT 05405
Phone: (802) 656-5455
richard.wasserman@uvm.edu
