Contact information:
Allison M Cole, MD, MPH
acole2@uw.edu
Research Team:
Laura-Mae Baldwin, Allison Cole, Brooke Ike, Ashley Johnson, Gina Keppel, Katie Osterhage, Kari Stephens, Monica Zigman-Suchsland
Summary
The WPRN is a network of more than 97 primary care practices across the five-state WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) region that collaborate on research. The mission of the WPRN is to improve the health and well-being of patients in their communities, through the conduct of collaborative research that informs and enhances primary care clinical practice.
Projects
WWAMI region Practice and Research Network (WPRN) Studies:
- Cardiovascular Referral Service to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Primary Care
- Frontier Bridges for Diabetes
- Home based testing for influenza and COVID-19 – Seattle Flu Study
- Increasing Rural Primary Care Practices’ Capacity to Implement Evidence-based Colorectal Cancer Screening Interventions
- Maternal-Infant Dyad-Implementation (MInD-I)
- Measuring and improving quality of care for older adults in primary care: Northwest Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Center
- Mobile Video Interpretation to Optimize Communication Across Language Barriers: mVOCAL
- Rural Expansion of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
- Shared Decision-Making for Firearm Safety among Older Adults with Early Changes Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias
- Six Building Blocks: A Team-Based Approach to Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care