Pediatric Network (at least 75% are pediatricians or specialize in child health)
Network Status:
Established
Geo Location:
POINT (-75.539316 39.796126)
City:
Wilmington
State:
Delaware
Zip:
19803
Main Phone:
302-651-6040
Network Director Name:
Iman Sharif
Network Director Email:
isharif@nemours.org
Network Member Name:
Lloyd Werk
Network Member Email:
Lwerk@nemours.org
Network Member Role:
Coordinator/Associate Director
Geographic Coverage:
Regional
Practice/Clinic Location(s):
Delaware
Florida
Pennsylvania
Network Founded:
January 1, 2010
Network Mission Statement:
To promote practice-based research that directly informs strategies for improving health care delivery with the ultimate goal of better health and well-being for children and families. We will 1) use community-based participatory methods to engage practicing clinicians, staff, and family advisory boards to define research questions that can be implemented throughout the Nemours network of primary care practices; 2) seek to collaborate with other pediatric primary care research networks to extend research to broader and more diverse populations; and 3) nurture the development of pediatric...
Current or Past Research Interests / Health Conditions:
Behavioral health
Chronic pain
Comparative effectiveness research
Coordination of care for complex patients
Developmental delays, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism*
Diabetes (Type 1 or 2)*
Health literacy
Immunizations
Infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS, STDs*
Obesity*
Population health
Prescription drug usage
Pulmonary disease/asthma*
Substance abuse (alcohol and drug abuse)*
Tobacco use and smoking cessation
Approximate Number of PBRN Member Licensed Clinicians: