Upstate New York Practice Based Research Network
Registered Date:
Network Acronym:
UNYNET
Network Type:
Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nursing and/or other specialties)
Network Status:
Established
Geo Location:
POINT (-78.875064 42.866777)
City:
Buffalo
State:
New York
Zip:
14203
Main Phone:
716-816-7238
Website:
Network Director Name:
Chet Fox
Network Director Email:
chetfox@gmail.com
Network Member Name:
Angela Wisniewski
Network Member Email:
amw25@buffalo.edu
Network Member Role:
Associate Director
Geographic Coverage:
Regional
Practice/Clinic Location(s):
New York
Network Founded:
January 1, 1994
Network Mission Statement:
To rapidly improve patient care by translating research into practice and by involving practices in research. Tapping the collective wisdom of our practicing clinicians and our patients by putting scientific rigor to clinical observation to convert clinical intuition into scientific knowledge.
Current or Past Research Interests / Health Conditions:
Chronic pain
Coordination of care for complex patients
Diabetes (Type 1 or 2)*
Functional limitations and physical disabilities*
Obesity*
Other health or disease related interests
Population health
Pulmonary disease/asthma*
Substance abuse (alcohol and drug abuse)*
Tobacco use and smoking cessation
Current or Past Research Interests Comments :
Other: Chronic kidney disease
Approximate Number of PBRN Member Licensed Clinicians:
211
Approximate Number of Practices or Clinics:
49
Approximate Number of Patients:
294000
