The North America Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) held its annual meeting in Québec City, Canada, in late November. Research faculty, staff, and students from the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine (DFPM) attended the conference, designed to support, and nurture clinicians, scientists, students, and patients around the world as they pursue primary care research.
Assistant Professor for the Division of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM) Benjamin Brown, MD, was one of several DFPM attendees and said connecting with others conducting research in primary care settings is important for those interested in building the family medicine field. “With only 0.2% of the NIH budget going towards research in family medicine, we are grossly underrepresented among research specialties,” Brown stated.
Brown also expressed his appreciation for the department's support in attending conferences like NAPCRG, noting that it enriches his career and strengthens his commitment to continuing research in family medicine.
Elena Gardner, DFCM staff member and Division of Public Health graduate student, also found the conference to be impactful for both her professional role and graduate studies. She noted that the attendees were curious, open to discussion, and supportive of early-career researchers.
In the future, Gardner encourages other public health students to attend, due to the number of physicians interested in integrating public health concepts into their practices and health systems. “We need more public health professionals engaging with physicians in these conversations,” she added.
DFPM had a strong presence at NAPCRG, with numerous representatives presenting on a wide range of research topics. See the full list below.
Oral Presentations:
- Launching a Longitudinal Asynchronous Anti-Racism Curriculum – Initiative from the STFM Anti-Racism Learning Collaborative | Tiffany Ho, MD, and Eliza Taylor, MPH
- Maternal Health Perceptions in Rural and Underserved Areas: Challenges and Opportunities for Family Medicine | Robert Owens, PhD
- Maternity Care Crisis in Rural Utah: What Is Going On With Prenatal Care? – A Qualitative Study | Robert Owens, PhD
- Telehealth for Maternity Care: Qualitative Perspectives of Clinicians and Mothers | Robert Owens, PhD
- Prevalence of long-COVID symptoms among non-hospitalized patients in primary care | Elena Garder, MPH, and Bernedette Kiraly, MD
- Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review | Joseph Stanford, MD
Posters Presentations:
- Enhancing Motivation to Quit Smoking via a Self-Help Intervention Targeted to Cancer Type: A Work in Progress | Úrsula Martinez, PhD
- Evaluation of enhanced mental and behavioral health training for family medicine residents: A research protocol | Elena Gardner, MPH; Robert Owens, PhD; and Susan Cochella MD
- Teaching Cooking Skills Through Shared Medical Appointments at a University Outpatient Health Center | Benjamin Brown, MD
- Nicotine Knowledge and Tobacco Harm Perceptions: Work in Progress from a State-wide Trans Health Survey | Teresa DeAtley, PhD, and Úrsula Martinez, PhD
- Film Representation and Stigma of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities | Sarah Hourston, MD
Workshops:
- Perspectives and lessons from participating in an NIH-directed national research consortium | Joseph Stanford, MD, and Christy Porucznik, PhD
- Breaking Barriers: Empowering Authors to Uncover Bias in Medical Literature | José Rodriguez, MD
- Responding to revision requests on your manuscripts—tips from editors of Family Medicine Journals | José Rodríguez, MD
Forums:
- Transforming Trainee Projects into Publications: A Collaborative of the NAPCRG Trainee Committee & Annals of Family Medicine | José Rodríguez, MD