The BC Primary Health Care Research Network (BC-PHCRN) is part of the Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) Canadian Primary Care Research Network (CPCRN), and houses the BC node of the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (BC-CPCSSN). We are a research driven network, focused on the evidence-informed transformation of the delivery of primary health care in BC.
The goal of BC-PHCRN is to encourage, facilitate, and support collaborations between government, health authorities, health professionals, patients and researchers. Together, we prioritize patient-identified needs to seek out, develop, and facilitate the adoption of health care innovations to improve BC’s health care delivery system.
Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), BC-PHCRN sits within the UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) in the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) at the University of BC. Through CHSPR and SPPH, BC-PHCRN is connected and contributes to a world-class, research-intensive environment and visionary community focused on improving health research, services and policy.
History
BC-PHCRN was originally part of a pan-Canadian Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations Network (PIHCIN) initiative that was launched in November 2013 by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) program. The pan-Canadian primary care network had an initial focus on individuals with complex health needs for whom integrated care is critical to improve patient experience and health, health equity, and health system outcomes. The PIHCI Network was replaced by the Canadian Primary Care Research Network (CPCRN) in 2022.
Funding
BC-PHCRN is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), with matching funds from Michael Smith Health Research BC.
Connect
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