The Northwest Participant and Clinical Interactions Network: Increasing opportunities for patients to participate in research across the Northwestern United States.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) promotes and supports translational research collaboration between clinicians, communities, and investigators across the five-state Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) region. The ITHS has developed a collaborative regional clinical research network, the Northwest Participant & Clinical Interactions Network (NW PCI), involving 12 diverse clinical health systems and academic institutions.

Methods

This descriptive article details NW PCI's development, infrastructure and governance, tools, characteristics, and initial outcomes.

Results

Regional NW PCI sites are conducting largely industry-sponsored studies; they are interested in including more grant-funded research. Regional NW PCI si

SUBMITTER: Baldwin LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5471901 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature