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Special Interest Groups

Groups of NAPCRG members with similar interests come together at Annual Meetings and communicate throughout the year to share experiences, resources, and plans. To begin a new Special Interest Group, contact pnoland@napcrg.org with the name, university, and e-mail address of the SIG chair and the title of the SIG. New SIGs may also be featured in future issues of the NAPCRG Newsletter, so new SIG chairs may provide NAPCRG with a brief description of the goals and focus of their new group.

Current Special Interest Groups include:

Indigenous Health
Alexandra Adams, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin
alex.adams@fammed.wisc.edu

Advanced Practice Nurses in Primary Care
Sharon M. Weyer, MSN, FNP
Case Western Reserve University
sharon.weyer@case.edu

Biobehavioral, Genomic, and Translational Research
Sean David, MD, SM
Brown University
Lee-Anne_Blakey@mhri.org

Cancer Research in Primary Care
Baukje (Bo) Miedema, PhD
Dalhousie University
bo.miedema@rvh.nb.ca

Jeff Sisler, MD, CCFP
University of Manitoba
jeff.sisler@cancercare.mb.ca

For more information about this SIG, please click here.

Cardiovascular Disease
Marty Player, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
playerm@musc.edu

Complexity Science
Ben Crabtree, PhD
UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School
crabtrbf@umdnj.edu

David Katerndahl, MD
Univ of Texas HSC-San Antonio
katerndahl@uthscsa.edu

For more information about this SIG, please click here.

Creating a Graduate Program in Primary Care/Family Medicine
Martin Dawes, MBBS, PhD
McGill University
martin.dawes@mcgill.ca

Charo Rodriguez, MD, MPH, PhD
McGill University
charo.rodriguez@mcgill.ca

Pierre Pluye, MD, PhD
McGill University
pierre.pluye@mcgill.ca

Gillian Bartlett, PhD
McGill University
gillian.bartlett@mcgill.ca

Diabetes
Richelle J. Koopman, MD, MS
University of Missouri- Columbia
koopmanr@health.missouri.edu

Doctor-Patient Relationship
John Scott, MD
UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School
scottjg@umdnj.edu

For more information about this SIG, please click here.

Evidence-based Medicine Teachers Group
Colleen Kirkham, MD, CCFP, FCFP
University of British Columbia
ckirkham@interchange.ubc.ca

Martin Dawes, MBBS, DRCOG, MD
Chair- Family Medicine
McGill University
martin.dawes@mcgill.ca

For more information about this SIG, please click here.

Faculty and Community
Research
Development
Mary Beth Plane, PhD
University of Wisconsin
mbplane@fammed.wisc.edu

Families and Health
Arthur E. Blank, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Department of Family and Social Medicine
ablank@aecom.yu.eu (primary)
ablank@montefiore.org (secondary)

For more information about this SIG, please click here.

Fellows
Hajar Kadivar, MD
University of Washington
Senior Fellow, NRSA Primary Care Research
hajark@u.washington.edu 

Generalist Physician Initiative
Sean David, MD, SM
Brown University
Lee-Anne_Blakey@mhri.org

Geographic Information Systems
M. Norman Oliver, MD
University of Virginia
mno3p@virginia.edu

Robert L. Phillips, Jr., MD, MSPH
Robert Graham Center
bphillips@aafp.org

Geriatrics and Gerontology
Arvind Modawal, MD, MPH
University of Cincinnati
modawaa@uc.edu

For more information about this SIG, please click here.

Health Disparities
John Furler, MBBS, FRACGP
University of Melbourne
j.furler@unimelb.edu.au

International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC)
Maurice Wood, MD
wood150w@verizon.net

International Health Literacy
Gillian Rowlands, MD
rowlang2@lsbu.ac.uk

Legislative Advocacy
Frederick Chen, MD, MPH
University of Washington
fchen@u.washington.edu

Longitudinal Research in Family Medicine
Chris Van Weel, MD
University of Nijmegen
c.vanweel@elg.umcn.nl

Mental Health Problems in Primary Care
Michael S. Klinkman, MD
University of Michigan
mklinkma@umich.edu

Multimorbidity/Comorbidity
Martin Fortin, MD, MSc
University of Sherbrooke
martin.fortin@usherbrooke.ca

For more information, click here.

Medical Home Research
John Hickner, MD, MS
University of Chicago
hicknej@ccf.org

North American Respiratory Infection Study Group
Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin
jon.temte@fammed.wisc.edu

Obstetrics
Wendy Barr, MD, MPH
Institute for Urban Family Health
wbarr@chpnet.org

Patricia Fontaine, MD
University of Minnesota
pfontaine@umphysicians.umn.edu

Participatory Research in
Primary Care

Ann C. Macaulay, CM, MD, FCFP
McGill University
ann.macaulay@mcgill.ca

William L. Freeman, MD, MPH
Northwest Indian College
WilliamLFreeman@att.net

Patient Safety
Susan Dovey, PhD, MPH
Dunedin School of Medicine
susan.dovey@stonebow.otago.ac.nz

Prison Research
Ruth Elwood Martin, MD, FCFP
University of British Columbia
ruth.martin@familymed.ubc.ca

Research Fellowship Program Directors
Beth Barnet, MD
University of Maryland
bbarnet@som.umaryland.edu

Residency-based Research and Scholarly Activity
Mark DeHaven, PhD
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
mark.dehaven@utsouthwestern.edu

Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin
jon.temte@fammed.wisc.edu

Shared Decision Making in Primary Care
France Legare, MD, MSc, PhD
Laval University
France.Legare@mfa.ulaval.ca

Women in Research
Sandra Burge, PhD
Univ of Texas HSC-San Antonio
burge@uthscsa.edu

Valerie Gilchrist, MD
East Carolina University
valerie.gilchrist@fammed.wisc.edu

Connecting Primary Care Practices and Community Resources
Jodi Holtrop, PhD
Jodi.Holtrop@hc.msu.edu

Violence and Traumatic Stress
John R. Freedy, MD, PhD
freedyjr@musc.edu

 
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