ABSTRACT
The North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) is the world's largest organisation devoted to research in family medicine, primary care and related fields, including epidemiology, behavioural sciences and health services research. NAPCRG provides a forum for presenting new knowledge to guide improvement, redesign and transformation of primary care. Most healthcares, addressing the majority of the problems facing its population, are delivered outside of large academic hospitals, in which the vast majority of research occurs. Not unlike population health-minded collaborators in public and community health fields, primary care researchers face a nearly boundless array of research possibility and proportionally small research funding and training resources relative to traditional biomedical research enterprises. Primary care practice-based research networks are groups of primary care clinicians and practices working together to answer community-based healthcare questions and translate research findings into practice. For most countries in the world, strengthening primary healthcare is a critical strategy to secure sustainable healthcare.
