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. Annual meetings traditionally alternate between locations in the USA and Canada, drawing members from every continent. NAPCRG and its members have made foundational contributions to primary care research, including: building capacity for primary care science; developing practice-based research networks; integration of mental health into primary care; establishing diagnostic and procedure coding; community-based participatory research; quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research; engaging patients and communities in research; focusing on patient-centred care; addressing health in aboriginal and First Nations communities; and studies of multi-morbidity. Member activity is organised by special interest groups, currently including groups on cancer, community-oriented primary care, etc.
