The AHRQ PBRN Resource Center (PBRN RC)

The PBRNs will need to identify their potential needs and submit their requests to Brenda Hudson, the Operations Director at the PBRN Resource Center, who will determine and forward the request to the appropriate Resource Center staff person. The availability of specific technical assistance should not be automatically assumed but the Center will do their best to accomodate the request from their resources and as funding sources allow.

The PBRN Resource Center is made up of a team of experts from Indiana University School of Medicine and the National Opinion Research Center. Their expertise includes (but is not limited to):

 Information Technology (IT) and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system
 Research involving diverse populations
 Institutional Review Board (IRB) and HIPAA regulations
 Survey design and implementation
 Translating research into practice
 Conceptualization, design, and implementation of effective research methods
 Data management and analysis
 Health informatics

The scope of assistance provided to each grantee site will depend on what is needed and appropriate.

To learn more about the PBRN Resource Center visit www.pbrnrc.iupui.edu.

Mailing Address:
AHRQ PBRN Resource Center
Dept of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
1001 W 10th St
OPW M200
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Phone: 317–630-8364
Fax: 317–630-7066

RC Staff

* Brenda Hudson, M.A.
Operations Director, PBRN Resource Center

Bill Tierney, M.D.
Co-Director

Dan Gaylin, M.P.A.
Co-Director

Atif Zafar, M.D.
IT Director

Caitlin Oppenheimer, M.P.H.
Assessment Director

Jane French, B.A.
IU Research Associate

• Primary Contact for RC