Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town.
S Afr Fam Pract (2004). 2020 Nov 5;62(1):e1-e4. doi: 10.4102/safp.v62i1.5216.
Practice-based research networks have been an important strategy in many parts of the world to enable primary care research and involve clinicians. The Stellenbosch University Family Physician Research Network (SUFPREN) was established in 2017 to enable family physicians in clinical practice to engage with practical research that addressed key challenges and enhanced clinical governance. It is a collaboration between academic family physicians at the university and clinical family physicians in the district health services. In this article, the establishment of SUFPREN is described - membership of the network, selection of research questions, roles in the research process, communication and coordination, involvement of the Department of Health, types of questions and methods, data management, dissemination of findings and funding. The initial work of SUFPREN is described and a vision for future family physician research networks in South Africa is defined.
实践为基础的研究网络已经成为世界上许多地区的一项重要策略，旨在促进基层医疗研究并让临床医生参与其中。斯泰伦博斯大学家庭医生研究网络（SUFPREN）成立于 2017 年，旨在使临床实践中的家庭医生能够参与解决关键挑战和加强临床治理的实际研究。它是该大学的学术家庭医生和地区卫生服务机构的临床家庭医生之间的合作。本文描述了 SUFPREN 的建立——网络成员、研究问题的选择、研究过程中的角色、沟通和协调、卫生部的参与、问题类型和方法、数据管理、研究结果的传播和资金。描述了 SUFPREN 的初步工作，并为南非未来的家庭医生研究网络定义了一个愿景。
