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The North Texas Primary Care Research Network Newsletter COLLABORATING TO IMPROVE BIRTH OUTCOMES IN TARRANT COUNTY NorTex is collaborating with Tarrant County Public Health and ForHER to address infant mortality in Tarrant County. In 2012, Tarrant County led the state in infant deaths among Texas counties with 10,000 or more live births. At 6.87 deaths […]

The North Texas Primary Care Research Network Newsletter INCREASING IMMUNIZATIONS IN THE UNINSURED Through collaboration with the Office of Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) at UNT Health Science Center, NorTex is exploring ways to increase rates of immunization in the uninsured adult population in Tarrant County, focusing on influenza, pneumococcal, pertussis and hepatitis B. Uninsured […]

Cardarelli R, Fulda KG, Balyakina E, Bowling J, Argenbright K, Hustedde C, Asher L. The Impact of a Continuing Education DVD on Rural Physician Cancer Screening Behaviors. Public Health Frontier. 2014. 3(4); 75-81 Espinoza, A., Malone, K., Balyakina, E., Fulda, K. G. & Cardarelli, R. Incidental computer tomography radiologic findings through research participation in the […]

The North Texas Primary Care Research Network Newsletter DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A CLINICALLY PRACTICAL PATIENT ASSESSMENT: Engagement, Literacy, and Adherence (P-ELA) NorTex is collaborating with the Kentucky Ambulatory Network(KAN), a primary care practice-based research network, to develop a clinical tool useful to primary care physicians. The three constructs of patient engagement in care, health […]

The North Texas Primary Care Research Network Newsletter BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH The use of medical technology in research settings and the discovery of clinically relevant incidental findings have generated debate about how to balance the risks of potential harm from using the technology, how to handle incidental findings, and how to define the […]