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Upcoming Webinars
Trainee Talks: What is a research paradigm anyway? And which ones align with qualitative studies?
January 29, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM CT
Presenters:Dr. Martina Kelly and Dr. Patty Thille
Research paradigms underpin every study, shaping the ethical practices and methodologies & methods chosen. Unfortunately, paradigms often remain unstated, making it harder to navigate the possibilities and decisions in qualitative research. In this second session in a series, Patty Thille and Martina Kelly introduce common paradigms in primary care research that align with different qualitative methodologies. We will highlight the kinds of research questions that each seeks to address, and work through examples of how paradigm choice shapes methodological decisions.
Finding Strength in Community: Identifying Strategies to Sustain Participatory Health Research During Times of Uncertainty
January 29, 2025 | 12:00 -1:00 PM CT
Presenters:Dr. Ginetta Salvalaggio and Dr. Paul Chandanabhumma
Current socio-political events around the world have generated systemic disruptions to participatory health research (PHR). The webinar will generate field-based strategies and insights to sustain PHR within a challenging and uncertain environment.
This presentation explores how community-engaged research can uncover “Bright Spots”—Virginia communities with lower opioid mortality than expected—and identify the local assets that contribute to their resilience. Through partnership with the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority, we are working to translate findings into actionable strategies that guide local and state-level programming, policy, and funding allocation. This strength-based approach not only can inform the use of opioid abatement funds but could also be applied to address other challenges in primary care and population health.
Featured Speaker:
Dr. Jacqueline Britz
Trainee Talks—Thinking Qualitatively
August 28, 2025 - 1:30pm CT
The first in a series, Thinking Qualitatively is a prequel to the usual discussion of qualitative methods and strategies to enhance quality. While qualitative research covers a broad terrain of traditions, Martina Kelly and Patty Thille introduce fundamental concepts to qualitative research: reflexivity; context-specificity; the focus on the particular; and iteration. These fundamental concepts shape the mindset and practices of a range of qualitative traditions.
AI in Primary Care Webinar June 26, 2025 - 11:00 AM CT
We hosted an insightful session where three expert panelists each delivered a 10-minute presentation on one key challenge and one key benefit of AI in primary care.
The expert panelists explored the educational dimensions of AI, examining how it has been transforming the learning experiences of medical trainees and empowering patients. They also discussed the governance challenges involved in integrating AI into primary care, while highlighting a key benefit amid these complexities. Finally, the panel addressed the importance of assessing real-world impact and continuously monitoring AI systems to ensure their effectiveness and safety.
The session concluded with a 30-minute interactive Q&A, allowing attendees to engage directly with the panelists.
Strategic Advocacy for Primary Care Research: From Policy to Action May 13, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm CT
This session brought together participants for a timely and engaging conversation on advocacy in primary care research. Attendees gained insights into the advocacy priorities outlined in the National Family Medicine Strategic Plan, examined the current landscape of U.S. primary care research policy, and explored practical, actionable steps to support and strengthen advocacy efforts.
The discussion highlighted how individuals across the research and clinical spectrum can contribute to shaping policy and advancing the future of primary care research—reinforcing the power of collective action in driving meaningful change.
Thank you to our speakers, Nina DeJonghe, Dr. Sebastian Tong, and Shannon Robinson
Pragmatic trials aim to conduct experimental trials in conditions that resemble real-world situations so that their results might better apply to real-world practice. This webinar will address the rationale for pragmatic trials and describe design of a pragmatic trial. We will also show how degree of pragmatism can be measured and reported for these trials. The webinar will use examples from an ongoing pragmatic trial of the COACH app for hypertension control. We will highlight resources that can help investigators use this method.
Objectives:
Describe pragmatic trial design and rationale and measures of pragmatism in trials
Discuss design decisions made in a pragmatic trial and illustrate using the pragmatic trial of the COACH EHR tool for hypertension
Elucidate resources for help in designing pragmatic trials.
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