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Iowa Research Network (IRENE)

 

Iowa Research Network (IRENE)

The Iowa Research Network (IRENE) is a practice-based research network (PBRN) supported by the University of Iowa’s Department of Family Medicine and external research funding. IRENE was established in 2001 and includes providers, pharmacists, and other community members from across the state of Iowa.

The mission of IRENE is to foster a community of researchers, health care providers, pharmacists, and patients to advance research that addresses local needs. IRENE draws on the experience and insight of network participants to identify and frame research questions whose answers can improve local health care. By linking these questions with rigorous research methods, IRENE produces research findings that can be immediately relevant to health care teams and more easily translated into everyday practice.