As of August 6, 2013, the ACCP Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) has 841 individual members, and based on the responses to our registry survey, 528 (63%) provide direct patient care. Clinical pharmacy services are provided an average of 6 half-days/week per pharmacist, or 3168 half-days/week total. Our PBRN members see a median of 42 patients each week, which equates to 22,176 patient encounters by our PBRN clinical pharmacist members in 1 week and more than 1 million encounters annually.

Around 35% of ACCP PBRN members use scope of practice or collaborative care agreements. All of the practice and research networks (PRNs) are represented. As such, the ACCP PBRN membership reflects a true cross-section of the ACCP membership, as shown in the table that follows.

ACCP PBRN Membership by PRN (members may belong to more than 1 PRN)

Four hundred thirty-nine ACCP PBRN sites are now registered in 50 states and 15 countries. About 54% of our members practice in an inpatient setting, 37% practice in an outpatient setting, and the remainder practice in a managed care, community health center, long-term care, community pharmacy, government, or other setting. Eighty-six percent of practice sites are located in urban areas with populations of more than 500,000 people. Almost two-thirds of our members use electronic medical records.

Do you need help achieving a sample size large enough to address a clinical question? The PBRN may be your answer, and we encourage interested investigators to contact us with project ideas at [email protected]. To find out more about how the PBRN supports the practice-based research efforts of its membership, please visit our Web site at www.accpri.org/pbrn.