Background
The Wisconsin Network for Health Research (WiNHR) was developed in response to the National Institutes of Health's Roadmap Initiatives, which stressed improved clinical/translational research through more efficient "regionalization" of research and Wisconsin researchers' desire for a more streamlined approach to multi-site research in Wisconsin.
Vision
To be a nationally recognized collaborative research network that improves the health of the people of Wisconsin.
Mission
Develop a collaborative research partnership which promotes the discovery and application of scientific knowledge for researchers throughout the State of Wisconsin, this will be accomplished by aligning with state and national priorities, facilitating applied research to improve patient care, and performing population-based studies throughout the state.
Objectives
- Develop the infrastructure via core membership and operating principles
- Develop collaborative relationships with other research groups/entities.
- Develop and recruit investigator-initiated studies that meet the WiNHR mission.
Timeline
Developed in January 2006.
Funding source
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Medical Education and Research Committee Wisconsin Partnership Program
Partner institutions
- University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
- Center for Urban Population Health / Aurora Health Care
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation
- Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
Current Studies and Initiatives
- Warfarin Dosing in African Americans and Hmong
- Warfarin Dosing Calculator Pilot Study
- Common Variables in Health Databases
- Collaborative Institutional Review Board
- Implications of Bacterial Infection in Pregnancy
