Make a gift to WREN
The Wisconsin Research and Education Network (WREN) is a community of Wisconsin primary care physicians and university researchers working together to answer important questions that affect primary care practice, its physicians and the their patients. Your gift, whatever the amount, will help us answer these questions:
- Can taking an antibiotic cure adult asthma?
- Is low literacy hazardous to your health?
- Can telling your doctor too many problems during your visit lead to a medical error?
- How can we change the healthcare process to make it safer for elderly patients?
WREN doctors and researchers are already busy answering these and many other questions that affect Wisconsin community medical practices. You can help us answer these questions with your gift. Every gift, big or small, will help us make a difference.
Q: Can taking an antibiotic cure adult asthma?
Researchers have learned that the antibiotic azithromycin can be an effective treatment for some forms of adult asthma. This pilot project is a randomized controlled trial being conducted with six other practice-based research networks. | Back to Top
Q: Is low literacy hazardous to your health?
In fact, low literacy could be hazardous to your health. Researchers partnered with Wisconsin Literacy, Inc. and three community-based Wisconsin literacy councils to conduct six focus groups of low literate adults to explore how low literacy impacts their health and health care. What researchers learned is that low literate adults have trouble understanding verbal and written health instructions, they commonly make mistakes taking medications, and they sign consent forms that they do not understand. | Back to Top
Q: Can telling your doctor too many problems during your visit lead to a medical error?
Providing care to patients can be a complex process, especially when patients come in the doctor's office with many different health care issues. The more complex the visit, the more likely an error might be made. This study investigated the relationships between the complexity of the problems that patients presented, a physician's workload, quality of care and medical errors. Learn more about this project: Mental Workload & Medical Error in Primary Care Practice | Back to Top
Q: How can we change the healthcare process to make it safer for elderly patients?
Elderly patients are a vulnerable group that is at greater risk of being injured as a result of safety hazards. In this study, researchers are observing physician and elderly patients during clinic visits to identify and report on potential safety hazards and to develop approaches for eliminating these hazards. Learn more about this project: Proactive Risk Assessment of Primary Care of the Elderly | Back to Top
Please make a gift today. Every gift, big or small, will help us make a difference.
