WREN Membership & Survey Group

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• Benefits of Joining WREN
• WREN Membership
• WREN Survey Group

Benefits of Joining WREN

WREN Membership

WREN members are part of a group of over 100 family physicians across the state of Wisconsin who work together to identify and develop relevant primary care research and quality improvement initiatives.

Member benefits include access to WREN's infrastructure which includes access to seasoned researchers, consultation on research design, IRB process, and how and where to publish.

WREN membership is available to:

• Primary care clinicians who actively practice in Wisconsin; or
• Academic researchers whose primary place of employment is located in Wisconsin

For a full list of membership benefits and dues see table at right.

How to Join WREN

Become a member today or contact Melody Bockenfeld, MPH, BSN for more information about joining WREN.

WREN Survey Group

WREN is partnering with the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP) to form a Primary Care Survey group of physicians, physician's assistants, and nurse practitioners to address important primary care research and policy questions in a series of no more than 12 brief surveys over the course of 1 year. WREN Survey Group members are also WREN Affiliate members with all the associated benefits, including a $100 discount off registration for the annual Wisconsin Research and Quality Improvement Forum.

We invite you to join the Survey Group and become a WREN Member.

Why join the Survey Group?

• The AAFP recommends that ALL family physicians become involved in research.
• Responding to WREN surveys is one way to participate in research without taking too much of your time.
• Responding to WAFP surveys informs the WAFP Board how you feel about the issues they are voting on.
• Responding to state legislative surveys gives the WAFP Board direction for Wisconsin legislative initiatives in time to have an impact.

About the surveys

• Surveys will address issues important to primary care clinicians.
• Surveys will be sent by email 12 times or less over a year.
• Most surveys will require 5 minutes or less of your time.

What will I have to do?

• Sign up by completing an online registration form
• Respond to at least 80% of surveys for one year.
• Enjoy a sense of contribution to a worthwhile endeavor.