Table 1.
Recommendations and resources for building PBRN infrastructure (PRGP chapter 1)
| Recommendations |
| • Recruit and retain PBRN members, sustain and grow the organization in a participatory manner |
| ‐ Contact members through a respected champion clinician or PBRN leader |
| ‐ Invite members personally as part of a systematic recruitment process |
| ‐ Help members take ownership of the PBRN through active participation |
| ‐ Provide value‐added resources and services to members |
| ‐ Establish effective, bi‐directional communication |
| • Define a clear mission and vision for the organization to ground all of its activities |
| ‐ Organize periodic and professionally facilitated strategic planning sessions |
| ‐ Find critical areas where value can be generated or provided for members |
| ‐ Translate SWOT/needs assessment into goals and strategies |
| ‐ Track progress and adjust approaches/resources accordingly |
| • Develop an organizational structure that can turn ideas into successful projects |
| ‐ Create venues for soliciting project ideas from members |
| ‐ Build a structure for vetting ideas based on priorities |
| ‐ Establish a “web” of professional partnerships |
| ‐ Develop a database for membership tracking and ongoing organizational improvement |
| ‐ Establish a PBRN information management infrastructure |
| ‐ Implement innovative processes for ongoing feedback to members |
| ‐ Employ best practices for effective dissemination of innovations |
| ‐ Explore alternative infrastructural resources (local or national) |
| • Provide the necessary expertise that can support the mission of the organization |
| ‐ Create a strategic organizational structure based on the mission & vision |
| ‐ Hire and retain qualified, passionate and respected leadership |
| ‐ Design a professional development and training approach for key personnel |
| ‐ Periodically evaluate needs and hire or (re)train personnel |
| • Ensure the long‐term sustainability of the organization via infrastructural capacity |
| ‐ Use creative means to acquire infrastructural support |
| ‐ Diversify network portfolio and sources of support |
| ‐ Strategically “market” the PBRN emphasizing the value and benefit to others |
| Resources |
| • Membership benefits |
| • PBRN leadership model example |
| • Learning community activity |
| • Community relationship principles |
| • Examples of communication strategies |
| • Strategic planning template |
| • PBRN director |
| • PBRN coordinator/manager |
| • Example of PBRN organizational structure |
| • Example of a practice facilitator job description in an academic setting |
| • Examples of training resources |
| • Sample budget |
SWOT = strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats