Addiction Medicine Practice-Based Research Network (AMNet): Building Partnerships

Area of Science:

• Addiction Medicine
• Public Health
• Clinical Research

Background:

• The United States faces a significant opioid overdose epidemic.
• There are knowledge gaps in patient care within office-based addiction medicine settings.
• Existing clinical data infrastructure can be leveraged for research.

Purpose of the Study:

• To establish the Addiction Medicine Practice-Based Research Network (AMNet).
• To address knowledge gaps in addiction medicine practice.
• To create a research platform for performance improvement and data collection.

Main Methods:

• Collaboration between the American Psychiatric Association (APA), American Society of Addiction Medicine, Friends Research Institute, and National Institute on Drug Abuse.
• Utilizing the APA's PsychPRO clinical data registry.
• Recruiting office-based addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry practices for participation.

Main Results:

• AMNet is actively recruiting practices.
• The network aims to collect practice-based data.
• The infrastructure is being established to support research.

Conclusions:

• AMNet is a collaborative effort to enhance addiction medicine research.
• The network will provide valuable insights into patient care.
• This initiative is poised to contribute to addressing the opioid crisis.