BRAGAFirst Practice-Based Research Network (BRAGAFirst)

1. Improving primary healthcare: Conducting clinical studies to address challenges in clinical practice, aiming to achieve better health outcomes. 

2. Collaborative research: Promoting collaboration among primary healthcare units, researchers, and the community. 

3. From Science to Practice: Translating scientific research findings into clinical practice, ensuring effective solutions for healthcare professionals and citizens.       

4. Professional Capacity Building: Ongoing training for primary healthcare professionals to enhance their capacity for networked research. 

5. Data for Health: Using technologies and data analysis methodologies to identify research needs and priorities, promote interventions, and improve the quality of healthcare.   

6. Citizens at the center of research: Active involvement of citizens to ensure their perspectives impact research agendas and outcomes.   

7. Health for all: Prioritizing research aimed at reducing health inequalities and promoting equity in healthcare delivery.   

8. Impact on health policies: Creating scientific evidence to support strategic decisions and improve health systems and public health. 

• Communication and Training with Network members and the community, training of Network members in Good Clinical Practice ICH E6 R3

• 1st CSP patient in Screening in a Clinical Trial 

• Response to Feasibility Questionnaires and Participation in Qualification Visits to Integrate Clinical Trials

• 3 Clinical Trials under CTIS submission 

• Submission of capacity-building and clinical research promotion projects in CSP ULSB to national/international funding grants

• Primary Health Care

• Pragmatic Clinical Trials

• Patient-Centered Care

• Health Services Research

• Epidemiology

• Local Health Unit of Braga (ULSB)

• P5 Digital Medicine Center

• Braga Clinical Academic Center (2CA-Braga)

• Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Minho (ICVS)