The following list provides contact information and Web sites where available for the 14 Evidence-based Practice Centers currently funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Duke University
ECRI Institute
Johns Hopkins University
McMaster University
Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center
RTI International—University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center—RAND Corporation
Tufts Medical Center
University of Alberta
University of Connecticut
Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center
University of Ottawa
Vanderbilt University
Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BC/BS) Association, Technology Evaluation Center (TEC), Chicago, IL
Naomi Aronson, Ph.D.
Director, BC/BS Evidence-based Practice Center
Executive Director, Technology Evaluation Center
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
225 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 297-5530
Fax: (312) 297-6827
E-mail: naomi.aronson@bcbsa.com
Access information about the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association TEC at: http://www.bcbs.com/betterknowledge/tec/
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Duke University, Durham, NC
John W. Williams Jr., M.D.
Professor of Medicine & Psychiatry
Scientific Editor, NC Medical Journal
Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center
2424 Erwin Road
Suite 1105, Hock Plaza
Durham, NC 27705
Phone: (919) 668-0300
Fax: (919) 668-1300
E-mail: jw.williams@duke.edu
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ECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Karen Schoelles, M.D., S.M.
Director, ECRI Evidence-based Practice Center
ECRI
5200 Butler Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Phone: (610) 825-6000, ext. 5337
Fax: (610) 834-1275
E-mail: kschoelles@ecri.org
Access information about the ECRI EPC at: http://www.ecri.org/About/Pages/EvidenceBasedPracticeCenter.aspx
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Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Eric B. Bass, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Johns Hopkins Evidence-based Practice Center
Associate Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Policy & Management
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
1830 E. Monument Street, Suite 8068
Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: (410) 955-9871
Fax: (410) 955-0825
E-mail: ebass@jhmi.edu
Access information about the Johns Hopkins EPC at: http://www.jhsph.edu/epc
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McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Parminder Raina, Ph.D.
Director, McMaster Evidence-based Practice Center
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, Downtown Center, Room 306
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8
Phone: (905) 525-9140, ext. 22197
Fax: (905) 522-7681
E-mail: praina@mcmaster.ca
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Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center, Portland, OR
Mark Helfand, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.
Director, Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center Director
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
Division of Medical Informatics and Outcomes Research
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Mail Stop B1CC
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: (503) 494-4277
Fax: (503) 494-4551
E-mail: helfand@ohsu.edu
Access information about the Oregon EPC at: http://www.ohsu.edu/epc.
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RTI International—University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, NC
Meera Viswanathan, Ph.D.
Director, RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center
RTI International
3040 Cornwallis Road
P.O. Box 12194
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194
Phone: (919) 316-3930
Fax: (919) 541-7384
E-mail: viswanathan@rti.org
Timothy S. Carey, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Deputy Director, UNC Program on Health Outcomes
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
725 Airport Road, Campus Box 7590
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590
Phone: (919) 966-7101
Fax: (919) 966-5764
E-mail: tim_carey@unc.edu
Access information about the RTI—UNC EPC at: http://www.rti.org
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Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center—RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
Paul G. Shekelle, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center
1776 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90407
Phone: (310) 393-0411, ext. 6669
Fax: (310) 451-6917
E-mail: paul_shekelle@rand.org
Access information about the Southern California EPC at:
http://www.rand.org/health/centers/epc/
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Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Joseph Lau, M.D.
Director, Tufts Evidence-based Practice Center
Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies
Tufts Medical Center
800 Washington Street, Box 63
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 636-7670
Fax: (617) 636-8628
E-mail: jlau1@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
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University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Terry P. Klassen, M.D., M.Sc., FRCPC
Director, University of Alberta Evidence-based Practice Center
Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
University of Alberta
Room 8213 Aberhart Centre
11402 University Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J3
Phone: (780) 407-7084
Fax: (780) 407-8538
E-mail: terry.klassen@ualberta.ca
Brian H. Rowe, M.D., M.Sc., CCFP(EM), FCCP
Director, University of Alberta Evidence-based Practice Center
Research Director, Division of Emergency Medicine
Professor, University of Alberta
Room 1G1.43 WMC
University of Alberta Hospital
8440-112th Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2R7
Tel: (780) 407-6707
Fax: (780) 407-3982
E-mail: brian.rowe@ualberta.ca
Access information about the University of Alberta EPC at: http://www.epc.ualberta.ca/
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University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT
C. Michael White, Pharm.D., FCP, FCCP
Director, University of Connecticut Evidence-based Practice Center
Associate Professor of Pharmacy
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT and Co-Director
Cardiac Outcomes and Pharmacology Research Group
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT 06102-5037
Phone: 860-545-2469
Fax: 860-545-2277
E-mail: cmwhite@harthosp.org
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Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center, Minneapolis, MN
Robert L. Kane, M.D.
Co-Director, Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center
Minnesota Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
D351 Mayo (MMC 197)
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 624-1185
Fax: (612) 624-8448
E-mail: kanex001@umn.edu
Timothy J. Wilt, M.D., M.P.H.
Co-Director, Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center
Minneapolis VA Center for Chronic Diseases Outcomes Research
1 Veterans Drive (111-0)
Minneapolis, MN 55417
Phone: 612-725-2158
Fax: 612-725-2118
E-mail: tim.wilt@med.va.gov
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University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
David Moher, Ph.D.
Director, University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
401 Smyth Road
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L1
Phone: (613) 738-3591
Fax: (613) 738-4869
E-mail: dmoher@uottawa.ca
Access information about the University of Ottawa EPC at: http://www.uo-epc.org.
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Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Katherine E. Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Vanderbilt University Evidence-based Practice Center
Deputy Director, Institute for Medicine and Public Health
Vanderbilt University
Sixth Floor, Suite 600
2525 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-936-8320
Fax: 615-936-8290
E-mail: katherine.hartmann@vanderbilt.edu
Access information about the Vanderbilt University EPC at: http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/epc.
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Current as of March 2008
Internet Citation:
Participating AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Centers. March 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epc/epcenters.htm
540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850