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Building a Practice-Based Research Network in Portuguese Primary Care: The Research2Care Experience

Maria Beatriz MORGADO, Rita LOPES DA SILVA, Anabela SCHINCK, Ana Patrícia MARTINS, Ana Cristina FERREIRA and Joana S. S. OLIVEIRA

Portugal reorganized its health system in 2024 integrating hospitals and Primary Care (PC) into Local Health Units (LHU). This promoted research support infrastructures in PC, leveraging hospital-based research centers. Within this context, a team of PC professionals took the initiative to create a Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN): Research2Care.