Wednesday, August 29, 2012

PCORI hosts 3 workshops in Washington, DC

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will host three workshops in Washington, D.C., this fall as part of its effort to engage patients and other health care stakeholders as meaningful and active partners in its efforts to build a patient-centered research community and refine its research agenda.
 
The workshops are designed to obtain input from patients, caregivers and other stakeholders on PCORI's draft process for generating and selecting specific research topics. Once implemented, the process will lead to topic-specific funding announcements that correspond to the five priority areas for research outlined in PCORI's National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda and complement the broad Funding Announcements that PCORI issued in May.
  
Each workshop is designed to encourage participation from a specific group within the health care community. Attendance will be limited, but each workshop will be accompanied by a public, interactive webcast. PCORI is prepared to support travel and related expenses of invited attendees.  
  
Workshops:
 
October 27-28
This workshop will focus on the patient's role and perspective in PCORI's work, and provide an opportunity for patients, caregivers, advocacy groups, researchers and other stakeholders to start working together as a community to discuss potential ideas for future research. It also will support PCORI's efforts to raise the standards in the science of patient engagement by developing promising policies for identifying research questions, reviewing funding proposals and ensuring patient participation throughout the process. Attendance is limited to 150 people; 75% of workshop invitations will be reserved for patients, caregivers and organizations representing them. 
 
December 4
This workshop will be an opportunity to solicit recommendations for specific research topics and test PCORI's draft process for determining which could be the basis of future funding announcements. Attendance is limited to 100 individuals; 25% of invitations will be reserved for patients, caregivers and the organizations that represent them.
 
December 5
Research methodologists, patients and stakeholders will further test the process for selecting research questions and address a number of methodological issues that will help PCORI refine the process to ensure that it addresses the needs of patients and those who care for them. Attendance will be invitation only and limited to 50 individuals due to the event's format. 
 
More information about each workshop is available on the PCORI website.
 
About PCORI
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent, non-profit organization authorized by Congress. Its mission is to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed health care decisions. PCORI is committed to continuously seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders to guide its work. More information is available at www.pcori.org.

       Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute | 1828 L Street, NW, | Suite 900 | Washington | DC | 20036 
 

 

 

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