NPC @ ISPOR 17th Annual International Meeting

NPC showcased its research during several presentations and at its exhibit booth during the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 17th Annual International Meeting on June 2-6, 2012, in Washington, DC.

Overview

Presentations included:

June 3, 6:30 pm: Individual Treatment Effects: From Reserach to Action

  • Michael S. Lauer, MD, FACC, FAHA, Director, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, and Member, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Methodology Committee
  • David Meltzer, MD, PhD, Director, Center for Health and the Social Sciences, and Chief, Section of Hospital Medicine and Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
  • Robert S. Epstein, MD, MS, former Chief Medical Officer and President, Medco Research Institute, Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
  • Robert W. Dubois, MD, PhD, Chief Science Officer, NPC (Moderator)

June 4, 10:45 am: What Have We Learned in the Translation and Dissemination of Comparative Effectiveness Research?

  • Teresa B. Gibson, PhD, Senior Director, Healthcare, Thompson Reuters
  • Justin Timbie, PhD, Associate Policy Researcher, RAND
  • Jean Slutsky, PA, MSPH, Director, Center for Outcomes and Evidence, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  • Robert W. Dubois, MD, PhD, Chief Science Officer, NPC (Moderator)

June 4, 3:45 pm: GRACE Checklist: Rating the Strength of Evidence for Observational Studies of Comparative Effectiveness

  • Nancy Dreyer, MPH, PhD, Chief of Scientific Affairs and Senior Vice President, Outcome, A Quintiles Company

June 4, 4:00 pm: Clarity, Consistency, and Transparency in Decision Making: Testing a Novel P&T Framework for Assessing Evidence

  • Jennifer Graff, PharmD, Director of Comparative Effectiveness Research, NPC

June 4, 6:00 pm: Forums presented by AMCP/ISPOR/NPC CER Collaborative Initiative

June 5, 5:15 pm: Forums presented by the AMCP/ISPOR/NPC CER Collaborative Initiative