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| Monday, July 25 | |
| 8:00 am - 3:00 pm | Registration Open |
| 8:00 am - 10:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 10:00 am - 11:45 am | Introduction and Overview: Reflections on the Importance of CER Methods Training - 3 Real-world Perspectives |
| Opening Remarks and Moderator: Sean Tunis, MD, MSc President and Chief Executive Officer Center for Medical Technology Policy |
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| Academic Perspective: C. Daniel Mullins, PhD Professor, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Department Associate Director, Center on Drugs and Public Policy University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy |
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| Contract Research Organization Perspective: Nancy Dreyer, MPH, PhD Chief of Scientific Affairs and Senior Vice President Outcome Sciences, Inc. |
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| Industry Perspective: Marc Berger, MD Executive Vice President and Senior Scientist Ingenix Life Sciences |
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| 11:45 am - 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Luncheon Plenary: Recent Developments in PCORI and Federal Policy |
| Panelists: | |
| David Meltzer, MD, PhD Methodology Committee Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Associate Professor, Department of Medicine Associate Faculty |
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| Michael Lauer, MD, FACC, FAHA Methodology Committee Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Director, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (DCVS) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) |
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| Jean Slutsky, PA, MSPH Methodology Committee Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Director, Center for Outcomes and Evidence Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality US Department of Health and Human Services |
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| Moderator: Kavita Patel, MD, MS Director, Clinical Transformation and Delivery Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform Brookings Institution |
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| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Break Sponsored by Avalere |
| 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Concurrent Tracks |
| (A) Using Registries and Designing Prospective Observational Comparative Effectiveness Studies | |
| Nancy Dreyer, MPH, PhD Chief of Scientific Affairs and Senior Vice President Outcome Sciences, Inc. |
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| Vandana Menon, MD, PhD, MPH Director of Clinical Epidemiology Outcome Sciences, Inc. |
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| (B) Pragmatic Attitudes to the Design of Randomized Trials | |
| Merrick Zwarenstein, MBBCh, MSc, PhD Senior Scientist Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences |
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| Shaun Treweek, PhD, BSc Senior Lecturer, Division of Clinical & Population Science and Education University of Dundee |
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| (C) Cost Effectiveness Analysis with and without the QALY | |
| C. Daniel Mullins, PhD Professor, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Department Associate Director, Center on Drugs and Public Policy University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy |
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| Shelby Reed, PhD, RPh Associate Professor Duke University School of Medicine |
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| (D) Systematic and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews | |
| Jeanne-Marie Guise, MD, MPH Director, Comparative Effective Institute Oregon Health and Science University |
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| Meera Viswanathan, PhD Director, RTI-UNC EPC III RTI International |
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| 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Meet and Greet Reception |
| Tuesday, July 26 | |
| 7:30 am - 3:00 pm | Registration Open |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | Concurrent Tracks (Repeated from Monday Afternoon) |
| (A) Using Registries and Designing Prospective Observational Comparative Effectiveness Studies | |
| Nancy Dreyer, MPH, PhD Chief of Scientific Affairs and Senior Vice President Outcome Sciences, Inc. |
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| Vandana Menon, MD, PhD, MPH Director of Clinical Epidemiology Outcome Sciences, Inc. |
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| (B) Pragmatic Attitudes to the Design of Randomized Trials | |
| Merrick Zwarenstein, MBBCh, MSc, PhD Senior Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences |
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| Shaun Treweek, PhD, BSc Senior Lecturer, Division of Clinical & Population Science and Education University of Dundee |
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| (C) Cost Effectiveness Analysis with and without the QALY | |
| C. Daniel Mullins, PhD Professor, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Department Associate Director, Center on Drugs and Public Policy University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy |
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| Shelby Reed, PhD, RPh Associate Professor Duke University School of Music |
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| (D) Systematic and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews | |
| Jeanne-Marie Guise, MD, MPH Director, Comparative Effective Institute Oregon Health and Science University |
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| Meera Viswanathan, PhD Director, RTI-UNC EPC III RTI International |
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| 11:30 am - 12:30pm | Lunch |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Luncheon Plenary: Matching the Research Design to the Study Question |
| Plenary Speaker: |
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| Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, MPH, FAAP President and Chief Executive Officer AcademyHealth |
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| Reactor Panel: | |
| Steve Pearson, MD, MScFRCP President, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School |
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| Margaret Piper, PhD, MPH Director, Genomics Resources Technology Evaluation Center Blue Cross Blue Shield Association |
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| Linda Bergthold, PhD Health Policy Consulant Senior Advisor Center for Medical Technology Policy |
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| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Concurrent Tracks |
| (E) Structural Equation Techniques in Comparative Effectiveness Research: Estimation of Treatment Effect Using Observational Data | |
| William Crown, MA, PhD President i3 Innovus |
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| Henry Henk, PhD, MS Director of Oncology, Health Economics, and Outcomes Research Ingenix |
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| (F) Applying Bayesian and Adaptive Techniques for CER | |
| Bryan Luce, PhD, MBA Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee Senior Scholar with the Department of Health Policy, Jefferson Medical College Adjunct Senior Fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute, University of Pennsylvania |
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| K. Jack Ishak, PhD Director, Biostatistics United BioSource Corporation |
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| Jason Connor, PhD Statistical Scientist Berry Consultants |
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| David Vanness, PhD Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences University of Wisconsin |
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| (G) Translation and Dissemination of CER Information | |
| Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, MPH President and Chief Executive Officer AcademyHealth |
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| Katherine Griffith Senior Associate AcademyHealth |
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| Paul Wallace, MD Senior Vice President and Director, Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research The Lewin Group |
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| (H) Indirect Comparisons and Network Meta-analysis | |
| Karen A. Robinson, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Co-Director, Evidence-Based Practice Center Johns Hopkins School of Public Health |
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| Tianjing Li Assistant Scientist, Department of Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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| Wednesday, July 27 | |
| 7:30 am - 12:00 pm | Registration Open |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 am - 11:30 am | Concurrent Tracks (Repeated from Tuesday Afternoon) |
| (E) Structural Equation Techniques in Comparative Effectiveness Research: Estimation of Treatment Effect Using Observational Data | |
| William Crown, MA, PhD President i3 Innovus |
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| Henry Henk, PhD, MS Director of Oncology, Health Economics, and Outcomes Research Ingenix |
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| (F) Applying Bayesian and Adaptive Techniques for CER | |
| Bryan Luce, PhD, MBA Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee Senior Scholar with the Department of Health Policy, Jefferson Medical College Adjunct Senior Fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute, University of Pennsylvania |
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| K. Jack Ishak, PhD Director, Biostatistics United BioSource Corporation |
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| Jason Connor, PhD Statistical Scientist Berry Consultants |
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| David Vannes, PhD Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences University of Wisconsin |
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| (G) Translation and Dissemination of CER Information | |
| Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, MPH President and Chief Executive Officer AcademyHealth |
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| Katherine Griffith Senior Associate AcademyHealth |
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| Paul Wallace, MD Senior Vice President and Director, Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research The Lewin Group |
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| (H) Indirect Comparisons and Network Meta-analysis | |
| Karen A. Robinson, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Co-Director, Evidence-Based Practice Center Johns Hopkins School of Public Health |
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| Tianjing Li Assistant Scientist, Department of Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Luncheon Plenary: Stakeholder Engagement in Comparative Effectiveness Research |
| Presenter: | |
| Sean Tunis, MD, MSc President and Chief Executive Officer Center for Medical Technology Policy |
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| Reaction Panel: | |
| Melissa McPheeters, PhD, MPH Co-Director, Vanderbilt Evidence-based Practice Center Deputy Director, Women's Health Research Institute for Medicine and Public Health Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
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| Shoshanna Sofaer, MPH, DrPH Professor and Robert P. Luciano Chair of Health Care Policy Baruch College/CUNY School of Public Affairs |
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| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Closing Remarks |
| Sean Tunis, MD, MSc President and Chief Executive Officer Center for Medical Technology Policy |
