Attend AcademyHealth's “Health Policy and Politics: An Orientation to Decision-Making in Washington,” October 25–28, 2004, and learn from Washington insiders how health policy is really made. Through presentations by leading experts, interactive panels, hands-on tutorials, and a congressional site visit, participants will gain an in-depth understanding of key players who shape our nation's policy, formal and informal policymaking processes, and critical health policy issues.
Who should attend: Health policy fellows, researchers, public officials, federal or state government employees, foundation staff, private sector employees, and students.
Visit http://www.academyhealth.org/orientation for more information and to register. Limited space is available. Register by October 1, 2004.
2005 National Health Policy Conference Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel February 2–3 http://www.academyhealth.org/conferences/nhpc.htm
Mark your calendars to join us for the 2005 National Health Policy Conference. The purpose of the conference is to provide participants from both the public and private sectors with a health policy scan of the year ahead. Each year at the policy conference, leading experts from the administration, Congress, academia, and the health industry share their insight into the key health care issues confronting policymakers. Participants include health policy professionals, health services and policy researchers, as well as representatives from major purchasers, managed care organizations, providers and the pharmaceutical industry.
2005 Health in Foreign Policy Forum Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel February 4 http://www.academyhealth.org/nhpc/affiliateforeignpolicy.htm
While the domestic health policy and the foreign policy communities have had little interaction in the past, globalization in the post cold-war era has brought to light the important nexus and need for dialogue between the two communities. To address this need, AcademyHealth will hold its first “Health in Foreign Policy Forum” on February 4, 2005. Topics to be addressed include:
Health Care and Free Trade Agreements. The health policy implications of international adherence to intellectual property rights, the use of free trade agreements to improve the access of U.S. health care and pharmaceutical industries to foreign markets, drug re-importation and the exchange of genetically modified foods, are but a few of the issues generating debate.
Disease and National Security. The increased threat of bioterrorism and the spread of infectious diseases such as SARS have highlighted the need for international regulations to ensure global security.
Health and International Development. The expansion of the number and types of actors engaged in international humanitarian and development aid, including the expanded role of the military, foundations and NGOs, and a series of new international initiatives has resulted in a shift in the organization and allocation of development funds.
Archived Cyber Seminars in Health Services Research http://www.academyhealth.org/cyberseminars/archives
Visit AcademyHealth's updated archive of Health Services Research Methods Cyber Seminars held during the fall 2003 and winter 2004. These archived seminars are perfect for university classes and training groups! Archived Cyber Seminar topics include:
The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP): Data and Tools to Support Health Services Research
Health Outcomes Series
Hierarchical Modeling
Instrumental Variables
Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health Care
MEPS: The Fundamentals
Measuring the Benefits Side of the Value Equation: Assessing Technical Quality in the Health System
Qualitative Methods Series
Risk Adjustment for Measuring Health Care Outcomes
The Quality Toolbox
What is GIS and How Can it be Used Effectively in Health Services Research?
Health Outcomes Core Library Project
AcademyHealth has developed a core list of books, journals, Web sites, and bibliographic databases in the field of health outcomes. Developed under contract with the National Library of Medicine, the Health Outcomes Core Library Project (http://www.academyhealth.org/publications/healthoutcomes) serves as a guide for individuals new to the field or those wanting to develop a collection of resources in health outcomes.
2004 Annual Research Meeting Highlights
For highlights from the 2004 Annual Research Meeting (ARM), held June 26–28, in San Diego, visit the AcademyHealth Web site, http://www.academyhealth.org/arm. Highlights include:
Approximately 775 panel and poster abstracts
Over 400 PowerPoint presentations from breakout sessions
Selected sessions and plenaries webcast by Kaiser Network
ARM photo album
ARM summary
Mark your calendar for next year's ARM—June 26–28 in Boston!
November 2004 Call for Abstracts (online submissions only)
January 14, 2005 Abstracts due