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Partners

PATHs Program


First Annual Meeting


Agenda

Partnerships to Optimize the Use of Therapeutics

March 1, 2001
Reserve Officers Association, One Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC

Objectives:
  • Take the pulse of major efforts for improved use of therapeutics
  • Build more effective partnerships for optimizing the use of therapeutics
Program:
8:00 Welcome and Introductions of Participants
  • Hugh Tilson, MD, DrPH, Chair
    CERTs Steering Committee
  • Robert Califf, MD, Principal Investigator
    CERTs Coordinating Center
8:30 The CERTs Program: Creation, Progress and Vision

Panel members:

  • Lynn Bosco, MD, MPH, CERTs Project Officer
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Robert Califf, MD, Principal Investigator
    CERTs Coordinating Center
  • Tim Franson, MD, Immediate Past Chair
    PhRMA Clinical Steering Committee
  • Kay Holcombe, Executive Vice President
    Policy Directions, Inc.
  • Ray Woosley, Principal Investigator
    CERTs Georgetown Center
9:00 Examples of National Initiatives to Optimize the Use of Therapeutics
  • 9:10 National Patient Safety Foundation
    Louis Diamond, MB, ChB, FACP
    Board of Trustees
  • 9:20 American Medical Association
    Yank Coble, MD, Secretary-Treasurer
    Board of Trustees
  • 9:30 American Association of Health Plans
    Charles Cutler, MD, Chief Medical Officer
  • 9:40 AdvancePCS
    Alan Wright, MD, MPH, Senior Vice
    President and Chief Medical Officer
  • 9:50 Association of American Medical Colleges
    Roger Meyer, MD, Senior Research Consultant
10:00 Roundtable Discussion of National Initiatives
10:30 Break
10:45 Roundtable Discussion: Leveraging Initiatives for National Partnerships
12:00 Roundtable Discussion: Planning for the Future
12:20 Closing comments
  • Hugh Tilson, MD, DrPH, Chair
    CERTs Steering Committee
12:30 Adjourn

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Participating Organizations

  • Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy
    www.ahsrhp.org
  • AdvancePCS
    www.advanceparadigm.com
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    www.aap.org
  • American Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians
    www.aapp.org
  • American Association of Health Plans
    www.aahp.org
  • American College of Cardiology
    www.acc.org
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy
    www.accp.com
  • American Health Quality Association
    www.ahqa.org
  • American Heart Association
    www.amhrt.org
  • American Medical Association
    www.ama.org
  • American Organization of Nurse Executives
    www.aone.org
  • American Pharmaceutical Association
    www.aphanet.org
  • American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
    www.ascpt.org
  • American Society of Health System Pharmacists
    www.ashp.org
  • Arthritis Foundation
    www.arthritis.org
  • Association of American Medical Colleges
    www.aamc.org
  • Centers for Disease Control
    www.cdc.gov
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    www.cms.gov
  • Coalition for Affordable Quality Healthcare
    www.caqh.org
  • Food and Drug Administration
    www.fda.gov
  • Marshfield Medical Research and Education Foundation
    www.marshfieldmed.org
  • Merck-Medco Managed Care
    www.merck.com
  • National Consumers League
    www.nclnet.org
  • National Committee for Quality Assurance
    www.ncqa.org
  • National Health Council
    www.nhcouncil.org
  • National Institutes of Health
    www.nih.gov
  • National Patient Safety Foundation
    www.npsf.org
  • National Pharmaceutical Council
    www.npcnow.org
  • National Quality Forum
    www.qualityforum.org
  • Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
    www.phrma.org
  • Policy Directions, Inc
  • RX Intelligence
    www.rxintelligence.com
  • Society for Women's Health Research
    www.womens-health.org
  • United States Pharmacopeia
    www.usp.org

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