Resources
Presentations
CERTs Presentations 2004
Spreading the Word About CERTs (pdf)
December 4, 2004
JCR/USP Workshop
Transforming Medication Error Data into Knowledge
Rod Hicks, John Santell
Chicago, Illinois
December 3, 2004
Patient Recruitment Conference
Patient Recruitment Strategies in Special Populations
Philip D. Walson
Philadelphia, PA
December 1-2, 2004
IBC Paediatric Clinical Trials
Recruit, Protect & Retain Paediatric Subjects
Philip D. Walson
Brussels, Belgium
December 2004
3rd Annual International Adherence to Therapy in HIV Conference:
Elements of Success
Managed Problem Solving: An HIV Adherence Intervention Pilot
Trial
Robert Gross, MD, MSCE
Dallas, Texas
December 2004
3rd Annual International Adherence to Therapy in HIV Conference:
Elements of Success
The HIV Patient';s Pharmacy as an Adherence Resource
Robert Gross, MD, MSCE
Dallas, Texas
November 1, 2004
JCR/USP Workshop
Transforming Medication Error Data into Knowledge
Rod Hicks,
John Santell
Chicago, Illinois
October 31, 2004
44th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
(ICAAC)
Antibiotic Prescribing: Impact of Outcomes Studies and Drug Resistance
Joshua P. Metlay, MD, PhD
October 30 - November 2, 2004
44th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
(ICAAC)
Meet the Expert: How Useful is Therapeutic Drug Monitoring?
Alexander A. Vinks, PharmD, PhD, FCP
Washington, DC
October 30 - November 2, 2004
44th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
(ICAAC)
Meet the Expert: Concentration Dependent and Time Dependent
Antimicrobial Effect: Relationship Between MIC, Killing Curves, Dosing
and Effect
Alexander A. Vinks, PharmD, PhD, FCP
Washington, DC
October 30 - November 2, 2004
44th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
(ICAAC)
Workshop ISAP: Population PK-PD Modeling of Anti-Infective
Agents
Alexander A. Vinks, PharmD, PhD, FCP
Washington, DC
October 21, 2004
American College
of Rheumatology 2004 Annual Meeting, Clinical Symposia on Gout
The Evolving Epidemiology of Gout
Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc
San Antonio, Texas
October 19, 2004
American College of Rheumatology 2004 Annual Meeting, Poster Session
B, Health Services Research I
Measuring Pain and Functional Assessment in Adults with Arthritis
Sarah L. Sampsel, MPH
San Antonio, Texas
October 19, 2004
American College of Rheumatology 2004 Annual Meeting, Poster Session
B, Health Services Research I
Screening and Treatment of Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis
Among 6517 Adults
Jeffrey Curtis, MD
San Antonio, Texas
October 19, 2004
American College of Rheumatology 2004 Annual Meeting, Poster Session
B, Health Services Research I
Measuring Quality in RA: DMARD Use
Sarah L. Sampsel, MPH
San Antonio, Texas
October 19, 2004
American College of Rheumatology 2004 Annual Meeting, Poster Session
B, Epidemiology I
Adverse Events Associated with Chronic Glucocorticoid Use
among 2446 Adults
Jeffrey Curtis, MD
San Antonio, Texas
October 19, 2004
American College of Rheumatology 2004 Annual Meeting, Poster Session
B, Health Services Research I
A Group Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve NSAID-Related
Safety Practices
Jeffrey Curtis, MD, MPH
San Antonio, Texas
October 12-15, 2004
Public Health Institute 2004
Lessons in Bioterrorism: The Institute of Medicine';s Committee
on the Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation
Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH
Philadelphia, PA
October 9, 2004
American Academy
of Pediatrics Pediatric Research in Office Settings
Developing and Improvement Infrastructure for Implementation
within the AAP
Carole M. Lannon, MD, MPH
San Francisco, CA
October 7, 2004
AmericanAcademy
of Pediatrics Board of Directors
Children's Healthcare Quality: The Academy's
Leadership Role
Carol M. Lannon, MD, MPH
San Francisco, CA
September 29-30, 2004
Pediatric Clinical Trials
Pediatric Recruitment
Philip D. Walson
Philadelphia, PA
September 27, 2004
MicroMedex Users Allegiance Meeting
The Identification of Clinically Important Drug-Drug Interactions:
Using Technology to Prevent ADRs
Daniel C. Malone, PhD
Denver, Colorado
September 27, 2004
Making the Health Care System Safer: Third Annual Patient Safety
Research Conference
Safe Use of Medical Products
Ken Saag, MD, MSc
Brian Strom, MD, MPH
Arlington, Virginia
September 14, 2004
Methodology Core Research Center Nacent Series
Outcomes of Verterbroplasty Among Patients with Vertebral
Compression Fracture
John Bian, PhD
Birmingham, Alabama
August 28, 2004
American Academy of Pediatrics Leadership Forum
The Academy's Leadership Role in Children's Healthcare
Quality
Carole M. Lannon, MD, MPH
Chicago, Illinois
August 24, 2004
20th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic
Risk Management
Positive Predictive Value of Computerized Databases for Birth Defects
in a Medicaid Population
William O. Cooper, MD, MPH; Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, MD, MPH; Wayne A. Ray,
PhD
Bordeaux, France
August 24, 2004
20th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic
Risk Management
The Collection of Drug Consumption Data at the National Level in the US
Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD
Bordeaux, France
August 22-25, 2004
20th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic
Risk Management
Is There Cross-Reactivity Between Penicillins and Cephalosporins?
Investigation Using a Large Electronic Medical Record Database
Andrea J. Apter, MD, MA, MSc
Bordeaux, France
August 22-25, 2004
20th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic
Risk Management
Day of Hospitalization and Inpatient HIV Medication Errors
C. Jessica Dine
Bordeaux, France
August 1-6, 2004
8th World Congress on Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Clinical Applications of Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling
Alexander A. Vinks, PharmD, PhD, FCP
Brisbane, Australia
July 15, 2004
International Health Class, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Medicinal Plants of the Southwest
Lane P. Johnson, MD, MPH
Tucson, Arizona
June 28-30, 2004
2004 Annual Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, National Foundation
for Infectious Diseases
Resistance and Urinary Tract Pathogens in Hispanic Children:
Implications for Empirical Antibiotic Therapy
T.H. Belhorn, MD
Bethesda, Maryland
June 25, 2004
Massachusetts Healthcare Purchaser Group's 2004 Spring Member
Meeting
The CERTs Prescribing Safety Study
Rich Platt, MD, MS
Boylston, Massachusetts
June 16, 2004
Drug Information Association 40th Annual Meeting
A National Therapeutics Agenda for the Improved Use of Drugs
Hugh H. Tilson, MD, DrPH; Lynn A. Bosco, MD; James Kotsanos, MD,
MS; Paul J. Seligman, MD, MPH
Washington, DC
June 11, 2004
Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) Program
on Performing Paediatric Trials: A Practical and Safe Approach
Study Design/Paediatric Recruitment
Philip D. Walson, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 6-8, 2004
Annual Research Meeting, Academy Health
Understanding Approaches to Account for Clustering of Observations
in Health Services Research
A. Russell Localio, JD, MS
San Diego, California
June 6, 2004
Annual Research Meeting, Academy Health
Methodological Challenges in Detecting and Intercepting Medical
Errors and Adverse Events
Richard Platt, MD, MS
San Diego, California
May 25, 2004
Pennsylvania Department of Health Public Health Institute
Application of Epidemiology in Tracking Modern Plagues
Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH; Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha, DrPH; Dale Rohn,
MPH
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
May 25, 2004
Pennsylvania Department of Health Public Health Institute
Introduction to Data Management and Applied Epidemiology
for Public Health
John Holmes, PhD; Dale Rohn, MPH
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
May 19, 2004
AHRQ Patient Safety Symposia
Medical Grand Rounds “What are Our Drugs Truly Doing
to Our Patients? Lessons from Pharmacoepidemiology
Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH
Birmingham, Alabama
May 19, 2004
AHRQ Patient Safety Symposia
Introduction to Pharmacoepidemiology for K30 Trainees
Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH
Birmingham, Alabama
May 18, 2004
AHRQ Patient Safety Symposia
Pitfalls and Pearls in Working with Large Databases
Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH
Birmingham, Alabama
May 17-19, 2004
American Heart Association's 2nd Scientific Conference
on Compliance Conference in Healthcare & Research
National Evaluation of Adherence to Beta-Blocker Therapy
for One Year After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Commercial
Health Insurance
Judith M. Kramer, MD, MS
Washington, DC
May 17, 2004
American Transplant Congress
Determinants of Transplant Surgeons' Willingness to Provide
Organs for Patients Infected with HBV, HCV, or HIV
Scott D. Halpern, MD, PhD
Boston, Massachusetts
May 16-19, 2004
Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association
Antibiotic Use and the Risk of Flares of Inflammatory Bowel
Disease
Faten Aberra, MD, MSCE; Colleen M. Brensinger, MS; Warren Bilker,
PhD; Brian Strom, MD, MPH; Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD; James D. Lewis, MD,
MSCE
New Orleans, Louisiana
May 15-17, 2004
American Heart Association's 5th Scientific Forum on Quality
of Care & Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
Long-Term Adherence to Evidence-Based Medication for Secondary
Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease
Kristin Newby, MD, MHS
Washington, DC
May 15-17, 2004
American Heart Association's 5th Scientific Forum on Quality
of Care & Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
Time Trends and Factors Associated with Outpatient Beta-Blocker
Use in Patients with Heart Failure or Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Judith M. Kramer, MD, MS
Washington, DC
May 7, 2004
Iowa Rheumatology Symposia
Bone Disease in Rheumatology
Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc
Iowa City, Iowa
May 7, 2004
Iowa Rheumatology Symposia
Osteoporosis Update 2004
Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc
Iowa City, Iowa
May 5, 2004
HMO Research Network 10th Annual Conference
Off-Label Prescription Drug Use in Children
Heather McPhillips, MD, MPH
Detroit, Michigan
May 5, 2004
HMO Research Network 10th Annual Conference
Effectiveness of Decision Support in an Electronic Medical
Record on Prescribing in the Elderly
David Smith, PhD
Detroit, Michigan
May 5, 2004
HMO Research Network 10th Annual Conference
Laboratory Monitoring of High Risk Drugs at Initiation of
Therapy in Ambulatory Care
Improving Laboratory Monitoring at Initiation of High Risk Drug
Therapy: A Randomized Practical Clinical Trial
Marsha A. Raebel, PharmD
Detroit, Michigan
May 1-4, 2004
Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS)
Incidence and Microbiology of Mediastinitis Following Cardiac
Surgery in Children
Caroline Long, BA; Samir S. Shah, MD; Ebb Lautenbach, MD, MPH,
MSCE; Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH; Sarah Tabbut, MD; J. William Gaynor, MD;
and Louis M. Bell, MD
San Francisco, California
April 26-27, 2004
FDA Science Board Advisory Committee Meeting
The Heart Failure Quartet: 4 Large Trials In Heart Failure
Populations
Robert M. Califf, MD
Toronto, Ontario
April 22, 2004
FDA Science Board Advisory Committee Meeting
Perspective on Chronic Disease Therapies
Robert M. Califf, MD
Rockville, Maryland
April 19, 2004
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America,
14th Annual Meeting
Catheter-Specific Rates of Central Line-Associated Blood
Stream Infection in Critically Ill Children
Susan L. Rettig, RN, BSN; Keith St. John, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC; Theoklis
Zaoutis, MD; Troy Dominguez, MD; Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH; Louis Bell,
MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 19, 2004
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America,
14th Annual Meeting
Risk Factors for Bloodstream Infection with Extended-Spectrum
Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) - Producing Escherichia Coli and Klebsiella Species
in Children
Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD; Monika Goyal, BS; Jaclyn Chu, MHS; Karin
L. McGowan, PhD; Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH; Louis M. Bell, MD; Ebbing Lautenbach,
MD, MPH, MSCE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 19, 2004
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America,
14th Annual Meeting
Epidemiology of Mediastinitis Following Cardiac Surgery in
Children
Samir S. Shah, MD; Caroline B. Long, BA; Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH,
MSCE; Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH; Sarah Tabbutt, MD; J.W. Gaynor, MD; Louis
M. Bell, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 19, 2004
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America,
14th Annual Meeting
Risk Factors for Pediatric Mediastinitis After Cardiac Surgery:
Investigation of a Case Cluster
Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH; E. Teszner, RN; Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD;
Samir S. Shah, MD; Theoklis Zaoutis, MD; Keith St. John, MT (ASCP), MS,
CIC; Louis Bell, MD; Thomas Spray, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 19, 2004
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America,
14th Annual Meeting
Risk Factors for Bloodstream Infection in Children with Mediastinitis
Following Cardiac Surgery
Samir S. Shah, MD; Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH, MSCE; Caroline B.
Long, BA; Sarah Tabbutt, MD; J.W. Gaynor, MD; Louis M. Bell, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 19, 2004
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 14th Annual Meeting
Gram-Negative Organisms (GNO) on the Rise: A Shift in the
Epidemiology of Primary Healthcare-Associated Bloodstream Infections (PHA-BS)
Svenja Albrecht, MD; Neil O. Fishman, MD; Warren B. Bilker, PhD;
Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 18, 2004
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America,
14th Annual Meeting
Emergence of Community-Onset Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
Aureus Infection in Children: 2001-2003
Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH; Tara J. Abrams; Jaclyn Chu, MPH; Sharon
K. Alexander, BSN, RN, MT(ASCP), CIC; Theoklis Zaoutis, MD; Karin McGowan,
PhD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 18, 2004
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America,
14th Annual Meeting
Risk Factors for Increasing Multi-Drug Resistance Among Nosocomial
Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing-Escherichia coli and
Klebsiella Species
Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 18, 2004
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America,
14th Annual Meeting
Addressing the Emergence of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase
(ESBL)-Producing-Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Species: Significant
Impact of Variability in Patient Populations on Response to Antimicrobial
Formulary Interventions
Adam D. Lipworth, BA; Emily P. Hyle, BS; Neil O. Fishman, MD; Irving
Nachamkin, DrPH, MPH; Warren B. Bilker, PhD; Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 17-20, 2004
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America,
14th Annual Meeting
Incidence and Microbiology of Mediastinitis Following Cardiac
Surgery in Children
Caroline Long, BA; Samir S. Shah, MD; Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH,
MSCE; Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH; Sarah Tabbut, MD; J. William Gaynor, MD;
and Louis M. Bell, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 17, 2004
American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association
of American Physicians Joint Meeting (ASCI/AAP)
Translating From Bedside to Populations
Robert M. Califf, MD
Chicago, Illinois
April 15, 2004
Institute of Medicine
- Committee on Post-Market Surveillance of Pediatric Medical Devices
Lessons Learned: Post-Market Surveillance of Cardiovascular
Devices
Judith M. Kramer, MD, MS
Washington, DC
April 13-14, 2004
Creighton University School of Medicine
Developing a System of Quality for Acute Coronary Syndromes
Robert M. Califf, MD
Omaha, Nebraska
April 7, 2004
University of North Carolina
– Department of Epidemiology Seminar
The Cycle of Quality
Robert M. Califf, MD
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
April 2-6, 2004
University of Colorado Health Science Center Visiting Professor
Post MI Heart Failure-Insights and Questions
Robert M. Califf, MD
Denver, Colorado
March 31 - April 1, 2004
Barnett International Pediatric Clinical Trials Conference
Pediatric Clinical Trials
Philip Walson, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 31, 2004
Grand Rounds, AI duPont Hospital for Children
Epidemiologic Studies: Basic Design and Analysis
Theoklis Zaoutis, MD
Wilmington, Delaware
March 30, 2004
DCRI Research Conference
Beta-Blockers in Heart Failure/Left Ventricular Dysfunction:
Underuse in the Community-Misaligned Economic Incentives?
Judith Kramer, MD, MS
Patricia Cowper, PhD
Durham, North Carolina
March 25, 2004
Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of
Medical Errors
CERTs Prescribing Safety Study Overview
Rich Platt, MD, MS
Burlington, Massachusetts
March 24, 2004
Arizona Society of Health System Pharmacists
An Introduction to Herbal Medicine
Lane P. Johnson, MD, MPH
Tucson, Arizona
March 19-23, 2004
2004 Annual Meeting of the American Academy
of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Re-Prescription of Penicillin in Patients Who Have Had Allergic-Like
Reactions: Investigation Using a Large Electronic Medical Record
Andrea Apter, MD, MSc
San Francisco, California
March 18-20, 2004
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Meeting
Creating an Academic Model for Public/Private Collaboration
Robert M. Califf, MD
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
March 18, 2004
Department of Global Clinical Safety – GlaxoSmithKline
Risk Minimization Plans (RMP';s): FDA Criteria vs. Sponsor
William H. Campbell, PhD
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
March 16, 2004
Primary Care Update
Herbal Remedies: A Primary Care Perspective
Lane P. Johnson, MD, MPH
Tucson, Arizona
March 8-10, 2004
American College
of Cardiology 53rd Annual Scientific Session
National Evaluation of Long-Term Adherence to Beta-Blocker
Therapy After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Commercial
Health Insurance
Judith M. Kramer, MD, MS
New Orleans, Louisiana
March 8-10, 2004
American College
of Cardiology 53rd Annual Scientific Session
A National Survey of Health Care Practitioner's Knowledge
of the QT-Interval
Sana Al-Khatib, MD
New Orleans, Louisiana
March 8-10, 2004
American College
of Cardiology 53rd Annual Scientific Session
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Internet-Based Academic
Detailing in Heart Failure: Failure to Engage or Change
Nancy Allen LaPointe, PharmD
New Orleans, Louisiana
March 2, 2004
DCRI Research Conference
Do You Know What Medications Your Patients are Taking? Using
the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease to Assess Long-Term EBM Use
Kristin Newby, MD, MHS
Durham, North Carolina
February 24, 2004
Cedar Sinai Rheumatology Grand Rounds
Improving Care in Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis
Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc
Los Angeles, California
February 23-24, 2004
Abbott Research Forum
What Have We Learned After 20 Years of Drug Safety That Will
Contribute to Effective Risk Management Practices?
Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH
Chicago, Illinois
February 23, 2004
University of Southern Illinois
School of Medicine Visiting Professor
Bridging Quality Care Initiatives with Improved Outcomes
Robert M. Califf, MD
Springfield, Illinois
February 19-20, 2004
NICHD Colloquia - Scientific Issues in Implementing Best Pharmaceuticals
for Children Act (BPCA)
Pharmacoepidemiology: Designs for Efficacy vs. Safety
Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH
Rockville, Maryland
February 12-14, 2004
Southern Society of General Internal Medicine Meeting 2004
Developing a Web-Based "Osteoporosis Care Toolbox": Eliciting Input
from Target Users; Secondary Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures (SPOF)
in Long-Term Care Facilities
Deborah Levine, MD
New Orleans, Louisiana
February 11, 2004
Topics in Clinical Research Series, Sabin Education Center
Pharmaceutical Sponsored Drug Trials in Children
Philip Walson, MD
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 5, 2004
Eisenberg Memorial Lectureship at the Morehouse School of Medicine
Patient Preferences and Provider Practices in Osteoporosis, Racial
and Ethnic Disparities in Musculoskeletal Disorders, Improving Quality
of Care: Focus on Translating Research Into Practice
Jeroan J. Allison, MD, MS; Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc; Norman W. Weissman,
PhD
Atlanta, Georgia
February 5, 2004
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Cooper University Hospital, University of Medicine
and Dentistry of New Jersey
Antibiotic Approval: Can It Work?
Darren Linkin, MD
Camden, New Jersey
February 4, 2004
Mechanisms of Clinical Trials I, Pre-Study Activities,
Raymond Walters College, University of Cincinnati
Pediatric Trials
Philip Walson, MD
Blue Ash, Ohio
February 3-4, 2004
AAP Speaker at the Pediatric Advisory Subcommittee of the FDA
The Need for Pediatric Labeling Of Radiopharmaceuticals
Philip Walson MD
Rockville, Maryland
January 28-29, 2004
International Society of Clinical Densitometry Meeting
Developing a Web-Based "Osteoporosis Care Toolbox": Eliciting Input
from Target Users; Secondary Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures (SPOF)
in Long-Term Care Facilities
Deborah Levine, MD
Miami, Florida
January 22, 2004
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
University of Louisville Health Sciences
Center, 2003-2004 Research Conference Series
Application of Population Pharmacokinetic Models to Routine
Clinical Data – From Passive Monitoring Toward Active Management
Alexander A. Vinks, PharmD, PhD, FCP
Louisville, Kentucky
January 20, 2004
University of Arizona Visiting Professor, University
Medical Center
Acute Coronary Syndromes as a Model for Developing a System
of Quality in Health Care
Robert M. Califf, MD
Tucson, Arizona