A JAMA Theme Issue Media Briefing
The National Press Club
Washington, D.C.
10 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
WHAT: Comparative Effectiveness Research is the comparison of treatments to determine which carry the greatest benefits and harms for which patients, with results assisting patients and physicians in making more informed health care decisions.
Media Briefing Program
10 – 10:15 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Moderator: Phil B. Fontanarosa, M.D., M.B.A., Executive Editor, JAMA
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Survival Outcomes for Chemotherapy Treatments for Older Adults With Advanced Lung Cancer
Deborah Schrag, M.D., M.P.H., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
Differences in Survival For Severely Injured Adults Transported to a Trauma Center By Helicopter vs. Ground Emergency Medical Services
Adil H. Haider, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Variance in Side Effects, Need for Additional Cancer Treatment for Radiation Therapies for Prostate Cancer
Ronald C. Chen, M.D., M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
National Priorities for Future Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research From the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Anne C. Beal, M.D., M.P.H., Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Washington, D.C.
A continental breakfast will be available beginning at 9:30 a.m.
To Register to Attend: Email: mediarelations@jama-archives.org or call 312-464-JAMA.
Webcast and Teleconference Call: For those unable to attend the briefing, a webcast and teleconference call will be available. To register for either, email: mediarelations@jama-archives.org.
To participate in the webcast, which is being funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, click here.
To participate in the teleconference, call 800-410-4177; the international toll line is 1-303-223-2688.