PCORI leaders and representatives from a broad spectrum of health and health care stakeholders come together to explore some of the timeliest topics in today’s clinical research landscape, including COVID-19-related research, telehealth, health and health care disparities and inequities, maternal health, and big data.
Meeting Highlights: Keynote speakers include:
· Liz Salmi, senior strategist, research dissemination for OpenNotes, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: “Blurred Lines, Flattened Hierarchies: The Evolution of Patient Stakeholders to Investigators”
· Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH, founder and director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity: “Racism and Discrimination in Health Care: Raising Our Collective Consciousness”
Special Sessions: Racism and Discrimination in Health Care; Congressional Perspectives
Cooper will join other distinguished speakers for a special session moderated by PCORI Executive Director Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH, that will explore concrete actions to address racism, discrimination, and bias in health and health care and improve outcomes for all Americans.
Another special session will provide congressional perspectives on the future of PCORI and how PCORI-funded research can address key health policy issues.
When: Sessions are scheduled from noon to 5:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 16, and from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 17. Click here to view the full agenda and here to register. Registration, which is required to view the annual meeting, is free to media and the public.
Interviews: To schedule an interview with Cook or other speakers, please contact Mary McNamara, PCORI’s senior media relations specialist: 202-370-9480 or mmcnamara@pcori.org