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SUMMARY:World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics
DESCRIPTION:Mark October 4-9 in your calendar for the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics  – FIGO 2015 XXI World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics – in Vancouver\, BC\, Canada. \nFIGO 2015 will bring more than 7\,000 obstetricians and gynecologists to address issues affecting women’s health and to discuss the key actions needed to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The FIGO Scientific Committee has put together an outstanding program. See Program sessions for more details. \nMedia are invited to participate and are subject to accreditation by the FIGO Secretariat. Accreditation is reserved for members of press (local\, regional\, national and international) – print\, radio\, television\, photo\, news agencies and online media. For more media registration please visit here. \nFor further assistance please contact: \nJanet Weichel McKenzie (jweichelmckenzie@hillbrooke.ca) \nLisa Robertson (lrobertson@hillbrooke.ca) \nFollow FIGO 2015 on Facebook and Twitter. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/world-congress-of-gynecology-and-obstetrics/
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SUMMARY:PCORI Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:PCORI’s first annual meeting will bring together more than 800 members of the PCORI community for a series of plenary and breakout sessions highlighting PCORI’s work as we mark our fifth anniversary. We expect many more to join us online. \nThe conference will serve as an update to our stakeholder communities on the highlights of our research portfolio\, including early results of completed studies and reviews of important work in progress. It also will convene current awardees to share lessons learned in their work and feature a series of “mini-summits” on some of our high-profile initiatives. \nThe meeting opens with a joint half-day session developed in collaboration with at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). These sessions will address key issues in dissemination and implementation of patient-centered outcomes research. \nInterested stakeholders from across the healthcare community\, along with those interested in seeking PCORI funding\, are invited to attend this informative meeting. Presenters will include invited PCORI awardees and their patient and other stakeholder partners. \nTo join the conversation during the meeting use #PCORI2015 on Twitter. \nMedia registration page: journalists should select “Media” in the “Registration Type” drop-down menu.  \nSessions will include: \n\n\nThe State of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research/Comparative Effectiveness Research \n\n\nKeynote Address \n\n\nStakeholder Panel \n\n\nStraight from the Source: Learning about Patient Engagement from Patients and their Research Partners \n\n\nMaximizing the Impact of Research on Asthma Disparities \n\n\nNew Insights in Screening and Surveillance: Results of PCORI-Supported Research \n\n\nPatient- and Caregiver-Centered Approaches to Improving Child Health \n\n\nPatient-Centered Approaches to the Management of Symptoms and Side Effects in Cancer Care \n\n\nReproductive Health and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research \n\n\nStakeholder Needs for Comparative Effectiveness Research: The Researcher’s Role \n\n\nData Access in Open Science \n\n\nCommunity Health Workers and Patient Navigators \n\n\nDiagnostic\, Treatment\, and Management Options for Rare Diseases \n\n\nPatient-Centered Approaches to Optimizing the Delivery of Palliative Care \n\n\nPCORI’s Unique Approach to Merit Review: Evaluation Results Revealed \n\n\nPipeline to Proposal Program \n\n\nShared Decision Making and Decision Aid Use in the Real World \n\n\nThe Transformative Effects of Technology in Healthcare Settings: Examples from the Field \n\n\nGetting to Know PCORI: From Application to Closeout \n\n\nLocation:Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center1700 Jefferson Davis HighwayArlington\, VA 22202 \nContact information
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/pcori-annual-meeting/
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SUMMARY:Release: 2015-16 California Health Care Quality Report Cards
DESCRIPTION:The California Office of the Patient Advocate’s (OPA) will release the 2015-16 update of the California Health Care Quality Report Cards on October 8\, 2015. \nReporters will be able to review the new data on the online report cards for star ratings and performance results of interest to their local audiences.  \n“Choosing the health care plan that best meets family needs is critical\, yet many people spend more time researching the best restaurant for dinner than they do checking out the quality of their health coverage options\,” according to Elizabeth Abbott\, OPA Director and long-time consumer advocate.  \nThe Report Cards detail how California’s commercial HMOs\, PPOs\, and over 200 medical groups rate on quality of clinical care as well as on patient experience and receive evidence-based star ratings on their overall performance and specific clinical and patient experience data.  \nThe updated Report Cards will be available on the Office of the Patient Advocate website (www.opa.ca.gov) on October 8\, 2015.             \n Business and Health reporters may contact Ruben Mejia at (916) 322-2279 or (916) 324-6407 for more detailed information about the release of the 2015-16 Report Cards or to arrange an interview with OPA Director Elizabeth Abbott.  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/release-2015-16-california-health-care-quality-report-cards/
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