Third Conference on Improving Chronic Care

美国人口中慢性病的快速增长突显了对创新的迫切需要，以改善对长期疾病的护理。推进和持续改善慢性病患者的护理需要多方面的方法，以及临床护理提供者、社区和确定和测试有前景的干预措施的研究人员之间的互动。自2002年以来，罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会(RWJF)的国家计划，改善慢性病护理，召集了在护理提供、研究和质量改进方面具有专业知识的个人，明确旨在加快慢性病护理方面的创新。据我们所知，没有其他这样的论坛将研究人员和改善专家聚集在一起，以解决慢性护理的质量差距。因此，我们提议召开第三届全国改善慢性护理大会，部分由RWJF提供支持，其具体目标如下：1)推动有效干预措施的实际实施。2)将最新的研究创新融入临床系统。3)推动在区域或社区范围内改善慢性病护理的举措。为了优化沟通和参与，我们提议召开一次约200人参加的会议。根据我们的经验，这一规模较小的会议促进了有重点的知识交流机会，并允许彻底探索将研究创新转化为实践的理论和实践挑战。这项申请寻求为第三届全国改善慢性护理大会提供部分资金。大会将于2004年9月21日至23日在华盛顿州西雅图举行。

The rapid growth of chronic illness in the U.S. population underscores the critical need for innovative to improve care for long-term conditions. Advancing and sustaining improvements in the care of the chronically ill requires a multi-faceted approach, as well as interaction between clinical care providers, the community, and researchers who identify and test promising interventions. Since 2002, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) national program, Improving Chronic Illness Care has convened individuals with expertise in care delivery, research, and quality improvement with the express purpose of accelerating innovations in care for chronic conditions. To our knowledge, no other such forum exists that brings researchers and improvement experts together to address the quality gap in chronic care. We are therefore proposing the Third National Congress on Improving Chronic Care, supported in part by RWJF, with the following specific aims: 1) To advance the real-world implementation of effective interventions. 2) To integrate recent research innovations into clinical systems. 3) To foster initiatives to improve the care of chronic illness regionally or community-wide. To optimize communication and participation, we are proposing a meeting of approximately 200 attendees. In our experience, this smaller gathering promotes a focused opportunity for knowledge exchange, and permits a thorough exploration of the theoretical and practical challenges of translating research innovations into practice. This application seeks partial funding for the Third National Congress on Improving Chronic Care. The Congress will take place September 21-23, 2004, in Seattle, Washington.