16th and 17th HMO Research Network Annual Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案请求美国国家癌症研究所（NCI）支持HMO研究网络（HMORN）第16和17届年会。HMORN是一个由16个国家和国际公认的研究中心组成的联盟，以综合医疗保健服务系统为基础，专注于开展非专有的临床、流行病学和卫生服务研究。HMORN年度会议为主要利益相关者群体（卫生研究人员、付款人、提供者、决策者）的代表提供了一个互动的场所，以促进科学和卫生。会议的具体目标是：1)交流和传播最新的科学研究成果，特别强调翻译（T1, T2, T3, T4）的研究重点会议；2)讨论实证结果以促进共识和激发创新；3)定义与医疗保健研究和交付相关的新兴主题和方法；4)通过集群随机临床试验、合作研究网络的形成、虚拟数据仓库和不同人群的纳入，推进比较有效性和实施研究。癌症研究一直是过去15届HMORN年会的一个突出特点。在癌症研究网络（CRN）的协调下，会议上展示的癌症研究涵盖了预防、治疗、监测和生存等主题。2010年会议的主题是医疗保健研究和交付的新兴前沿，这表明HMORN致力于超越网络和我们的传统合作者，分享我们的经验，讨论工具和技术，并扩大在尖端医疗保健研究和交付方面富有成效的公私合作伙伴关系的机会。该议程将与NCI支持癌症研究、研究培训和支持癌症研究网络的使命密切一致。2011年会议的暂定主题是“跨卫生保健系统的合作研究”。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests National Cancer Institute (NCI) support for the 16th and 17th annual conferences of the HMO Research Network (HMORN). The HMORN is a consortium of 16 nationally and internationally recognized research centers based in integrated health care delivery systems that focus on conducting non-proprietary clinical, epidemiologic, and health services research. The HMORN annual conference provides a venue in which representatives from key stakeholder groups (health researchers, payers, providers, policymakers) can interact to advance science and health. The specific aims of the conferences are to: 1) Communicate and disseminate state-of-the-science research findings, with a specific emphasis on translational (T1, T2, T3, T4) research-focused sessions; 2) Discuss empirical findings to promote consensus and stimulate innovation: 3) Define emerging topics and methodologies related to healthcare research and delivery, and 4) Advance comparative effectiveness and implementation research via cluster randomized clinical trials, formation of collaborative research networks, virtual data warehouses, and inclusion of diverse populations. Cancer research has been a prominent feature of all of the past 15 HMORN annual conferences. Coordinated by the Cancer Research Network (CRN), cancer research presented at the conference spans the topics of prevention, treatment, surveillance, and survivorship. The theme of the 2010 meeting, Emerging Frontiers in Healthcare Research and Delivery, demonstrates the HMORN commitment to reach beyond the network and our traditional collaborators to share our experiences, discuss tools and technologies, and expand opportunities for productive public-private partnerships in cutting-edge healthcare research and delivery. The agenda will be closely aligned with NCI's mission to support cancer research, research training, and to support cancer research networks. The tentative theme for the 2011 conference is "Collaborative Research Across Heath Care Systems"'. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The HMO Research Network's annual meetings support the collaborative work of 16 research centers. These research centers are all based in integrated healthcare systems and conduct clinical, epidemiologic, and health services research. These health plans provide the perfect environment for research with their stable populations, electronic medical records, and ability to focus on the whole population or a single patient. The Network's mission is to use its collective capabilities to conduct research that can be easily translated into medical care.