SEVENTH REGENSTRIEF CONFERENCE

1985年，Regenstrief卫生保健研究所设立了一年两次的会议，将与其研究任务相一致的主题的专家聚集在一起。到目前为止，这六次会议的主要主题是：普通内科质量和成本意识心血管护理的研究：在卫生保健研究中使用大型数据库的决策建模方法的作用：问题和承诺比较非胰岛素依赖型糖尿病的护理风险和强化管理的模式的方法利用大型数据库衡量护理的质量、结果和成本计划委员会在1999年的会议上选择了调查症状：初级保健研究的前沿作为其主题。之所以选择这一主题，既是因为它对卫生服务研究人员具有国家重要性，也是因为它是提高初级保健质量、降低成本和提高患者满意度的核心。规划委员会由Kurt Kroenke博士和Lisa Harris博士共同主持，由RIHC调查人员组成的多学科小组组成：克莱门特·麦克唐纳医学博士(研究所所长)、Morris Weinberger博士(VA HSRand D主任)和Christopher Callahan医学博士(老龄研究中心主任)。规划委员会有四个相互关联的任务：(1)选择一个总主题，(2)在总主题内选择主题，(3)确定并邀请发言者和讨论者，(4)制定一份将被邀请参加会议的个人名单。在第一个晚上，会议将以晚餐和一位晚间演讲者开始，他将概述关于护理质量、成本和结果的研究。在接下来的1.5天里，我们将举行六场会议：1)选定症状I；2)选定症状II；3)测量问题；4)患者和提供者满意度；5)症状管理创新；6)症状研究的资金和未来。每两个小时的会议将由3.4名发言者和一名讨论者组成，他们将提供概述。会议将以总结会议结束，讨论症状研究的未来。值得注意的是，日程安排中将有充足的空闲时间，以促进出席会议的人员进行非正式讨论。

In 1985, the Regenstrief Institute for Health Care instituted a biannual conference to bring together experts in topics that are consistent with its research missions. The main themes of the six conferences to date have been: Research in General Internal Medicine Quality and Cost Conscious Cardiovascular Care: The Role of Decision Modeling Methods for Using Large Databases in Health Care Research: Problems and Promises Methods of Comparing Patterns of Care Risks and Benefits of Intensive Management in Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Measuring Quality, Outcomes, and Costs of Care Using Large Databases For its 1999 conference, the Planning Committee has chosen as its theme Investigating Symptoms: Frontiers in Primary Care Research . This theme was selected both because of its national importance to health services researchers, but also because it is central to improved quality, decreased costs, and enhanced patient satisfaction in primary care. The planning committee, co-chaired by Drs. Kurt Kroenke and Lisa Harris, is composed of a multidisciplinary group of RIHC investigators: Clement McDonald, MD (Institute Director), Morris Weinberger, PhD, (Director, VA HSRandD), and Christopher Callahan, MD (Director, Center for Aging Research). The planning committee had four interrelated charges: (1) select an overall theme, (2) choose topics within the overall theme, (3) identify and invite speakers and discussants; and (4) develop a list individuals to be invited to the conference. On the first evening, the Conference will open with dinner and an evening speaker who will provide an overview on research regarding the quality, cost and outcomes of care. During the next 1.5 days, we will hold six sessions: 1) Selected Symptoms I; 2) Selected Symptoms II; 3) Measurement Issues; 4) Patient and Provider Satisfaction; 5) Innovations in Symptom Management; 6) Funding and Future of Symptoms Research. Each two-hour session will consist of 3.4 speakers and a discussant who will provide an overview. The Conference will end with a concluding session that addresses the future of symptoms research. Notable, there will be ample free time built into the schedule to foster informal discussions among those attending the Conference.