16th and 17th HMO Research Network Annual Conference

本提案要求国家癌症研究所（NCI）支持HMO研究网络（HMORN）的第16届和第17届年度会议。HMORN是一个由16个国家和国际公认的研究中心组成的联盟，基于综合医疗保健提供系统，专注于进行非专有的临床，流行病学和卫生服务研究。HMORN年度会议提供了一个场所，来自主要利益相关群体（卫生研究人员，支付者，提供者，决策者）的代表可以互动，以促进科学和健康。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）以研究为重点的会议; 2）讨论实证研究结果，以促进共识和激励创新：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、形成合作研究网络、虚拟数据仓库和纳入不同人群来推进比较有效性和实施研究。癌症研究一直是过去15届HMORN年会的突出特点。由癌症研究网络（CRN）协调，在会议上提出的癌症研究涵盖了预防，治疗，监测和生存的主题。2010年会议的主题是医疗保健研究和交付的新兴前沿，这表明了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的生产性公私合作伙伴关系的机会。该议程将与NCI的使命密切配合，以支持癌症研究，研究培训，并支持癌症研究网络。2011年会议的暂定主题是“跨医疗保健系统的合作研究”。 公共卫生相关性：HMO研究网络的年度会议支持16个研究中心的合作工作。这些研究中心都基于综合医疗系统，并进行临床，流行病学和卫生服务研究。这些健康计划提供了完美的研究环境，其稳定的人口，电子医疗记录，并能够专注于整个人口或单个患者。该网络的使命是利用其集体能力进行可以很容易地转化为医疗保健的研究。

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.