Activity Details

Comparative Effectiveness

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM at Conv. Center: 303 C & D

Counts for 2.00 hours of CE credit
Program Number: 217-000-09-148-L04-P

Part of the ACCP Academy Research and Scholarship Certificate Program. For more information, visit the Web site at www.accp.com/academy.
  • Moderator: Glen T. Schumock, PharmD,MBA,FCCP,BCPS
    Director and Associate Professor, Center for Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Learning Objectives
1. Provide an overview of the factors and initiatives leading to the current national interest in comparative effectiveness.
2. Compare the differences between comparative effectiveness studies and traditional efficacy studies.
3. Describe the study designs and methods pertinent to comparative effectiveness.
4. Discuss importance of stakeholder input in planning comparative effectiveness research.
5. Explain the relevance of comparative effectiveness research to pharmacy practice.
6. Describe AHRQ’s Effective Health Care program and the process for submitting topics to AHRQ for future comparative effectiveness research.
7. Identify scientific evidence-based resources, including clinician and patient guides, produced through AHRQ’s comparative effectiveness program, that are relevant for use in practice.
Opening Remarks
10:15 AM

Speakers
  • Speaker: Glen T. Schumock, PharmD,MBA,FCCP,BCPS
    Director and Associate Professor, Center for Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Comparative Effectiveness Research: A New Paradigm
10:25 AM

Speakers
  • Speaker: Glen T. Schumock, PharmD,MBA,FCCP,BCPS
    Director and Associate Professor, Center for Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Priorities and Applications of Comparative Effectiveness Research
10:55 AM

Speakers
  • Speaker: A. Simon Pickard, BScPharm, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Role of AHRQ and other Government Agencies in Comparative Effectiveness Research
11:25 AM

Speakers
  • Speaker: Scott R. Smith, R.Rh., Ph.D.
    Director, Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Outcomes and Evidence, Rockville, Maryland