Day 1 Monday, January 12, 2004

7:30 am Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 am Opening Remarks
Welcome and Introduction – Sanford Garfield, Allen Spiegel (Director, NIDDK)


Morning Session Moderator – Roland Hiss


Fundamental Issues in Translational Research – Roland Hiss (Moderator)


9:00 am Translational Research – Two Phases in a Continuum – Roland Hiss
9:20 am Efficacy vs. Effectiveness Studies – Lawrence Green
9:50 am Discussion


10:10 am BREAK

Outcomes for Translational Research – Russell Glasgow (Moderator)


10:35 am Introduction
10:45 am What Outcomes Are Most Important for Translational Research?– Russell Glasgow
11:15 am Quality of Life Outcomes in Translation Research – KM Venkat Narayan
11:40 am Methodological Issues in Economic Evaluation – David Meltzer

(Each of the above 3 sessions includes a 5-minute question-and-answer session)


12:05 pm Panel Discussion


12:35 pm LUNCH


Afternoon Session Moderator – Lawrence Green


Experimental Design Issues in Translational Research – Marshall Chin (Moderator)


1:30 pm Introduction
1:40 pm Linkages of Question to Design – Carol Mangione
2:05 pm Multi-Level Interventions – Joseph Selby
2:30 pm Community-Based Participatory Research – Marshall Chin

(Each of the above 3 sessions includes a 5-minute question-and-answer session)


2:55 pm Panel Discussion


3:20 pm BREAK


Review and Critique of Translational Research Studies – Marshall Chin (Moderator)


3:45 pm Moving Translational Research Forward: Do We Need a GPS? – Barbara Rimer
4:15 pm Perspective of NIH Review Committees – Alan Delamater
4:50 pm Translational Research: The Journal Editors’ View
– David Cooper, JAMA
– Hal Sox, Annals of Internal Medicine


5:20 pm ADJOURN

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Day 2 Tuesday, January 13, 2004


7:30 am Continental Breakfast/Meet the Professor Sessions


The Outlook for Translational Research


Morning Session Moderator – Sanford Garfield


8:30 am Translating the DPP – David Marrero
9:00 am Translational Issues in Obesity – Ken Resnicow


9:30 am BREAK


10:00 am Effectiveness Studies in Support of the Chronic Disease Model – David Stevens
10:30 am Translational Research at the CDC – Frank Vinicor
11:00 am The Future of Translational Research at the NIDDK – Allen Spiegel
11:20 am The Future of Translational Research at the NIH – Raynard Kington


11:45 am CONFERENCE ADJOURNS


Afternoon Session – Grant Writing Workshop


Pre-Registration Required – This is a separate event from the From Clinical Trials to Community: The Science of Translating Diabetes and Obesity Research conference.


Pre-registration, using Part 2 of the registration form, is required for those interested in attending the Grant Writing Workshop. Individuals registering for the workshop should include with their registration a translational research idea that includes: 1) statement of the study question(s), 2) study objectives, 3) a brief description of study design methods, and 4) projected outcomes of the study and the usefulness and relevance of the results. This should not exceed one page. In addition, please include 2 to 3 study-related questions. All submissions will be considered for discussion by the workshop faculty.

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