Please save the date for the
following conferences scheduled for 2010:
Enhancing
Use and Quality of Colorectal Cancer Screening
Lactose
Intolerance and Health
Vaginal
Birth After Cesarean: New Insights
Preventing
Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline
Registration will
be open six to nine months prior to each conference and
additional information will be available at that time.
Please note that all conferences are free and open to the
public.
If you would like to be
notified when registration opens and when the statement is
available, please sign up for alerts at
http://consensus.nih.gov/alerts.htm.
NIH State-of-the-Science
Conference:
Enhancing
Use and Quality of Colorectal Cancer Screening
February
2–4, 2010
Bethesda, Maryland
The Panel
will address the following questions:
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What are the recent trends in
the use and quality of colorectal cancer screening?
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What factors influence the use
of colorectal cancer screening?
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Which strategies are effective
in increasing the appropriate use of colorectal cancer
screening and followup?
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What are the current and
projected capacities to deliver colorectal cancer screening
and surveillance at the population level?
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What are the effective
approaches for monitoring the use and quality of colorectal
cancer screening?
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What research is needed to
make the most progress and have the greatest public health
impact in promoting the appropriate use of colorectal cancer
screening?
NIH Consensus Development
Conference:
Lactose
Intolerance and Health
February
22-24, 2010
Bethesda, Maryland
The Panel
will address the following questions:
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What is the prevalence of
lactose intolerance, and how does this prevalence differ by
race, ethnicity, and age?
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What are the health outcomes
of dairy exclusion diets?
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What amount of daily lactose
intake is tolerable in subjects with diagnosed lactose
intolerance?
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What strategies are effective
in managing individuals with diagnosed lactose intolerance?
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What are the future research
needs for understanding and managing lactose intolerance?
NIH Consensus Development
Conference:
Vaginal
Birth After Cesarean: New Insights
March
8–10, 2010
Bethesda, Maryland
The Panel
will address the following questions:
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What are the rates and
patterns of utilization of trial of labor after prior
cesarean, vaginal birth after cesarean, and repeat cesarean
delivery in the United States?
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What are the nonmedical
factors that influence the patterns and utilization of trial
of labor after prior cesarean?
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Among women who attempt a
trial of labor after prior cesarean, what is the vaginal
delivery rate and the factors that influence it?
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What are the short- and
long-term benefits and harms to the mother of attempting
trial of labor after prior cesarean versus elective repeat
cesarean delivery, and what factors influence benefits and
harms?
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What are the short- and
long-term benefits and harms to the baby of maternal attempt
at trial of labor after prior cesarean versus elective
repeat cesarean delivery, and what factors influence
benefits and harms?
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What are the critical gaps in
the evidence for decisionmaking, and what are the priority
investigations needed to address these gaps?
NIH State-of-the-Science
Conference:
Preventing
Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline
April
26–28, 2010
Bethesda, Maryland
The Panel
will address the following questions:
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What factors are associated
with the reduction of risk of Alzheimer’s disease?
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What factors are associated
with the reduction of risk of cognitive decline in older
adults?
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What are the relationships
between the factors that affect Alzheimer’s Disease and the
factors that affect cognitive decline?
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What are the therapeutic and
adverse effects of interventions to delay the onset of
Alzheimer’s Disease?
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What are the therapeutic and
adverse effects of interventions to improve or maintain
cognitive ability, or preserve cognitive function? Are there
outcomes in identifiable subgroups?
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If recommendations for
interventions cannot be made currently, what studies need to
be done that could provide the quality and strength of
evidence necessary to make such recommendations to
individuals?
