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Press Release Date: January 14, 2002
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Office of Medical Applications of Research (OMAR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have entered into a partnership to ensure that the panelists of NIH Consensus Development Conferences have the latest scientific evidence to support their deliberations.
Located in the Office of the Director, OMAR works closely with the NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices to assess, translate and disseminate the results of biomedical research that can be used in the delivery of health services. OMAR convenes NIH Consensus Development Conferences on complex issues of medical importance to health care providers, patients and the general public.
AHRQ will be providing evidence-based reports on selected topics developed by its Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) for Consensus Development Conferences in 2002 and 2003. The EPCs review all available, relevant scientific literature on clinical topics, produce evidence reports and technology assessments, conduct research on methodologies and the effectiveness of their implementation and participate in technical assistance activities. The first four topics and the dates of the conferences are:
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for Diagnosis and Therapy (January 14-16, 2002).
- Management of the Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Mass (Incidentaloma) (February 4-6, 2002).
- Management of Hepatitis C (June 10-12, 2002).
- Symptom Management in Cancer: Pain, Depression and Fatigue (July 15-17, 2002).
OMAR will hold a press event on the final day of each conference. Press statements will be available from its Web site at http://consensus.nih.gov. A summary of each AHRQ Evidence Report developed for an OMAR conference will be available on the AHRQ Web site at http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcix.htm.
For more information, please contact AHRQ Public Affairs, (301) 427-1364: Karen J. Migdail, (301) 427-1855 (KMigdail@ahrq.gov).
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