The World Congress 4th Annual Leadership Summit on Comparative Effectiveness and Evidence Based Medicine 2011

The World Congress 4th Annual Leadership Summit on Comparative Effectiveness and Evidence Based Medicine convenes senior level executives from hospitals, health systems, health plans and government agencies to explore the evolution of evidence based medicine from concept to application. Thought leaders share best practices in applying guidelines to improve cost and quality in order to create a more efficient health care system. At this Summit, attendees gain tools and techniques required to assess the validity of data, as well as explore the impact of current comparative effectiveness initiatives and the convergence of personalized medicine to better clinical outcomes.

ENGAGE in a national dialogue with your fellow peers on ways comparative effectiveness research can be utilized and how it will impact the future delivery of health care EXPLORE the critical components of comparative effectiveness research and evidence based medicine through in-depth case studies and peer-to-peer learning with innovative thought leaders DISCOVER how turning evidence based medicine into evidence based practice is the most promising solution to eliminating waste in U.S. health care EXAMINE state initiatives using comparative and cost-effective research to make policy decisions LEARN how the country`s top Hospitals, Health Systems and Health Plans are embracing evidence based medicine