May 1, 2018

Join MDIC at the 2018 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) from May 19 – 23 in Baltimore, Maryland. MDIC initiatives will be featured throughout the conference, including a patient-focused workshop, What Is Patient-Centered and Fit-For-Purpose Patient Preference Information? on May 22 from 3:45-4:45p.m. EST. MDIC Program Director Stephanie Christopher, MA, along with Anindita Saha, BSE (CDRH),  Brett Hauber, PhD (RTI Health Solutions), and Margaret Sheehan, JD (Michael J. Fox Foundation Patient Council) will present a case study from a recently completed project using patient preference information to inform the statistical design of clinical trials to treat Parkinson’s disease.

The second MDIC initiative featured throughout the conference will be the National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center (NESTcc). A NESTcc panel, moderated by NESTcc Executive Director Rachael Fleurence, PhD (co-chair of the 2018 ISPOR Conference), will feature Owen Faris, PhD (CDRH, FDA), Naomi Aronson, PhD (Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association), and Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH (American Medical Association) on The Changing Landscape of Health Care Decision-Making. Dr. Fleurence will moderate the discussion on May 21 from 5:00-6:00p.m EST that will focus on how the rise of digital and health technologies is changing the landscape of decision-making in the health care system and the role NESTcc can play in enhancing RWE generation to improve decision-making. For a full list of NESTcc related activities at ISPOR and other events, please see https://nestcc.org/events/.