Ensuring the Inclusion of Clinical Research in the National Health Information Network - May 9, 2006

We ask that you review the information found at the following Web site prior to attending the meeting.

Achievable Steps Toward Building a National Health Information Infrastructure in the United States
William W. Stead, MD, Brian J. Kelly, MD, and Robert M. Kolodner, MD

Integrating Electronic Health Records and Clinical Trials: An Examination of Pragmatic Issuespdf icon
Michael G. Kahn MD, PhD, University of Colorado

Learning from Abroad: Lessons and Questions on Personal Health Records for National Policypdf icon
Don Detmer, MD, MA, President and Chief Executive Officer
Elaine Steen, MA, Policy Analyst American Medical Informatics Association

The Future Vision of Electronic Health Records as eSource for Clinical Researchpdf icon
The eClinical Forum and PhRMA EDC Task Group

Agenda

May 9, 2006

Meeting Goal: To discuss the attributes of a research component of the NHIN and to create an action plan for the inclusion of research into developing NHINs.


8:00-8:30 Registration and Breakfast
8:30-8:45 Welcome and Overview
8:45-10:30 Key Features for Integrating Research into Medical Records Databases
  • Definitions
  • Panel presentations: The state of the art and the limitations
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Identifying Issues
  • What are the issues in utilizing the NHIN for research? Health infrastructure? How to bring clinical research into the stream of clinical care? Is it possible to bring it into the NHIN?
12:00-12:15 Break
12:15-1:45 Working Lunch (Small group format)

What Has to Happen:
  • to use the NHIN for clinical trials
  • to use the NHIN to conduct post-marketing research
  • to use the NHIN to pave the way for new treatments
1:45-2:00 Break
2:00-3:00 Building the Model for Research in the NHIN
Small group report-out
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-5:00 What Is the Plan: How Do We Bring it All Together?
5:00 Adjourn