Upcoming conference examines patient-centered policy, practice

The ERCI Institute and the FDA will co-organize an upcoming conference titled “Patient-Centeredness in Policy and Practice,” to be held Nov. 29-30 in Silver Spring, Md.

ACP's EVP and CEO, Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, will present at the conference, which will examine research that promotes and evaluates the effectiveness of moving the health care system toward patient-centeredness. Other speakers and moderators include Margaret Hamburg, MD, FACP, commissioner of the FDA; Carolyn Clancy, MD, MACP, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; and Jeffrey Shuren, MD, JD, director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health. The conference will attempt to determine what patient-centeredness means, which programs to develop it are working, whether patient-centeredness has staying power, and whether a business case supports it.

The conference is free, but advance registration is required and space is limited. More information and registration are available online.