Brookings Roundtable on Active Medical Product Surveillance European...
Event InformationJune 20, 201211:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDTLive WebinarThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DCCoordinated by the European Medicines Agency, the...
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Event InformationJune 27, 20129:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDTFalk AuditoriumBrookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20036On June 27, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at...
View ArticleProgress from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Event InformationJuly 12, 201211:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDTLive WebinarThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DCOn July 12, The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings...
View ArticleUnique Device Identification (UDI) Implementation Work Group Kick-Off
Event InformationJuly 16, 20129:30 AM - 4:00 PM EDTThe Stein RoomThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.Washington, DC 20036On July 16, 2012, the Engelberg Center convened a small work...
View ArticleUDI Expert Workshop #1: Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges Associated...
Event InformationOctober 15, 20129:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDTFalk AuditoriumBrookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20036Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges Associated with...
View ArticleBrookings Roundtable on Active Medical Product Surveillance: Findings from a...
Event InformationOctober 16, 20121:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDTOnlineThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DCOn October 16, 2012, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at...
View ArticleThe Value of Unique Device Identification (UDI) for Health Care Systems and...
Event InformationNovember 5, 20122:00 PM - 3:30 PM ESTLive WebinarThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DCOn November 5, 2012, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at...
View ArticleBiomedical Innovation in a Challenging Fiscal Environment
The U.S. biomedical “innovation ecosystem”—encompassing the universe of stakeholders and activities directed toward understanding disease areas and developing novel treatments for them—is in a period...
View ArticleDeveloping a Taxonomy of Surveillance Methods for Medical Product Safety
Event InformationDecember 7, 20122:00 PM - 3:00 PM ESTLive WebinarThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DCOn December 7, 2012, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at...
View ArticleUDI Expert Workshop #2: Identifying Steps for Implementation and Integration...
Event InformationDecember 13, 20129:00 AM - 4:00 PM ESTSaul/Zilkha RoomsBrookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC 20036Identifying Steps for Implementation and Integration of UDI...
View ArticleSentinel Initiative Public Workshop
Event InformationJanuary 31, 20139:00 AM - 4:00 PM ESTMarriott Wardman Park2660 Woodley Road, NWWashington, DC 20008On January 31, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform hosted the fifth annual...
View ArticleAmphetamines, Atomoxetine and the Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Events in...
Main ObjectiveTo compare the incidence rates of serious cardiovascular events in adult initiators of amphetamines or atomoxetine to rates in non-users.Methods This was a retrospective cohort study of...
View ArticleThe State of Drug Safety Surveillance in the U.S.: Much Improved, More to Come
When a new drug is approved in the United States, it is virtually impossible to know all of the risks that a population may encounter when using that product. Even though the U.S. Food and Drug...
View ArticleImproved Access to Device Information:What a UDI System Can Do for Patients...
Event InformationFebruary 26, 201312:00 PM - 1:30 PM ESTWebinarThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DCOn February 26, 2013, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at...
View ArticleHighlights from the Fifth Annual Sentinel Initiative Public Workshop
Event InformationMarch 7, 20132:30 PM - 3:30 PM ESTLive WebinarThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DCOn March 7, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings...
View ArticleAccessing and Communicating Device Information: UDI as a Tool for Improved...
Event InformationMarch 18, 20139:00 AM - 3:45 PM EDTFalk AuditoriumBrookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC 20036Accessing and Communicating Device Information: UDI as a Tool...
View ArticleCoverage With Evidence Development for Medicare Beneficiaries
Abstract Physicians and patients must routinely make important decisions using limited and imperfect evidence. This includes decisions about new drugs and devices, which require a regulatory...
View ArticlePromoting the Effective Use of a Common Data Model
Event InformationMay 8, 20139:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDTThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DCThe passage of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 mandated that...
View ArticleInnovative Technologies and Nonprescription Medications: Addressing...
Event InformationMay 9, 20139:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDTThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DCOn May 9, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform convened an expert workshop...
View ArticleCan Smartphones Help Improve Access To Medications?
Undertreatment of common diseases and conditions contributes to critical gaps in the public health of the United States. While undertreatment is a complex problem that can result from a range of...
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