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Exploring the Promise of Patient Medication Information
Event InformationJuly 1, 20149:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDTFalk Auditorium1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DCIn order to take their medications safely and effectively, patients need medication...
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Right Drug, Right Patient: Streamlining Clinical Trials to Speed Drug...
Advances in basic molecular science are paving the way for increasingly targeted therapies that address the unique biological mechanisms involved in a patient’s illness. Ultimately, medicines may...
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Enhancing the Development and Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Drug...
Event InformationJuly 16, 201412:00 AM - 12:00 AM EDTDeveloping valid and reliable instruments for measuring patient-reported outcomes (PROs) is the most direct approach to gaining insights from...
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WEBINAR: Findings from a Mini-Sentinel Medical Countermeasures Surveillance...
Event InformationJuly 29, 20143:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDTRegister for the EventThis webinar reviewed the FDA's Mini-Sentinel pilot effectiveness in capturing information on individuals receiving a medical...
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Developing Systems to Support Pharmacovigilance of Biologic Products
Event InformationNovember 15, 20139:00 AM - 3:00 PM EST Event Materials2013114 Biosimilars Summery
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Findings from a Mini-Sentinel Medical Product Assessment: Influenza Vaccines...
Event Information July 21, 20141:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDTOn July 21, 2014, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings hosted a webinar, “Findings from a Mini-Sentinel Medical Product...
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Advancing the Use of Biomarkers and Pharmacogenomics in Drug Development
Event Information September 5, 20149:00 AM - 4:30 PM EDTWashington Plaza Hotel10 Thomas Circle, NWWashington, DC 20005Register for the EventModern advances in the basic biomedical sciences are...
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White House Releases Breakthrough Strategy on Antibiotic Resistance
After years of warnings from the public health community about the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, yesterday the White House announced a national strategy to combat the growing problem of...
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The Cost and Value of Biomedical Innovation: Implications for Health Policy
Event Information October 1, 20149:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDTFalk Auditorium1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DCRegister for the EventHigh-cost drugs and devices that address significant unmet medical...
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Accelerating Drug Development for Sickle Cell Disease
Event Information October 9, 20149:00 AM - 4:15 PM EDTWashington Plaza Hotel10 Thomas Circle, NWWashington, DC 20005Sickle cell disease is a complex genetic disorder that affects over 100,000...
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Likelihood Ratio-Based Tests for Longitudinal Safety Data
Event Information October 24, 201410:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDTWebinarThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DCOn October 24, 2014, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at...
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5 Questions About the Medical Device Tax, and Its Potential for Repeal
Quickly following on the heels of the November 4th elections, a select few policy issues made it to the top of Congress' priority list. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader and presumed...
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Advancing Development and Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Drug...
Event Information October 6, 20149:00 AM - 4:30 PM EDTFalk AuditoriumThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DCDeveloping valid and reliable instruments for measuring...
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Reinvigorating the Oral Antibacterial Drug Development Pipeline
Event Information November 20, 20149:00 AM - 2:30 PM ESTSaul Room and Zilkha LoungeThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20036Antibacterial drugs are a critical...
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How to Launch the Country's First-Ever Medical Device Tracking System
In a landmark step toward improving patient safety, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is establishing a national database to tag and track medical devices for the tens of millions of...
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Unique Device Identifiers (UDIs): A Roadmap for Effective Implementation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is establishing a national unique device identification system to adequately identify medical devices through their distribution and use. When the system is...
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Search for 21st Century Cures: House Committee Releases Significant...
Earlier today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee capped almost a year of hearings, roundtables, and stakeholder outreach with the release of draft legislation focused on improving the process of...
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The significance of President Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative
Last week the Obama Administration provided more detail regarding its Precision Medicine Initiative, initially announced during the President’s 2015 State of the Union address. Designed to bolster...
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How hepatitis C is shining a light on critical gaps in payment reform
This piece originally appeared in a February 2 Health Affairs blog post. Since December 2013, regulatory approval of new treatments for hepatitis C have brought long simmering debates on drug pricing...
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How can we better measure biomedical innovation?
Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 41 new drugs and biologics for use in medical treatment, the highest number of approvals in 18 years. And yet despite this high, the output of...
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