AHRQ 2012 Annual Conference

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To help advance its goal of improving health care for all Americans, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) held its fifth annual conference on September 9-11, 2012, in Bethesda, MD. This conference was designed to showcase the best of the Agency's research and provide examples of how that research is being implemented at all levels in health care delivery. Entitled "Moving Ahead: Leveraging Knowledge and Action to Improve Health Care Quality," the conference featured presentations in seven major themes.

If you have any questions regarding the AHRQ Annual Conference, please contact AHRQAnnualConference@ahrq.hhs.gov.

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Conference Contents

Agenda
Plenary Sessions

Plenary Sessions

Carolyn Clancy Unplugged: A Conversation About the Research

Video of Plenary session, September 9, 2012 (Flash® video, 56 min., 11. sec.; 675 MB) (Plugin Software Help)

Speaker:

Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Implementation, Engagement, and Use: Making Health Care More Patient-Centered, Reliable, and Safe

Video of Plenary session, September 11, 2012 (Flash® video, 120 min.; 1.4 GB) (Plugin Software Help)

Moderator:	Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Keynote Speaker:	Reed Tuckson, M.D., FACP, UnitedHealth Group
Panelists:	Joseph R. Betancourt, M.D., M.P.H., Massachusetts General Hospital Kristin Carman, Ph.D., American Institutes for Research Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Current as of December 2012

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Internet Citation:

AHRQ's 2012 Annual Conference. November 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/about/annualconf12/index.html

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