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WASHINGTON, DC—Join the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and members of the Congressional Telehealth Caucus for a breakfast briefing on the Hill, Thursday, April 18, 9-10 am (ET).
Hosted in coordination with the caucus, the event will highlight the telehealth portfolio of comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) and related projects PCORI has funded and will feature researchers sharing results from three CER studies comparing approaches to treatment leveraging telehealth for various conditions and populations.
Who:
Welcome remarks by PCORI Executive Director Nakela L. Cook, M.D., MPH, and U.S. Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.).
Panelists:
- Susan Davis Emmett, M.D., MPH
Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Founder and Director, UAMS Center for Hearing Health Equity
PCORI-funded study: Childhood hearing loss in Native and rural communities - Caroline and Jaylene Katchatag
Parent and patient involved in research study
PCORI-funded study: Childhood hearing loss in Native and rural communities - Samantha Kleindienst Robler, AuD, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, UAMS and Associate Director, UAMS Center for Hearing Health Equity; Population Health Researcher, Norton Sound Health Corporation
PCORI-funded study: Childhood hearing loss in Native and rural communities - John C. Fortney, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Public Health and Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine
PCORI-funded study: Treating complex psychiatric disorders in primary care - Andrew Talal, M.D., MPH
Professor, Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
PCORI-funded study: Hepatitis C treatment for people with opioid use disorder
What:
This convening presents an excellent opportunity to hear about the impact of telehealth research on mental health care, care for children and treatment for a curable infectious disease, and how PCORI-funded research results may be a resource as Congress considers telehealth policies.
The briefing is open to the public and media.
When:
Thursday, April 18, 9-10 am (ET)
Where:
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2043
45 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20515
Members of the media are asked to register with mediarelations@pcori.org.
