AHRQ 2012 Annual Conference

AHRQ 2012 Annual Conference

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. Please note that the presentations from the 2012 AHRQ Annual Conference will be posted soon. If you have any questions regarding the AHRQ Annual Conference, please contact AHRQAnnualConference@ahrq.hhs.gov. 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 November 2012 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