Register Now: 2015 AHRQ Research Conference

There is still time to register for the 2015 AHRQ Research Conference October 4-6 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Crystal City, Virginia. The agenda is available on theconference website. The keynote speakers for the opening plenary October 5 are Bruce Siegel, M.D., America’s Essential Hospitals; Alice Rivlin, Brookings Institution; and Beverley Johnson, Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care. Other featured speakers include Nadine Gracia, M.D., director of the HHS Office of Minority Health, for the October 6 session titled, “Making Good Sense Out Of Good Science.” Attendees will also learn about results and impacts of AHRQ-sponsored research, data and tools that have helped to improve care in a changing health care environment. Join hosts AHRQ and AcademyHealth as they partner with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for joint sessions on October 6 to address key issues in dissemination and implementation of patient-centered outcomes research, launching PCORI's first annual meeting October 6-8 at the same location.Registration is open.