NQMC Update Service: November 28, 2016 | Announcements

NQMC Update Service: November 28, 2016

Announcements

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Conference News

Registration is now open for the Evidence-based Guidelines Affecting Policy, Practice and Stakeholders (E-GAPPS III) Conference. It will be held March 20-21, 2017 at The New York Academy of Medicine. The event is sponsored by the Guidelines International Network North America (G-I-N NA) and NYAM's Section on Evidence Based Health Care (SEBHC). The conference is titled "Beyond Implementation: Are Clinical Guidelines Improving Healthcare Quality?"

Notice to Our Users

Effective July 17, 2016, funding for NQMC was reduced as a result of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 congressional budget cuts to the AHRQ's appropriation. Although the NQMC Web site remains online, content development and updating will be limited to cancer-related measures only. Contact Us with any questions.

Health Awareness Topics: November 2016

• American Diabetes Month (see related measures)
• COPD Awareness Month (see related measures)
• Diabetic Eye Disease Month (see related measures)
• Lung Cancer Awareness Month (see related measures)
• National Hospice Palliative Care Month (see related measures)