http://www.feedburner.comInstitute of Medicine RSS feed for the following topic: Health Care WorkforceTremendous variability in wait times for health care appointments exists throughout the U.S., ranging from same day service to several months, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Transforming-Health-Care-Scheduling-and-Access/Getting-To-Now-Media-Advisory.aspx6/29/2015The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Crossing the Quality Chasm identified six fundamental aims for health care—that it be safe, effective, patient-centered, efficient, equitable, and timely. Of these fundamental aims, timeliness is in some ways the least well studied and understood. How can timely care be ensured in various health care settings, and what are some of the reasons that care is sometimes not timely? The report presented here was developed by the IOM Committee on Optimizing Scheduling in Health Care to answer such questions. http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Transforming-Health-Care-Scheduling-and-Access.aspx6/29/2015The first of a series of three workshops, this workshop will be aimed at advancing the understanding of effective approaches in managing the care of high-need patients, drawing attention to opportunities to improve outcomes and reduce the costs of health care for these vulnerable populations.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Quality/VSRT/2015-JUL-07.aspx6/26/2015Military Trauma Care’s Learning Health System and its Translation to the Civilian Sector Committee Meeting #2http://www.iom.edu/Activities/HealthServices/LearningTraumaSystems/2015-JUL-23.aspx6/26/2015The workshop brought together key stakeholders to assess the current state of the quality of care for neurological, mental, and substance use disorders in sub-Saharan Africa.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Research/NeuroForum/2009-AUG-04.aspx6/24/2015The number of adults 65 years and older and individuals living with disabilities is expected to increase significantly over the next decades. As a result, the need to examine the issues and challenges associated with aging and disability continue to grow in importance for both individuals and society as a whole. The IOM/DBASSE Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence provides a neutral venue for broad ranging discussions for coordination and integration of aging and disability stakeholders, particularly among public and private entities. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Aging/AgingDisabilityForum.aspx6/23/2015This IOM workshop will examine the clinical benefits and comparative effectiveness of emerging advanced technologies for cancer treatment in radiation therapy and surgery. Workshop participants will discuss current utilization patterns, with a focus on diffusion of new technologies into oncology practice, as well as evidence on the overuse, underuse, and misuse of these technologies, and potential strategies to assess the value and define optimal use of new technologies in cancer treatment.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Disease/NCPF/2015-JUL-20.aspx6/23/2015One of the most urgent global health challenges is achieving universal access to quality care. Most of the world achieves this through a mix of public and private sector health care. Financing this care often requires innovative solutions, especially for the large fraction of workers who occupy what is variably defined as the informal sector in low- and middle-income countries. The inaugural workshop for this forum will focus on Approaches to Implement Universal Health Coverage for the Growing Informal Workforce in Developing Countries, held on June 18, 2014 at the National Academies of Science building in Washington DC.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Global/PublicPrivatePartnershipsForum/2014-JUL-29.aspx6/19/2015The second meeting of the Standing Committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Strategic National Stockpile will take place July 22 and 23, 2015 at the Keck Center in Washington, DC.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/Stockpile/2015-JUL-22.aspx6/17/2015Combination unit respirators, a respirator that employs the technology of two or more types of respiratory protection, are presently used in the United States by some law enforcement and military units to respond to situations in which there are unknown and potentially dangerous respiratory hazards; they also have some industrial uses and potential for use in emergency response.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Developing-a-Performance-Standard-for-Combination-Unit-Respirators-WIB.aspx6/17/2015The first meeting of the Standing Committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Strategic National Stockpile will take place June 4 and 5, 2015 at the Keck Center in Washington, DC.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/Stockpile/2015-JUN-04.aspx6/11/2015This workshop, hosted by the National Cancer Policy Forum, will examine the rationale and potential for integrating clinical trials for pets with naturally occurring cancers into translational cancer research and development. It will also highlight potential opportunities to overcome existing challenges.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Disease/NCPF/2015-JUN-08.aspx6/10/2015The first workshop in a two-part series on cancer care in low resource areas. The first workshop will focus on cancer prevention and early detection.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Disease/NCPF/2015-OCT-26.aspx6/5/2015The IOM Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care convenes leadership from key healthcare sectors to catalyze the collaborative work needed to drive improvements in the effectiveness and efficiency of medical care, by transforming how evidence is developed and used in health care.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Quality/VSRT.aspx6/1/2015The second meeting of the IOM Committee for the Evaluation fo the Impact of the IOM Report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health will be held on May 28-29, 2015.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Workforce/FutureofNursingImpact/2015-MAY-28.aspx5/29/2015The Institute of Medicine will establish a standing committee of experts to help inform decision making by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). The standing committee will include experts in state and local public health, medical countermeasure production, warehouse and product distribution, logistics management, emergency medical services, emergency medicine, risk communications, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory issues. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/Stockpile.aspx5/28/2015As the war in Afghanistan ends and as individuals leave the military, there is concern that experience and knowledge pertaining to advances gained from the wars may be lost within the military itself. Intentional steps to codify and garner the lessons within the military’s learning health system and promote their translation to the civilian sector are needed to ensure a ready military medical force for future combat operations. More systematic efforts to translate military advances in trauma care to the civilian community has the additional purpose of improving the response to multiple casualty events in the civilian setting such as mass shootings, stabbings and improvised explosive devices. In this context, the Institute of Medicine has convened an ad committee to ensure lessons learned from the military’s knowledge-generating research investment are sustained and built upon for future combat operations, and translated into the U.S. civilian health system.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/HealthServices/LearningTraumaSystems.aspx5/21/2015Military Trauma Care’s Learning Health System and its Translation to the Civilian Sector - Committee Meeting #1http://www.iom.edu/Activities/HealthServices/LearningTraumaSystems/2015-MAY-18.aspx5/20/2015The Institute of Medicine (IOM) will conduct a 2-day, interactive public workshop exploring the future of health professional education.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Global/InnovationHealthProfEducation/2015-APR-23.aspx5/18/2015The Standing Committee on Health Threats Resilience discusses and focuses on issues related to short- and long-term strategic planning on community-based integrated response and recovery systems.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/MedicalReadiness.aspx5/15/2015Cognitive, affective, and behavioral disorders incur high psychosocial and economic costs for the young people who experience them, for their families, and for the communities in which they live, study, and will work. The Forum on Promoting Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health was established as an outgrowth of the 2009 Institute of Medicine-National Research Council report “Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities” which called on the nation to make the prevention of such disorders and the promotion of mental health of young people a high priority. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/ChildrensHealthForum.aspx5/14/2015In 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. This report, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), issued eight recommendations intended to serve as a blueprint to: improve nursing education and training, practice, leadership, and workforce planning.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Workforce/FutureofNursingImpact.aspx5/14/2015At this meeting, participants will review tools, strategies, and priorities in the roles of clinicians, patients, and families in shared decision making for advanced illness and end-of-life circumstances; review progress and next steps related to stakeholder roles in transforming shared decision making into a routine element of patient care; and identify possible collaborative activities for ECIC participants to facilitate progress.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Quality/VSRT/2015-JUN-05.aspx5/14/2015Through invited presentations and panel discussions, this workshop hosted by the NCPF and the American Cancer Society (ACS) will examine recent trends in comprehensive cancer care for pediatric cancer patients and their families and consider potential policy actions to improve care and outcomes. Participants will review existing evidence and efforts for integrating pediatric palliative care and quality of life strategies in childhood oncology research and practice, and will discuss additional research needed to minimize toxicities of pediatric cancer treatments and the resultant symptoms and late effects. A major goal of the workshop will be to facilitate discussion about potential strategies and actions for effectively applying existing evidence and quality of life strategies into pediatric oncology research, development, and practice. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Disease/NCPF/2015-MAR-09.aspx5/14/2015The workshop, hosted by the NCPF and sponsored by the American Cancer Society, will review the state of the evidence regarding interpretive performance in mammography, identify remaining gaps, and consider potential opportunities for advancing research and practice.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Disease/NCPF/2015-MAY-12.aspx5/13/2015A substantial body of evidence shows that broad improvements to end-of-life care are within reach. In Dying in America, a consensus report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a committee of experts finds that improving the quality and availability of medical and social services for patients and their families could not only enhance quality of life through the end of life, but may also contribute to a more sustainable care system.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2014/Dying-In-America-Improving-Quality-and-Honoring-Individual-Preferences-Near-the-End-of-Life.aspx5/11/2015A public workshop will be held on developing a performance standard for combination unit respirators at the Keck Center of the National Academies on April 30, 2015. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/PPEinWorkplace/2015-APR-30.aspx5/4/2015The National Cancer Policy Forum considers critical issues in science, clinical medicine, public health, and public policy relevant to the goals of preventing and treating cancer. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Disease/NCPF.aspx4/27/2015The Global Forum is an ongoing, convening activity of the IOM that brings together stakeholders from multiple nations and professions to network, discuss and illuminate issues within health professional education. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Global/InnovationHealthProfEducation.aspx4/23/2015In 2013, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education held two workshops on IPE. At these workshops, a number of questions were raised, the most important of which was “What data and metrics are needed to evaluate the impact of IPE on individual, population, and system outcomes?” To answer this question, the Forum’s 47 individual sponsors requested that an IOM consensus committee be convened to examine the existing evidence on this complex issue and consider the potential design of future studies that could expand this evidence base.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Impact-of-IPE.aspx4/22/2015