New IOM Meetings

Meeting 1: Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Ninth Biennial Update)

5/25/2012

The first meeting of the Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Ninth Biennial Update).

The Science and Applications of Microbial Genomics

5/24/2012

Over the past several decades, new scientific tools and approaches for detecting microbial species have dramatically enhanced our understanding of the microbial flora and fauna and their dynamic interactions with the environments in which they reside. On June 12th and 13th 2012, the Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Microbial Threats will host a public workshop, to explore new scientific tools and methods for detecting and characterizing culturable and unculturable microbial species. This workshop may also explore the origins, nature, and spread of historical and contemporaneous infectious disease outbreaks in human, plant, and wildlife host systems.

Multiple Chronic Conditions & Clinical Practice Guidelines

5/22/2012

Reviewing issues and implications for clinical practice guidelines arising from co-occurring chronic conditions.

Evidence Communication Innovation Collaborative

5/22/2012

The Evidence Communication Innovation Collaborative explores strategies, obstacles, and feasibility for collaborative communication efforts to improve patient engagement in health care decision-making.

Clinical Effectiveness Research Innovation Collaborative

5/22/2012

An ad hoc convening activity to provide a venue for information exchange and knowledge sharing among researchers working to develop and apply innovative approaches to evidence generation.

The Social Biology of Microbial Communities

5/21/2012

Microorganisms lead intensely ‘social’ lives, forming communities and engaging in behaviors that involve complex systems of cooperation and communication. This workshop will explore factors contributing to microbial community formation and function, and potential applications for improving health.

Standing Committee on Family Planning

5/18/2012

Both days of the meeting is closed to the public.

Reducing Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality

5/17/2012

NCPF Tobacco Workshop

Maximizing the Goals of the Cures Acceleration Network to Accelerate the Development of New Drugs and Diagnostics: A Workshop

5/16/2012

This public workshop will consider options and opportunities to maximize the usefulness and impact of the CAN program in order to advance translational sciences. In addition to providing suggestions to NCATS, the workshop is, in part, in response to Congressional interest in CAN expressed in the FY 2012 appropriations act conference report.

The Future of Performance Standards in Food Safety: Innovation Ahead?

5/15/2012

Food Safety performance standards have a long history of use in the U.S. and worldwide, ranging from “best practice” standards, to defined log reductions, to zero tolerances. Mandates for new performance standards as set forth in the recently enacted Food Safety Modernization Act further illustrate their importance. This session will explore the implementation of the new law, and provide federal agencies and others with an opportunity to exchange ideas about how performance standards can be designed and implemented so as to provide optimal public health protection

Committee on Improving the Quality of Cancer Care: Addressing the Challenges of an Aging Population - Meeting 1

5/14/2012

This is the first meeting of the Committee on Improving the Quality of Cancer Care.

Public Health Funding Dissemination Workshop

5/10/2012

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Public Health Strategies to Improve Population Health released its third and final report on public health funding at the end of March. A dissemination workshop was held on Wednesday, April 25.

2011 IOM Annual Meeting - Vaccines: The Science, Policy, and Practice of Immunization

5/10/2012

Mark your calendar and plan to attend the Institute of Medicine’s 41st Annual Meeting which will feature a thought-provoking symposium on vaccines from the perspectives of history, ethical issues, current science, and future challenges.

Global Sustainable Development and Environmental Health: A Conversation around the 2012 Rio+20 United Nations Conference

5/10/2012

Open Meeting

Assessment of Studies of Health Outcomes Related to the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule May Meeting

5/9/2012

Assessment of Studies of Health Outcomes Related to the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule May Meeting

Evidence for Clinical Utility of Molecular Diagnostics in Oncology: A Workshop

5/9/2012

The Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health will co-host a workshop with the Center for Medical Technology Policy to discuss research methodologies required to demonstrate and assess the clinical validity and clinical utility of molecular diagnostics for oncology.

The Contagion of Violence - A Workshop

5/7/2012

The IOM Forum on Global Violence Prevention will convene a 2-day workshop to explore the contagion of violence and how it can be prevented and eventually ended. The public workshop will be organized and conducted by an ad hoc committee to examine 1) the contagious nature of violence, 2) the relationship between the contagion of violence and epidemics of violence, and 3) how contagions of violence can be prevented or ended.

Meeting 3: Committee on Review of California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

5/1/2012

The committee will assess the organization’s initial processes, its programmatic and scientific scope, organizational and management systems, funding model, and intellectual property policies. The public meeting is intended to provide an opportunity for the committee to gather information regarding aspects of the study charge.

The Health Impact Assessment of New Energy Sources: Shale Gas Extraction

5/1/2012

This workshop will focus on shale gas extraction to explore the health impacts of emerging energy technologies and the use of health impact assessments to assess and identify ways to mitigate potential health impacts.

Exploring the True Cost of Food: A Workshop

4/27/2012

The Planning Committee on Exploring the True Cost of Food will convene a workshop to explore the hidden costs of food production. This 1.5 day workshop will examine the costs of food when environmental externalities and unintended public health consequences are accounted.

Facing the Reality of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Challenges and Potential Solutions in India

4/27/2012

Burden and profile of drug-resistant tuberculosis in India and globally; Preventing transmission of drug-resistant tuberculosis / infection control strategies

Meeting 6: Standing Committee on Health Threats Resilience

4/27/2012

health threats resilience committee

The Role of Telehealth in an Evolving Health Care Environment Workshop

4/26/2012

The IOM will host a public workshop to discuss how the use of telehealth technology can fit into the U.S. health care system. At the workshop, a panel will speak on the potential for telehealth to serve geographically isolated individuals and extend the reach of scarce resources while also emphasizing the quality and value in the delivery of health care services.

Assessing the Economics of Genomic Medicine: A Workshop

4/26/2012

This workshop will assess the potential economic impact that the advent of genomic medicine may have on clinical practice and research. The workshop will feature presentations and discussions from an array of stakeholders which may include health economists, providers, payers, guideline developers, patients, and regulators. The goal of the workshop will be to advance discussions around the clinical implementation of genetic and genomic technologies by examining costs associated with the development and use of genetic and genomic information in the care of individual patients.

Informatics Needs and Challenges in Cancer Research: A Workshop

4/25/2012

The National Cancer Policy Forum will hold a public workshop on February 27th and 28th, 2012 to examine the informatics needs and challenges for 21st century biomedical research, with a focus on the broad spectrum of cancer research, ranging from basic discovery science to translational research, product development, clinical trials, comparative effectiveness, and health services research.

The Health Data Initiative Forum

4/25/2012

Registration is now open for the 2012 Health Datapalooza. Watch videos and view photos of the 2011 Health Data Initiative Forum.

Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century

4/24/2012

With the goal of ensuring that patients have access to high quality, affordable cancer care, the National Cancer Policy Forum will convene a public workshop, Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century, on October 8 and 9, 2012.

Meeting 8: Public Health Strategies to Improve Health

4/23/2012

Public Health Strategies Meeting #8

Public Workshop for the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence

4/23/2012

A public workshop to be held in conjunction with the first meeting of the IOM-DBASSE Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence.

Meeting 3: Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States

4/18/2012

Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States: Meeting 3