Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Will Consider Revised Definition of 'Patient-Centered Outcomes Research' at Baltimore Board Meeting

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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Mar 01, 2012, 04:00 ET

Next Steps for National Priorities, Research Agenda, Patient and Stakeholder Engagement, Pilot Projects and Methodology Report Also on Agenda

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will consider for approval a revised working definition of 'patient-centered outcomes research' at a public meeting of its Board of Governors on Monday, March 5 in Baltimore, Md.

A working group of PCORI Methodology Committee and Board members has edited a draft definition in response to feedback received through a public comment period and focus groups of patients and caregivers. The full Board will consider the proposed revised definition during Monday's meeting.

"Defining patient-centered outcomes research provides guidance for our organization, patients and stakeholders about the unique research we will fund," said PCORI Executive Director Joe Selby, M.D., M.P.H. "Our Methodology Committee and Board members have given thoughtful consideration to the input we've received and we look forward to discussing it in public. This is a living definition and we will revisit it in the future, as needed, as this field of research grows and the needs of patients and those who care for them evolve."

The Board meeting will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST in the Whitehall Ballroom of the Intercontinental Harbor Court hotel. The meeting is open to the public and includes two 30-minute public comment periods at 11:00 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Individuals can register to provide comment on site or by sending an email to PCORI at [email protected].

The meeting also will include updates on:

The process and timeline for making funding decisions for PCORI's Pilot Projects Grants Program;
Next steps for revising PCORI's draft National Priorities for Research and initial Research Agenda;
Next steps for developing PCORI's Funding Announcements that will follow adoption of the initial Research Agenda
PCORI's 2012 plans for engaging patients and stakeholders;
Plans for finalizing PCORI's first Methodology Report;
Appointments to PCORI's Standing Committee on Conflicts of Interest; and
PCORI's 2011 audit.

Individuals unable to attend the meeting in person can participate via a webcast accessible through PCORI's website, pcori.org.

About PCORI

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent, non-profit organization created by Congress in 2010. Its mission is to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed health care decisions. PCORI is committed to continuously seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders to guide its work. More information is available at www.pcori.org.

SOURCE Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute