Please consider attending this webinar hosted by the Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) North America chapter. G-I-N North America is a network for North American guideline users, developers, and other stakeholders to form partnerships and discuss regional guideline issues.

Topic: How to Work with AHRQ to Identify and Develop Topics for Systematic Reviews:  Opportunities for the North American Guideline Community
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Time: 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Access:  WebEx (information below)

G-I-N North America invites you to the next presentation in its webinar series on working with the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) to identify and develop topics for systematic reviews. Under its Effective Health Care (EHC) Program, AHRQ supports 11 Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) to conduct systematic reviews of the evidence. This presentation outlines how clinical practice guideline developers can work with AHRQ to identify and develop topics for AHRQ-funded systematic reviews, which can then be used to inform the development of clinical practice guidelines.

Presenter:
Supriya Janakiraman, MD, MPH
Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Washington, DC

Supriya Janakiraman, MD, MPH, is a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (MD), the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (MPH), and Columbia University (BA). She is board-certified in internal medicine and general preventive medicine. As a medical officer for the Center for Outcomes and Evidence, she is primarily involved in the Evidence-based Practice Center Program and oversees the Effective Health Care Program's Topic Selection process. Prior to joining AHRQ, Dr. Janakiraman was a practicing primary care physician in California.

Moderator:
Marguerite Koster, MA, MFT
Chair-Elect, G-I-N North America Steering Group
Practice Leader, Technology Assessment & Guidelines Unit
Kaiser Permanente Southern California

Learning Objectives
The objectives of this webinar are for participants to:
1. Understand AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program and Evidence-based Practice Center Program which produce systematic reviews of the evidence.
2. Learn how guideline developers can work with AHRQ to nominate topics for AHRQ systematic reviews, which can then be used to inform upcoming guidelines.
3. Identify opportunities for guideline developers to work with AHRQ and its investigators in the development of a systematic review.

Please feel free to share this information with others who may be involved in clinical practice guideline development, adaptation, implementation, and performance measurement in North America.  

WebEx information
Topic: G-I-N NA Monthly Webinar
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Time: 12:00 p.m. PT
Meeting Number: 577 350 039
Meeting Password: 26March2013

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Our friends at the Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) ask that you make sure you mark your calendar for the North American Webinar Series event on March 29. The topic this month features speakers from the Agency for Healthcare, Research, and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Guidelines Clearinghouse (NGC). These two speakers will address their organizations’ approaches to addressing the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Standards and their implications for the North American Guideline Development Community. They will discuss their phased approach to the IOM Standards for Trustworthy Guidelines. They also are interested in feedback from members of the North American guideline community on how best to meet their needs as end users of the NGC. Please see the rest of the webinar information below. We hope you will attend!

Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Pacific); 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (Mountain); 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. (Central); 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (Eastern)

Access: Information below

Presenters:
Vivian H. Coates, MBA
Project Director, National Guideline Clearinghouse/National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
Vice President, ECRI Institute
Plymouth Meeting, PA

Jean Slutsky
Director, Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, MD

Moderator:
Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH
Steering Group Chair, G-I-N North America
Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Learning Objectives
At the end of the call, the attendees will gain:

1. Understanding of the IOM's sugestions for AHRQ and NGC regarding Standards for Trustworthy Guidelines
2. Familiarity with NGC's current process for gathering guideline documentation that might meet the IOM standards
3. Insight into the challenges associated with documenting adherence to the IOM standards
4. Knowledge of the phased approach AHRQ and NGC are taking to address the IOM standards
5. Understanding of specific challenges guideline developers anticipate in adopting the IOM standards