Managed Care: Crisis and Opportunity for Clinical Research February 13, 1997 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. NIH Masur Auditorium, Building 10, Clinical Center Bethesda, Maryland OVERVIEW The conference will bring together prominent experts from academic medicine, nursing research, health policy, ethics and managed care. They will explore what options are available to maintain the continued health of the clinical research enterprise in this country given the dramatic changes in the health care marketplace. The morning session will address managed care and the scientific innovation process, while the afternoon session will explore private sector incentives in support of clinical research as an indicator of quality health care. Conference Program Morning Session - 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Neil R. Powe, M.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Integrating Scientific Advances in Managed Care Settings-Survey Results Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D. R.N., Vanderbilt University The Tennessee Approach-Is Research Flourishing? Dorothy Brooten, Ph.D., R.N., Case Western Reserve University Nursing Research in a Managed Care Environment NIH Institute Panel: Representatives from NCI, NIAID, NIAMS and NINDS Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., R.N., Moderator Afternoon Session-1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Jeffrey Harris, M.D., Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital Private Sector Incentives Panel: Corporate Sector Support for Integrating Ongoing Biomedical Innovation into Health Care Jeffrey Harris, M.D., Ph.D., Moderator Madison Powers, J.D., D.Phil., Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University Ethical Issues and Cost Containment David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., Massachusetts General Hospital The Next 10 Years-Response of the Academic Health Centers to the Crucible of the Marketplace LOGISTICS Admission to the conference is free and on a first-come, first-served basis. Metrorail rapid transit serves the NIH campus via the Medical Center station on the Red Line. Masur Auditorium is within walking distance from the Medical Center station. PLEASE NOTE: Visitor parking on the NIH campus is extremely limited and is restricted to 3 hours. You are strongly encouraged to take public transportation. If you must drive, there are a limited number of visitor spaces available in lot 41B at the south end of the NIH campus. Please plan accordingly. FOR MORE INFORMATION... Check our home page on the World Wide Web for the latest conference information http://www.nih.gov/ninr or call NINR's Office of Science Policy and Information at (301) 496-0207. Sponsored by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and the NIH Clinical Center, Department of Nursing