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Forums and Roundtables: The Power of Convening
Forums and Roundtables: The Power of Convening
Pages 75-80
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In contrast, forums and roundtables, the IOM's convening activities, offer a different approach to the exploration of issues in science and public policy than traditional consensus studies. They draw together diverse parties who have shared interests in the health sciences in a neutral setting.
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In recent years, the FMT dialogue has resulted in the illumination of priority issues in infectious disease research and public health policy; the use of new scientific and policy tools; and opportunities for more effective collabora tion between the private and the public sectors. The FMT's recent workshops have focused on the ethical and legal components of strategies to thwart pan 76
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The FNNSD brings together leaders from private-sector sponsors of biomedical and clinical research, federal agencies sponsoring and regulating biomedical and clinical research, foundations, the academic community, and consumers. The two most recent workshops hosted by the FNNSD were dedicated to neuroscience biomarkers and the environmental and research challenges of autism.
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Two recent workshops held by the Roundtable have looked at the envi ronmental public health impacts of disasters, with a focus on Hurricane Katrina, and the various aspects and economics of green health care institutions. Roundtable on Evidence Based Medicine The Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine was con vened in 2006 to help reexamine the way in which evidence on clinical effectiveness is generated and used to improve health and health care.
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Forum on the Science of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation Formed in 2006, the Forum on the Science of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation brings together leaders in quality improvement research, foundations, federal agencies sponsoring and conducting such research, the academic community, medical journals, and implementers of quality improvement. The goals of the Forum are to advance the understanding of the value and appropriate role of research philosophies, cultures, and methods and to develop greater awareness of and support for suitable approaches and methods on the part of key stakeholder groups.
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