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Taking The Long View: The Value Of Studies Over Time

(How can federal agencies best make use of long-term studies and their results?)

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March 4, 2004
Sumner School Museum
1201 17th St. NW, Washington, D.C
Moderator: Susan H. Mather, MD, MPH Chief Public Health and
Environmental Hazards Officer Department of Veterans Affairs

8:00 AM Coffee

8:30 - 8:45 AM Introductory remarks

8:40 - 10:15 AM Panel 1: How do long-term studies demonstrate their value?

• Mark Brown, PhD - Director, Environmental Agents Service, Veterans Health Administration
• Michael Stoto, PhD - RAND Corp., Chairman, Ranch Hand Advisory Committee
• David Tornberg, MD, MPH - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Clinical Programs and Policy

10:15 - 10:30 AM Break

10:30 - 11:45 AM Panel 2: How can long-term studies help inform healthcare policy?

• Robert Graham, MD - Acting Deputy Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Rick Erdtman, MD - Director, Medical Followup Agency, Institute of Medicine
• James Peake, MD - Surgeon General, United States Army

11:45 - 12:00 Noon Forum Summary

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