The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recently sponsored a symposium on comparative effectiveness research in Washington, D.C., according to an AAOS Now news report.
The symposium's goals included increasing the understanding of CER, emphasizing research design models for CER, identifying tools that can measure effectiveness of different treatments and discussing what could make CER successful.
"Comparative effectiveness research, in its broadest sense, refers to the evolution of the relative clinical effectiveness, safety and cost of two or more medical services, drugs, devices, therapies or procedures used to tread the same condition," said Kristy L. Weber, MD, chair of the AAOS Council on Research and Quality, in the report.
Read the report on the AAOS comparative effectiveness research symposium.
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The symposium's goals included increasing the understanding of CER, emphasizing research design models for CER, identifying tools that can measure effectiveness of different treatments and discussing what could make CER successful.
"Comparative effectiveness research, in its broadest sense, refers to the evolution of the relative clinical effectiveness, safety and cost of two or more medical services, drugs, devices, therapies or procedures used to tread the same condition," said Kristy L. Weber, MD, chair of the AAOS Council on Research and Quality, in the report.
Read the report on the AAOS comparative effectiveness research symposium.
Related Articles on AAOS:
AAOS: Orthopedic Surgeons' Involvement in Healthcare Reform
AAOS: Orthopedic Research Lacking in Level I Studies
AAOS: New Imaging Technology Could Benefit Spinal Navigation