Evidence-Based Guidelines Affecting Policy, Practice and Stakeholders (E-GAPPS III) Conference

The Guidelines International Network North America (G-I-N/NA) and the Section on Evidence Based Health Care (SEBHC) of The New York Academy of Medicine are co-sponsoring the third conference on “Evidence-based Guidelines Affecting Policy, Practice and Stakeholders.”

E-GAPPS Conference Flyer

E-GAPPS Provisional Program

Required for Registration: Breakout Session Descriptions

Note: Track 1 Breakout Sessions are Currently Filled

Conference Mission

E-GAPPS provides a unique platform for constructive dialogue between stakeholders in the development, implementation and use of clinical guidelines

Goals

•   To enhance the quality and effectiveness of clinical guidelines in improving the quality of healthcare  

•   To foster new partnerships between  guideline constituencies and stakeholder groups.

•   To introduce attendees to the knowledge and skills required to meet the challenges of participation in guideline development and use.

Themes and Breakout Tracks

•   Impact and Implementation

•   Multi-stakeholder Engagement

•   Trustworthy Development:

Target Audience

•   Guideline developers

•   Consumers, patient advocates and clinicians including physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals

•   Experts in guideline implementation, IT, decision support

•   Healthcare managers and policy makers

Final Culminating Session to Consolidate Ongoing Collaboration and Engagement

E-GAPPS III will conclude with a special final session on the afternoon of Day Two in which open discussion of the crucial importance and also challenges inherent in collaboration across constituencies and stakeholder groups will take place. During the final breakout sessions commitments for ongoing collaboration and engagement between conference attendees and their organizations will be consolidated.  These commitments will be tracked prospectively as part of the E-GAPPS project design.

Contact:ebmny@nyam.org, or (212) 419-3610

Hotel Information

A block of hotel rooms is available at a group rate at the Courtyard Manhattan/Upper East  Side Hotel, 410 East 92nd Street, near the New York Academy of Medicine, for 179.00 USD - 199.00 USD per night. Use the following link to obtain the group rate:
Book your group rate for E-GAPPS III

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Continuing Education and New York Academy of Medicine. The UAMS Office of Continuing Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The UAMS Office of Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.