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Why gamble? Meet AHP at ISPOR
November 2008
AHP is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the 11th ISPOR Annual European Congress in Athens this month (8-11 Nov). AHP takes the gamble out of outcomes research, offering the expertise of a team of experienced health psychologists to support your patient-reported outcomes work. We encourage our clients to develop a PRO strategy for the evaluation of their products from the patients' perspective. In addition to exhibiting we will be presenting several posters, on a range of subjects: reviews of treatment satisfaction in Type 2 diabetes, the impact of diabetes on quality of life (QoL), the impact of narcolepsy on QoL, critique of the polycystic ovary syndrome questionnaire (PCOSQ), use of the PICO strategy for conducting systematic reviews, use of social cognition models in immunosuppression therapy. Finally, we are delighted that members of our team will also be leading three workshops: the role of health beliefs in outcomes research; handling missing data; the role of the social context in maximising clinical trial participation. For further details about our workshops or posters, please contact us. If you are going to Athens, we look forward to seeing you there!
Be PRO-active in 2009!
October 2008
Do your products improve outcomes that matter to patients? Can you prove it? Be PRO-active in 2009 is an essential workshop for everyone involved in outcomes research. With the FDA's final guidance expected soon, do you feel ready? If not, come along to learn more about what we can expect from the final guidance, the importance of a PRO strategy and the value of outcomes research beyond label claims. You have a choice of weekend or weekday dates as our workshop will be held on 16-17 January and again on 22-23 January 2009. We understand that to learn effectively, adults need to participate actively in an environment conducive to learning. For this reason, we have selected The Oakley Court, 4* luxury on the Thames at Windsor, as the venue for our 2-day workshop. For further details, please contact David Wilson, who will be happy to send you a copy of our workshop brochure. Register now to qualify for a 20% early-bird discount on workshop fees.
Review of quality of life instruments in alcoholism published
October 2008
At the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) European Congress 2007, Matt Reaney and Jane Speight presented a systematic review of measures used to assess quality of life (QoL) in alcoholism. The editor of "The Patient" subsequently invited us to submit the review to the new journal, which aims to change how we think about outcomes research in medicine.
Our article, "Understanding and assessing the impact of alcoholism on quality of life (QoL): a systematic review of the content validity of instruments used to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in alcoholism" has been published in the 3rd issue of the journal (due out this month). For more details about "The Patient", please see www.adisonline.com. For a copy of our paper, please contact us.
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