Patient Centered Peostate Cancer Diagnosi &Treatment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 23, 2012) - The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Institute (PCORI) today released for public comment a first draft of its
National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda, which will be used to
guide funding announcements for comparative clinical effectiveness research
that will give patients and those who care for them the ability to make
better-informed health decisions.



The 53-day public comment period, which will end in mid-March, will be used
to solicit feedback and revise the priorities and agenda before a final
version of each is adopted by PCORI's Board of Governors.



"We want to hear from patients, caregivers, providers and the wider health
care community on whether our draft priorities and initial research agenda
capture the broad areas where more evidence-based information is needed to
make better decisions," said PCORI Board Chair Eugene Washington, M.D.,
M.Sc. "This is a major milestone in our work as we continue to collaborate
with all stakeholders and to build on the work of others for what we expect
will be the most patient-centered research agenda yet."



The draft National Priorities for Research identifies five areas where
comparative effectiveness research is needed to support decision-making:



    Assessment of Options for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    Improving Health Care Systems;

    Communication and Dissemination Research;

    Addressing Disparities; and

    Accelerating Patient-Centered Outcomes Research and Methodological
Research.



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