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Agenda: Workshop on Assessing and Improving the Value of Cancer Care

NAS Lecture Room
National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C Street, NW Washington, DC

Meeting Agenda

DAY ONE - Breakfast at 7:30 am 

8:00 am Welcome, Introductory Remarks: What is Value in Cancer Care?  Why is it Important? 
          Scott Ramsey, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

8:20 am Physician – Patient Communication and its Influence on Value
          Moderator: Allen Lichter, ASCO
 
8:25 Therapy for Cancer: Inside the Physician-Patient Discussion
          Speaker: Tony Back, University of Washington
          8:55 Discussion

9:10 Can We Communicate Effectively with Cancer Patients about the Benefits and Risks of Cancer Treatments?
          Speaker: Peter Ubel, University of Michigan
          9:40 Discussion

9:55 Therapy for Advanced Stage Cancer: What Do Patients Want and Expect?
          Speaker: Robert Erwin, Marti Nelson Foundation
          10:25 Discussion

10:40 Ten Minute Break

10:50 am Generating Evidence about Effectiveness and Value
          Moderator: Steve Cohen, AHRQ

10:55  FDA Perspectives on Evidence for Regulatory Approval in Cancer
          Speaker: Janet Woodcock, FDA
          11:25 Discussion

11:40 What Constitutes Reasonable Evidence of Efficacy and Effectiveness?
          Speaker: Dan Sargent, Mayo Clinic
          12:10 Discussion

12:25 Lunch

1:00 pm  Value and the Oncology Market
          Moderator: Jeff Lerner, ECRI 

1:05 Drug Pricing and Value in Oncology vs. Other Areas in Medicine
          Speaker: Patricia Danzon, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
          1:35 Discussion

1:50 Industry Perspective on Pharmaceutical Pricing in Oncology
          Speaker: Greg Rossi, Genentech
          2:20 Discussion

2:35 Evolution of Therapy for Cancer: Cost Implications
          Speaker: Deborah Schrag, Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
          2:50 Discussion

3:20 Ten Minute Break

3:30 pm  Value in Cancer Practice: Health Insurer Perspectives
          Moderator: Scott Ramsey, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

3:35 Oncologists’ Perception of Value in Oncology
          Speaker: Peter Neumann, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts
          4:05 Discussion

4:20 Paying for New Cancer Treatments: Rights and Responsibilities of Health Insurers
          Speaker: Lee Newcomer, United Healthcare
          4:50 Discussion

5:05 European Experience and Perspectives on Evaluating Value for Oncology Products
          Speaker: Michael Drummond, UK National Institute for Clinical Excellence
          5:35 Discussion

5:50 Adjourn for the Day


DAY TWO - Breakfast at 7:30 am

8:00 am Ethical Issues for Value Based Decision Making in Oncology
          Moderator: Harold Moses, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

8:05  Ethical Issues when Considering Insurance Coverage Based on Value in the Treatment of Cancer
          Speaker: Daniel Brock, Harvard Medical School
          8:35  Discussion

8:50  Patient-Physician Communication on Therapy Options for Cancer: Ethical Issues
          Speaker: Neil Wenger, University of California, Los Angeles              
          9:20 Discussion

9:35 10 Minute Break

9:45 am Improving Value in Oncology Practice: Ways Forward
          Moderator: Lou Garrison, University of Washington

9:50 Value Based Insurance Design- Initiatives Outside of Oncology
          Speaker: Michael Chernew, Harvard Medical School
          10:20 Discussion

10:35 Generating Evidence of Value Post-FDA Approval: is there a Role for Health Insurers?
          Speaker: Sean Tunis, Center for Medical Technology Policy
          11:05 Discussion

11:20 Are there Ways to Improve the Value of Cancer Care that May Work at the Bedside?
          Speaker: Thomas Smith, Virginia Commonwealth University
          11:50 Discussion

12:05  10 Minutes to Retrieve Prepared Lunch.  Please Return for a Working Lunch with the Last Session.

Working Lunch
12:15 pm Toward a Shared Understanding of Value: Can We Agree & Does Perspective Matter?
          Moderator: Peter Bach, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
          Panel: All Moderators

1:30  Meeting Adjourns
 

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