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I. Objectives and Goals of Meeting (20 minutes) — David Stephens, MD, Vice President for Research, Emory University
a. Introduction and Overview of Health Services Research at Emory
b. Charge: Assess Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
II. Overview of Emory's Center for Health Outcomes and Quality and the Department of Health Policy (30 minutes) — Kimberly Rask, MD, PhD, Director, Center on Health Outcomes and Quality, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
III. Overview of Emory's New Healthcare Innovation Program (30 minutes) — Fred Sanfilippo, MD, PhD, Director, Healthcare Innovation Program, Emory
(http://hip.emory.edu/)
IV. Perspective on Quality-related Research and the AHRQ Grant (20 minutes) — John Sweeney, MD, Director, Clinical Quality and Patient Safety, Department of Surgery, Emory
V. Overview of Georgia Tech's new Institute of People and Technology (20 minutes) — Mark Braunstein, MD, Associate Director, Health Systems Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology
VI. Break (15 minutes)
VII. Small Groups: SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis of Health Services Research (1 hour)
a. HSR Funding and Program Development (Basswood Room)
Lead: TBD Members: TBD
b. HSR Key Faculty, Partnerships and Collaborations (Mountain Laurel Room)
Lead: TBD Members: TBD
c. HSR Programs-1 (Maple Room)
Lead: TBD Members: TBD
d. HSR Programs-2 (Magnolia Room)
Lead: TBD Members: TBD
VIII. Present SWOT by Groups and Analysis and Discussion (1 hour)
