National Advisory Council Meeting Agenda
June 28, 2024, 1:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EST
June 29, 2024, 9:00 a.m. –11:30 a.m. EST
Meeting Agenda
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This meeting will be recorded, and the recording will be posted on AHRQ’s Web site a few weeks after the meeting. Closed captioning will be provided during this event.
In-Person Attendance
The meeting will be held in-person at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, 401 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21201. Seating is limited at this location; however, this meeting will also be broadcast virtually. If you are interested in attending in person, please register at https://cma.ahrq.gov/na. A confirmation email will be sent based on availability.
Public Comments
If you are interested in sharing your comments with the AHRQ National Advisory Council (NAC), there will be two opportunities for public comment. The times are as follows:
- Friday, June 28, 4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern.
- Saturday, June 29, 11:00 am – 11:15 am Eastern.
If you would like to make a public comment during the AHRQ NAC Meeting, please email AHRQ National Advisory email address (NationalAdvisoryCouncil@ahrq.hhs.gov) )no later than 3:15 pm Eastern on June 28 (for all comment requests for June 28 NAC Meeting) and no later than 10:00 am on June 29 Eastern (for all comment requests for June 29 NAC Meeting).
Agenda
Friday, June 28
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Welcome, Call to Order, Approval of March 16, 2024, Meeting Summary, and Vote on Final Report of the Subcommittee on the National Action Alliance to Advance Patient and Workforce Safety Komal Bajaj, M.D., M.S., H.P.Ed. Acting Chair, AHRQ National Advisory Council |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | AHRQ Director’s Highlights Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Vision for Health Services Research Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S. President and Chief Executive Officer AcademyHealth |
| 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | Update on Age-Friendly Healthcare Systems Strategic Plan Arlene Bierman, M.D., M.S. Chief Strategy Officer Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Public Comment |
| 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Opportunities for Modernizing the Measurement of Consumer Experience Komal Bajaj, M.D., M.S., H.P.Ed. (moderator) Chief Quality Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/NCB Medical Director of Sustainability, NYC Health + Hospitals Professor of OB/GYN, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Clif Gaus, Sc.D., M.H.A. President, and CEO National Association of ACOs Cynthia Bland Director, Statistics RTI International Dana Gelb Safran, Sc.D. President and CEO National Quality Forum Danny van Leeuwen, M.P.H., RN, CPHQ Founder Health Hats |
Saturday, June 29
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. | Welcome, Call to Order, and Agenda for the Day Komal Bajaj, M.D., M.S., H.P.Ed. Acting Chair, AHRQ National Advisory Council |
| 9:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Discussion of Priority Populations and Maternal Health Kamila Mistry, Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Director Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Emily M. Chew, M.P.H. Senior Advisor for Women's Health and Gender Research Division of Priority Populations Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Carmela Roybal, Ph.D., MBGPH Senior Advisor Office of the Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Update on AHRQ's Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF) Extension Program Therese (Tess) Miller, Dr.PH. Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Public Comment |
| 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Chair’s Wrap-up |
| 11:30 a.m. | Adjourn |
