INCLEN 2000: Workshop for Improving the Quality of Care. Held in Bangkok,Thailand on October 15-18, 2000. Abstract, Executive Summary and Final Report of Workshop

摘要

As a worldwide network of over 1,000 physicians, biostasticians, and healthsocial scientists who believe that fighting disease and improving health care depends on integrating the principles of epidemiology into clinical practice. Since its inception, INCLEN has trained over 500 health practitioners at 69 medical schools in 30 countries, primarily in the developing world, to a master's degree level in clinical epidemiology. The 4 AHRQ-supported workshops focused on 4 main areas: (1) discussion of new approaches in outcomes assessment, with a focus on integrating socio-cultural differences and patient perspectives; (2) addressing methodological issues in measurement of quality of healthcare; (3) discussion of effective methods for disseminating clinical practice guidelines; and (4) description of advances in information technology for quality measurement and monitoring.