UPCOMING EVENTS in 2008

2008 Annual Meeting
April 9th-11th
Washington, DC

Meeting Agenda

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2008 IT Roundtable Meeting
April 9th
Washington, DC

Roundtable Agenda

PURPOSE and MISSION

The Clinical Research Forum ("The Forum") is an organization comprised of 62 of the nation's most prestigious and acclaimed academic health centers and professional organizations whose goal is to sustain and expand a cadre of talented, well-trained clinical investigators at all stages of career development, and support nurturing environments and comprehensive research capacities within academic institutions. The mission of The Forum is to provide leadership to the national clinical and translational research enterprise and promote understanding and support for clinical research and its impact on health and health care.

Recent medical research advances into the diagnosis, treatment and ultimate prevention of diseases have been accompanied by growing public expectations for both the translation of these research findings into the everyday management of disease, as well as a demand for some accountability that doubling our nation's investment in research is making a difference to the health of our nation. The Forum recognizes that this context sets the stage for a critical time in our nation's history, and is playing an important part in moving the clinical research enterprise forward in America.

Our standing in the research community speaks for itself: Forum members received over 74% of the NIH extramural awards to medical schools, and include 29 of the top 33 NIH university grantee institutions and 7 of the top 8 independent domestic hospitals grantees.

As a leading advocate for clinical translational research, Forum member institutions intimately understand the importance of working with the business community and with legislative bodies to bring research-based issues – and ultimately, results – to the fore.

The Forum works to advocate for increased support for clinical research in and a heightened awareness of the essential role that academic health centers have in alleviating human suffering and improving the quality of life.

The Clinical Research Forum
Analysis. Advocacy. Action.