Program

SUNDAY MAY 20, 2001

8:00-12:00PM    Pre-meeting Short Courses 12:00-5:00PM ISPOR Board of Directors Meeting 1:00-5:00PM Pre-meeting Short Courses 5:00-7:00PM "NICE To Know: An Update on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence Guidelines" Pre-Meeting Symposium 9:00-10:00PM Student "Icebreaker" Reception

"NICE To Know: An Update on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence Guidelines" 5:00-5:15PM Introduction Moderator: Robert DeMarinis PhD, Assistant Vice President, Global Health Outcomes Assessment, Wyeth-Ayerst Research, Radnor, Pennsylvania, USA 5:15-5:45PM    "NICE Guidelines: A Methodological Basis For Decision-Making" Rod Taylor BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, University of Birmingham, Department of Public Health & Epidemiology, Birmingham, UK 5:45-6:15PM "NICE Guidelines: The Current Guidelines and What To Expect in the Future" Carole Longson MD, Appraisals Program Director, National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), London, UK 6:15-7:00PM "Pharmaceutical Perspective of the NICE Guidelines: Panel Discussion" Panelists: Peter Neumann PhD, Assistant Professor, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA David Miller PhD, Head, Health Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Greenford, Middlesex, UK D.S. Pete Fullerton PhD, Vice President, Regence Blue Shield, Seattle, WA, USA

Continuing Education Credit For pharmacists (CPE): Continuing education credits for pharmacists will be provided by Butler University. Butler University designates this continuing pharmaceutical education activity for 18 hours (1.8CEUs) for the Annual Meeting and 4 hours (.4CEUs) for each Short Course. Butler University is approved by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. For physicians (CME): ISPOR provides documentation for Physician-designated American Medical Association (AMA) Physician's Recognition Award Category 2 continuing medical education (CME) credit. This ISPOR 6th Annual International Meeting program complies with the AMA's definition of CME, with AMA ethical opinions on Gifts to Physicians from Industry and on Ethical Issues in CME. Up to 18 hours (1.8CEUs) for the Annual Meeting and 4 hours (.4 CEUs) for each Short Course can be designated. ISPOR is not accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.