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    These updates capture highlights of findings from systematic reviews and our funded research studies.

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    Find out about projects based on the health conditions they focus on, the state they are in, and if they have results.

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    Featured Topic: Women's Health

    Learn more about the projects we support on conditions that specifically or more often affect women.

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    Engagement Tools and Resources for Research

    This searchable peer-to-peer repository includes resources that can inform future work in patient-centered outcomes research.

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    Learn about our Engagement Awards program and view the announcements of all our open funding opportunities.

    Research Fundamentals: A New On-Demand Training

    It enables those new to health research or patient-centered research to learn more about the research process.

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    PCORI Funding Opportunities

    View and learn about the newly opened funding announcements and the upcoming PFAs in 2021.

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    PCORI 2021 and Beyond

    During this webinar, PCORI leaders shared ways to get involved in PCOR, improvements to our funding opportunities, and more.

    2020 PCORI Annual Meeting

    Watch recordings of sessions and view titles and descriptions of posters presented at the virtual meeting.

    Board Approves Future PFA Topics at April Meeting

    The more than a dozen high-priority research topics will be considered for PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) that will be released this fall and in 2022.

PCORI Annual Meeting

Free Annual Meeting September 16-17 to Explore Timely Healthcare Topics

Published: 
August 25, 2020
Blog Topics: 
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When patients, caregivers, researchers, and members of the healthcare community join us for this year’s PCORI Virtual Annual Meeting, they will experience presentations on some of the timeliest topics in today’s healthcare landscape, including telehealth in the coronavirus pandemic, health...
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Annual Meeting to Illustrate How PCORI Is Making a Difference

Published: 
September 11, 2019
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
PCORI Annual Meeting
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We’re just days away from our fifth Annual Meeting here in Washington, DC. If history is any judge, it’s no exaggeration to say that this will be our best yet—they just keep getting better. This year’s theme, Making a Difference: Using Patient-Centered Research Results in the Real World, reflects...
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Booth Captures Powerful Stories from Patients, Caregivers

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July 16, 2019
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A woman with scoliosis, a man living with HIV, and a wife threading the line between spouse and caregiver. These individuals and hundreds like them have shared their experiences in the MyPaTH Story Booth, and so can you at the 2019 PCORI Annual Meeting . The Story Booth is like a traveling studio...
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Join Us for PCORI's 2019 Annual Meeting

Published: 
June 24, 2019
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
PCORI Annual Meeting
I know many members of the PCORI community look forward to our Annual Meetings as much as we do. Those who attend regularly tell us how valuable the experience is. But I still get pleasantly surprised by the enthusiastic responses we get as soon as we open registration for the next meeting. That...
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Partnering to Help People with Obesity Better Understand Their Surgical Options

Published: 
October 30, 2018
Author(s): 
David Arterburn, MD, MPH,
Neely Williams, MDiv
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PCORI Annual Meeting
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Nationwide, 93 million adults and one in five adolescents have obesity. But the concerns they face go well beyond excess weight. They are at greater risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer, among other health problems. People with obesity have numerous options to consider when looking...
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Choosing My Care on My Terms

Published: 
October 25, 2018
Author(s): 
Amy Berman, RN
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Just one year after celebrating my 50th birthday, I was walking down a New York City street with my mother on a misty, gray November day when my phone rang. My life was wonderful up to that point, but looking back, I can see that the weather was an appropriate backdrop for the news I was about to...
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Our Latest Annual Meeting Is Days Away

Published: 
October 23, 2018
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
PCORI Annual Meeting
When we held PCORI’s first Annual Meeting in 2015, it was largely an opportunity to convene our stakeholders to meet each other, discuss their goals and our plans for a still-new research organization, and to report on progress being made by some of our earliest-funded studies. Now, just days away...
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About the PCORI blog

Welcome to the PCORI blog, an online forum designed to discuss and share information about patient-centered outcomes research. Blog postings are from PCORI staff, Board and Methodology Committee members, and external partners.

We encourage you to post comments and link to and share our content within PCORI’s Terms of Service.

About Us

  • Our Programs
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  • Financials and Reports
  • Procurement Opportunities
  • Our Staff
  • Our Vision & Mission
  • Contact Us

Research & Results

  • Explore Our Portfolio
  • Research Fundamentals
  • Research Results Highlights
  • Putting Evidence to Work
  • Peer Review
  • Evidence Synthesis
  • About Our Research

Engagement

  • The Value of Engagement
  • Engagement in Health Research Literature Explorer
  • Influencing the Culture of Research
  • Engagement Awards
  • Engagement Resources
  • Engage with Us

Funding Opportunities

  • What & Who We Fund
  • What You Need to Know to Apply
  • Applicant Training
  • Merit Review
  • Awardee Resources
  • Help Center

Meetings & Events

April 19
Increasing Vaccine Confidence among Long-Term Care Workers: Expedited COVID-19 PFA -- Applicant Town Hall
May 6
Advisory Panel on Healthcare Delivery and Disparities Research Spring 2021 Meeting
May 10
Cycle 2 2021 Nonsurgical Options for Women with Urinary Incontinence -- Applicant Town Hall

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