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Appendix B: Speaker and Moderator Biographies
Pages 95-110

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From page 95...
... , and Informatics, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center; associate professor of medicine, Duke University School of Medicine; and an active clinician in both outpatient and inpatient oncology. As senior fellow with the Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research, home of the Duke Evidence-based Practice Center, she conducts technology assessments, evidence reviews, and studies of elements of the evidence system including compendia quality and methods, conflict of interest, payment policy, and clinical trial enrollment.
From page 96...
... Buetow, Ph.D., has focused for more than 20 years on understanding the role of genetics in complex human diseases such as cancer and on applying sophisticated informatics technologies to solve major biomedical challenges. In his current role of National Cancer Institute associate director responsible for bioinformatics and information technology, he initiated and oversees the caBIG program, a groundbreaking initiative built to connect the entire cancer community in a "World Wide Web" of biomedical research.
From page 97...
... and is the editor-in-chief of the 7th edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual published in 2009. He also is on the Board of Directors of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and is a member of the NCCN Breast Cancer Practice Guideline Panel.
From page 98...
... Friedman, Ph.D., is deputy national coordinator for health information technology in the Office of the Secretary for Health and Human Services. In this capacity, he serves as the chief operating officer of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)
From page 99...
... Dr. Ganz is also director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA and leads a large research group that applies the scientific disciplines of public health (epidemiology, health services, behavioral sciences, biostatistics)
From page 100...
... Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. Bob's experience in cancer surveillance and research has included a field assignment as a CDC epidemiologist in the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program, a CDC project officer for CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries, work on the United States Cancer Statistics series, and the lead scientist for CDC's patterns of cancer care studies and for its cancer mortality study.
From page 101...
... He serves on national committees to improve cancer outcomes and quality at both the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer and the American Cancer Society. He has published widely on a variety of topics in health economics and outcomes research, including patient-reported outcomes assessment, quality-of-care evaluation and improvement, and the theory and practice of cost-effectiveness analysis.
From page 102...
... McGivney, Ph.D., is chief executive officer of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network -- an alliance of 21 of the world's leading cancer centers. Prior to joining the NCCN in 1997, Dr.
From page 103...
... Murphy has also served on numerous editorial boards, including Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, and the Journal of Clinical Oncology. She has been a member of the boards of directors for the American Cancer Society, the American Association of Cancer Research, the American Society of Hematology, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology and has been an adviser to NCI and FDA.
From page 104...
... and the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium (CanCORS) , a multisite national study of 10,000 recently diagnosed lung and colorectal cancer patients.
From page 105...
... Kelley's lab, and helps coordinate collaborations with a network of chordoma researchers at other institutions around the world. In school Josh received numerous honors and awards including the USA Today All-USA Academic First Team Award, Prudential Spirit of Community Award, CocaCola Scholarship, and AXA Achievement National Award.
From page 106...
... His team has shown how to translate techniques from the science of biomedical informatics into novel approaches to information infrastructure that reduce costs to implement and barriers to adoption. The resulting enterprise-wide electronic patient chart and communication and decision support tools promote his current focus on system-supported, evidence-based practice and research leading toward personalized medicine.
From page 107...
... Ms. Thames also participates on the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise workgroups that are focused on moving forward the development of a standardized electronic health record and the secure exchange of standardized patient information across the healthcare community.
From page 108...
... , at FDA. She previously served as FDA deputy commissioner and chief medical officer, as well as FDA deputy commissioner for operations and chief operating officer.
From page 109...
... , the Distinguished Service and Leadership Award from the Food and Drug Law Institute (2008) , and the Distinguished Career Award from the Drug Information Association (2008)


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