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HCUP Events

Upcoming Events
May 9 – 12, 2012 Society for General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 35th Annual Meeting
Poster and Workshop Presentation
Location: Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotel, Orlando, FL
Other Information: For more information, please visit the SGIM Website.
Summary: HCUP will sponsor several activities during the SGIM Annual Meeting. A listing is below:
  • Poster Presentation
    On May 9 from 5:00 P.M. to 6:30 P.M., AHRQ staff will present a poster on the incidence of post-surgical infections after low-risk, short-stay surgeries.


  • Workshop Presentation
    On May 12 from 1:00 P.M. to 2:30 P,M., AHRQ staff will present a workshop on examining hospital readmissions with HCUP.
June 2 - 6, 2012 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 17th Annual International Meeting
Exhibit Booth and Workshop and Poster Presentations

Location: Washington Hilton, Washington, DC
Other Information: For more information, please visit the ISPOR Website.
Summary: HCUP will sponsor several activities during the ISPOR Annual International Meeting. Representatives will be available to provide information and answer questions. A listing is below:
  • Exhibit Booth
    June 4-6, HCUP will sponsor an exhibit booth. Representatives will be available to provide information and answer questions.


  • Poster Presentation
    June 4 from 4:30 P.M to 8:30 P.M., HCUP staff will present a poster on open versus endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm: an exploration with discharge and post-discharge-mortality data.


  • Poster Presentation
    June 5 from 8:45 A.M. to 1:15 P.M., HCUP staff will present a poster on missed and delayed diagnosis of stroke in emergency department patients with headache or dizziness.


  • Workshop Presentation
    June 6 from 3:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M., AHRQ staff will present an introductory workshop on using HCUP data.
June 3 - 7, 2012 2012 Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Annual Conference
Exhibit Booth and Poster Presentation

Location: CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE
Other Information: For more information, please visit the CSTE Website.
Summary: HCUP will sponsor multiple activities during the CSTE Annual Conference. A listing is below:
  • Exhibit Booth
    June 3-6, HCUP will sponsor an exhibit booth. Representatives will be available to provide information and answer questions.


  • Poster Presentation
    On June 5 from 10:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M., AHRQ staff will present a poster on the incidence of post-surgical infections after low-risk, short-stay surgeries.
June 10 - 13, 2012 American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) 4th Biennial Conference
Exhibit Booth and Workshop and Podium Presentations

Location: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Other Information: For more information, please visit the ASHEcon Website.
Summary: AHRQ will sponsor multiple activities during the ASHEcon Conference. A listing is below:
  • Exhibit Booth
    June 11-13, AHRQ will sponsor an exhibit booth. Representatives will be available to provide information and answer questions.


  • Workshop Presentation
    June 10 from 9:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. AHRQ staff will present a workshop on AHRQ research databases and grant funding opportunities, including an overview on using HCUP data.


  • Podium Presentation
    HCUP staff will present on the effect of economic conditions on hospital utilization in the US: A state-level analysis 1995-2009, date TBD.
June 23 – 26, 2012 AcademyHealth 2012 Annual Research Meeting (ARM)
Exhibit Booth, Panel Session, Workshop, and Poster Presentations

Location: Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, Orlando, FL
Other Information: For more information, please visit the AcademyHealth Website.
Summary: HCUP will sponsor a number of activities during the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. A listing is below:
  • Exhibit Booth
    June 24-26, HCUP will sponsor an exhibit booth. Representatives will be available to provide information and answer questions.


  • Podium Presentation
    June 23 from 3:35 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. during the Pre-Conference Behavioral Health Services Research Interest Group Meeting, AHRQ staff will present on community hospital admission from the emergency department by persons with substance use disorders.


  • Panel Session
    June 25 from 3:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. AHRQ staff will present a session entitled, "HCUP Data and Tools for Research".


  • Workshop
    HCUP will sponsor a pre-conference workshop entitled, "HCUP In-Depth and a Special Focus on Repeated Use of Health Care Services (Revisits/Readmissions)" as part of AcademyHealth's methods seminar preceding the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. This course will be held on Saturday, June 23 from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Registration is not yet open.


  • Poster Presentation
    June 24 from 2:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. HCUP staff will present a poster on the impact of hospital competition on Medicare and commercially insured inpatient resource use.


  • Poster Presentation
    June 25 from 6:45 P.M. to 8:15 P.M. AHRQ staff will present a poster on the incidence of post-surgical infections after low-risk, short-stay surgeries performed in ambulatory and inpatient settings.


  • Podium Presentation
    June 26 from 9:45 A.M. to 11:15 A.M. HCUP staff will present on what hospital inpatient services contributed the most to the growth in the cost per case.
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Recent Past
April 25, 2012 Workshop: HCUP Data Users Workshop
Location: AHRQ Headquarters, Rockville, MD
Other Information: Registration for this event reached capacity prior to the event.
Summary: AHRQ sponsored a full-day hands-on workshop for health services researchers interested in using HCUP data resources. Participants were exposed to HCUP databases and related tools (including HCUPnet) via hands-on manipulation of the data.
April 18, 2012 Webinar: Overview of the HCUP Products and Tools
Location: Webinar
Other Information: Registration for this webinar reached capacity prior to the event.
Summary: HCUP hosted the second of a two-part webinar series on HCUP databases, products, and tools. This one-hour session introduced health services and policy researchers to the HCUP products and tools, with particular emphasis on HCUPnet, our free online data query system.
April 11, 2012 Webinar: Overview of the HCUP Databases
Location: Webinar
Other Information: Registration for this webinar reached capacity prior to the event.
Summary: HCUP hosted the first of a two-part webinar series on HCUP databases, products, and tools. This one-hour session introduced health services and policy researchers to the HCUP databases and related resources that can enhance their research studies by providing a general overview of the HCUP databases..
March 28 - 30, 2012 Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) 24th Annual Scientific Sessions
Exhibit Booth

Location: Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale, New Haven, CT
Other Information: For more information, please visit the ENRS Website.
Summary: HCUP sponsored an exhibit booth during the ENRS Annual Scientific Sessions. Representatives were available to provide information and answer questions.
February 22 - 25, 2012 American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) 2012 Conference
Poster Presentation and Exhibit Booth

Location: Buena Vista Palace Hotel and Spa, Orlando, FL
Other Information: For more information, please visit the ACPM Website.
Summary: HCUP sponsored several activities during the ACPM Conference, including staffing and exhibit booth, and presenting a poster. Representatives were available to provide information and answer questions.
February 13 - 14, 2012 National Health Policy Conference (NHPC) 2012 Annual Meeting
Exhibit Booth

Location: JW Marriot Hotel, Washington, DC
Other Information: For more information, please visit the NHPC Website.
Summary: HCUP sponsored an exhibit booth during the NHPC Annual Meeting. Representatives were available to provide information and answer questions.
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Internet Citation: HCUP Events. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). May 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/events.jsp.
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