I.    Objectives and Goals of Meeting (20 minutes) — David Stephens, MD, Vice President for Research, Emory University
a.    Introduction and Overview of Health Services Research at Emory
b.    Charge: Assess Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
II.    Overview of Emory's Center for Health Outcomes and Quality and the Department of Health Policy (30 minutes) — Kimberly Rask, MD, PhD, Director, Center on Health Outcomes and Quality, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

III.    Overview of  Emory's New Healthcare Innovation Program (30 minutes) — Fred Sanfilippo, MD, PhD, Director, Healthcare Innovation Program, Emory
(http://hip.emory.edu/)

IV.    Perspective on Quality-related Research and the AHRQ  Grant (20 minutes) — John Sweeney, MD, Director, Clinical Quality and Patient Safety, Department of Surgery, Emory

V.    Overview of Georgia Tech's new Institute of People and Technology (20 minutes) — Mark Braunstein, MD, Associate Director, Health Systems Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology
VI.    Break (15 minutes)

VII.    Small Groups: SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis of Health Services  Research (1 hour)

a.    HSR Funding and Program Development (Basswood Room)

Lead: TBD Members: TBD

• Sources of funding
• Priorities federal, state, local
• Federal funding uncertainties 
• Federal budget
• Healthcare reform and reimbursement changes
• Development opportunities 
• Seed funding

b.    HSR Key Faculty, Partnerships and Collaborations (Mountain Laurel Room)

Lead: TBD Members: TBD

• Key faculty recruits
• Community/healthcare networks
• VA program in HSR&D
• Pediatric HSR-Outcomes Center
• Business school/Economics Department
• Georgia Tech Health Systems Institute
• Other institutional partners
• Competition

c.    HSR Programs-1  (Maple Room)

Lead: TBD Members: TBD

• Clinical Effectiveness Research
• Quality
• Accessibility of care
• New models of healthcare delivery
• Health technologies
• IT infrastructure and connectivity

d.    HSR Programs-2 (Magnolia Room)

Lead: TBD Members: TBD

• Health education and practice
• Health economics
• Public Health
• Behavioral research in health
• Health disparities
• Global Health
• Health Policy and Management
• Health ethics

VIII.    Present SWOT by Groups and Analysis and Discussion (1 hour)