Many
State-of-the-Science Conferences and Workshops adhere to the
NIH Consensus Development Conference (CDC) format because
the process is useful for evaluating complex issues. In the
CDC format, NIH State-of-the-Science Statements are prepared
by a non advocate, non-Federal panel of experts, based on:
(1) presentations by investigators working in areas relevant
to the consensus questions typically during a 1-1/2-day
public session; (2) questions and statements from conference
attendees during open discussion periods that are part of
the public session, and (3) closed deliberations by the
panel during the remainder of the second day and morning of
the third. Each statement is an independent report of the
panel and is not a policy statement of the NIH or the
Federal Government.
Other
State-of-the-Science Conferences and Workshops are organized
around unique formats. Usually, speakers present findings or
perspectives on the issue. The public is invited to address
questions to the speakers. Policy implications may be
discussed. A report of the findings can emerge in one of a
variety of formats including publication in a clinical or
scientific journal.

NIH State-of-the-Science Statements
(formerly known as "Technology Assessment
Statements")
- Evaluating the Elderly
Patient: The Case for Assessment Technology, June
29-30, 1983
- Donor Registries for
Bone Marrow Transplantation, May 13-15, 1985
- The Health Benefits of
Pets, September 10-11, 1987
- Modeling in Biomedical
Research: An Assessment of Current and Potential
Approaches: Applications to Studies in
Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Function and Diabetes, May
1-3, 1989
- Health Care Delivery
Research Using Hospital Firms, April 30-May 1,
1990
- Report on the Workshop
on Diffusion of ECMO Technology, May 31-June 1,
1990
- Bovine
Somatotropin, December 5-7, 1990
- Clinical Trials
Results: Exploring the Dissemination Process, January
15, 1991
- Effects and Side
Effects of Dental Restorative Materials, August
26-28, 1991
- Methods for Voluntary
Weight Loss and Control, March 30 - April 1, 1992
- The Head and Heart of
Chaos: Nonlinear Dynamics in Biological Systems, June
15-16, 1992
- Ultrasound Screening:
Implications of the Radius Study, December 3,
1993
- An Evidence-Based
Health Care System: The Case for Clinical Trials
Registries, December 6-7, 1993
- The Persian Gulf
Experience and Health, April 27-29, 1994
- Bioelectrical
Impedance Analysis in Body Composition Measurement,
December 12-14, 1994
- Gaucher Disease:
Current Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment, February
27-March 1, 1995
- Integration of
Behavioral and Relaxation Approaches Into the Treatment
of Chronic Pain and Insomnia, October 16-18, 1995
- Management of
Temporomandibular Disorders, April 29 - May 1,
1996
- Improving Medical
Implant Performance Through Retrieval Information:
Challenges and Opportunities, January 10-12, 2000
- Endoscopic
Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for Diagnosis
and Therapy, January 14-16, 2002
- Management of the
Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Mass ("Incidentaloma"),
February 4-6, 2002
- Symptom Management in
Cancer: Pain, Depression, and Fatigue, July 15-17,
2002

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