May 4, 0211

Multilevel Interventions in Health Care: Presentation by Steven Clauser, PhD

Multilevel Interventions in Health Care: Building the Foundation for Future Research Goals

Steven Clauser, PhD (NCI), welcomes participants to the first day of the Multilevel Interventions in Health Care Conference, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.

This presentation will synthesize emerging themes from the earlier papers and describe key challenges in moving the field of multilevel intervention research forward in cancer care delivery.

Conference Description
The research conference sponsored by the National Cancer Institute assembled health care researchers, clinicians, and administrators to discuss the importance of multilevel approaches to improving health care quality in the United States. It occurred over two days and was associated with the American Society for Preventive Oncology's (ASPO) annual meeting in March of 2011. This presentation is one of 13 research papers. The conference offered platforms for participant discussion and engagement regarding the opportunities and challenges of multilevel intervention research. Recorded sessions, presentation slides, and additional resources are available at http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/mli/index.htm