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Year of Conference : 2013 (4)

Cook K.F. (2013, April). Meeting the Challenge: Demonstrating Coordinated Quality Pain Care to our Service Members and Veterans. Invited presentation. Presented at The National Academy of Pain Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA.

Cook K.F., Galloway K (2013, April). Transformation of Pain Management. Invited presentation. Presented at the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit, Orlando, FL, USA.

Witter, J. (2013, March). Rare Diseases and PROMIS: Opportunities.PowerPoint icon [PDF Versionpdf icon Text-only version] Presented at the NIH Rare Disease Day conference, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Witter, J. (2013, May). PROMIS: Theory to RealityPowerPoint icon [PDF Versionpdf icon Text-only version] Presented at the International Collaboration for Clinical Genomics (ICCG) Conference, Bethesda, MD, USA.

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Year of Conference : 2012 (45)

Abernethy, A.P., Cella, D., Ware, J. (2012, March). Stakeholder Perspectives: The Evolution of PROs and the Development and Utilization of PROs for CER. Presented at the EDM Forum Stakeholder Symposium: Collection and Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes for CER, Washington, DC, USA.

Amtmann, D., Nowinski, C., Cella, D., Salem, R, Revicki, D., Wolfe, F., Michaud, K., Askew, R.L. (2012, October). PROMIS Version 2 pain quality item bank discriminates between neuropathic and other types of pain. Presented at the ISOQOL 19th Annual Conference, Budapest, Hungary.

Bevans, K.B., Pratiwadi, R., Forrest, C.B. (2012, October). The Effects of Survey Administration Modality on the Assessment of Child Reported Health. (poster session). Presented at the ISOQOL 19th Annual Conference, Budapest, Hungary.

Blum, S.I., Tourkodimitris, S., & Spera, A. (2012, June). Evaluating the frequency and sequence of items administered using PROMIS Computer Adaptive Testing. Presented at the 17th Annual International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.

Broderick, J.E. (2012, June). Written emotional expression and PROMIS outcome measurement. Presented at the Intrepid Center of Excellence, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.

Brunner, H. I. (2012, November). Validation of Promis Modules for Use in Childhood-Onset Lupus. Presented at the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.

Buysse, D.J., Krystal, A.D., Johnston, K.L., Dodds, N.E., Yu, L., Giang, R., & Pilkonis, P.A. (2012, June). Sleep and health-related function in sleep disorder patients measured with PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (SLEEP 2012), Boston, MA, USA.

Cella, D. (2012, February). PROMIS: Past and present. Presented at the Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA.

Cella, D. (2012, January). PROMIS. Presented at the Center for Quality and Safety's Forum on Patient Reported Outcomes, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Cella, D. (2012, July). Implementing NIH tools for collecting PROs: PROMIS, Assessment Center, and NeuroQoL. Presented at Biogen Idec, Boston, MA, USA.

Cella, D. (2012, July). Methodological Issues: Method of Administration/Collection & Response.pdf icon (Patient Reported Outcomes Workshop #1). Presented at the National Quality Forum's Patient Reported Outcomes Consensus Development Project, Washington, DC, USA.

Chen, W. H., Lenderking, W., Jin, Y., & Revicki, D. (2012, October). Is Rasch Model analysis aplicable in small sample pilot studies for assessing preliminary item characteristics: An example using data from PROMIS pain behavior item bank. Presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Budapest, Hungary.

Cook, K.F. (2012, February). Pain Outcomes Across Multiple Domains: What Should be Measured and the Nationla Institutes of Health (NIH) PROMIS Intiative: NIH PROMIS Outcomes Results. Presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine 28th Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, USA.

Cook, K.F. (2012, February). DoD/VHA Pain Task Force Update: PROMIS and PASTOR. Presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine 28th Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, USA.

Correia, H. (2012, October). One language: Benefits of a universal translation approach. Presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Budapest, Hungary.

Devine, J., Bevans, K., Riley, A.W., Moon, H., Salsman, J., Forrest, C.B., Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2012, October). Qualitative Development of the PROMIS® Pediatric Subjective Well-Being Item Banks. Presented at the ISOQOL 19th Annual Conference, Budapest, Hungary.

Devine, J., Gerigk, D.J., Metzner, F., Herdman, M., Hurtado, M., Castillo, G., Moon, J.H., Forrest, C.B., Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2012, October). (poster session). Application of a Universal Translation Method to PROMIS® Pediatric Item Banks. Presented at the ISOQOL 19th Annual Conference, Budapest, Hungary.

Farrell, J.E., Kashikar-Zuck, S., Jacobson, C. J., Correia, H., Dampier, C., Verkamp, E., Segerman, J., Morgan DeWitt, E. (2012, May). The role of cognitive interviews in the development of Pain Behavior and Pain Quality item banks for pediatrics: a Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) study. Presented at the American Pain Society 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA.

Forrest, C.B. (2012, February). Easily Accessible, Cutting Edge Measurement Technology: The PROMIS Initiative. Presented at the 5th Annual Interdisciplinary Pediatric Behavioral Health Research Conference, Wauwatosa, WI, USA.

Forrest C.B., Crane, P., Crane, H. (2012, June). Collecting and Analyzing Patient Reported Outcomes for Comparative Effectiveness Research. Presented at Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA.

Forrest, C.B., Bevans, K., Pratiwadi, R., Moon, J., Tucker, C.A., Lai, J-S. (2012, October). A Life Course Approach to Measurement of Global Health. Presented at the ISOQOL 19th Annual Conference, Budapest, Hungary.

Frank, J.C., Gershon, R., Jones, R.N., Rothrock, N., Shea, J.A., Stewart, A.L., Templin, T.N., Teresi, J., Wallace, J.P., Weech-Maldonado, R. (2012, November). Introduction to Patient-Reported Outcome Item Banks. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA.

Gershon, R.C. (2012, March). Need for cognitive measures. Presented at the State of the Science Conference on Outcomes Measurement in Medical Rehabilitation Conference - National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation, Arlington, VA, USA.

Gershon, R.C. (2012, May). PROMIS: A New Paradigm for Measuring Patient Outcomes: Using technology to reduce patient burden and improve measurement precision. Kenneth A. Johnson Memorial and Research Lecturer. Presented at the American Association of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kappelman, M.D., Long, M.D., Martin, C., DeWalt, D.A., Lewis, J.D., Kineer, P.M., Sandler, R.S. (2012, May). Evaluation of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) in a large cohort of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. (poster session). Presented at the Digestive Disease Week 2012, San Diego, CA, USA.

Keller, S., Yang, M., Evensen, C., Treadwell, M. (2012, October). Are Condition-Specific Measures Necessary to the Practice of Personalized Medicine?pdf icon Presented at the ISOQOL 19th Annual Conference, Budapest, Hungary.

Khanna, D. (2012, May). The future of PROMIS in rheumatology. Presented at OMERACT 11, Pinehurst, NC, USA.

Menard, J., Cranston, K., Jacobs, S., DeLuca, H., Dunn, E., Wharton, C., MacPherson, C., Wang, J., Hinds, P.S., & Gross, H. (2012, April). Acceptability and feasibility of PROMIS pediatric measures among children and adolescents in active cancer treatment, survivorship, and with incurable cancer. Presented at Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, CA, USA.

Moore, A. (2012, August). Patients' Understanding of Common Terms Used in Self-reported Measures of Sexual Function.pdf icon Presented at the World Meeting on Sexual Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.

Morales, L., Paz, S. H., Spritzer, K. L., & Hays, R. D. (2012, October). Analysis of the Spanish PROMIS pain behavior item bank for language related DIF. Presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Budapest, Hungary.

Paz, S., Spritzer, K. L., Morales, L., & Hays, R. D. (2012, October). Language and age equivalnce in the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) physical functioning items. Presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Budapest, Hungary.

Reeve, B. B. (2012, June). Patient reported outcomes -- Item response theory. Presented at the 19th Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research (ISPOR), Washington, DC.

Riley, A.W., Landgraf, J.M., Teneralli, R.E., Fiese, B.H., Meltzer, L.J., Ettinger, A.K., Bevans, K.B., Forrest, C.B. (2012, October). Qualitative Development of Child-Report Family Relationship Item Banks. (poster session). Presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Budapest, Hungary.

Riley, A., Forrest, C. B., Bevans, K. B., Anthony, S. J., & Otto, C. (2012, October). Symposium: Conceptual and methodological advances and research priorities for child HRQOL. Presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Budapest, Hungary.

Rothrock, N.E. (2012, May). Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Development. Presented at the 35th Annual Midwest Biopharmaceutical Statistics Workshop, Muncie, IN, USA.

Salem, R., Johnson, K. L., & Amtmann, D. (2012, October). Body mass index and symptoms and quality of life indicators of individual aging with disabilities. Presented at the APHA 140th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Available at https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper270175.html

Teneralli, R.E., Bevans, K.B., Forrest, C.B. (2012, October). Patient Reported Outcomes in Pediatric Clinical Trials: A Systematic Literature Review. (poster session). Presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Budapest, Hungary.

Terwee, C. B., Roorda, L., Boers, M., Dekker, J., Westhovens, R., van Leeuwen, J., Grootenhuis, M., Raat, H., van Dulmen-den Broeder, E., van Rossum, M. A. J., Hoopenbrouwers, K., Arnold, B. J., Cella, D., & de Vet, C. W. (2012, October). Dutch-Flemish translation of the PROMIS item banks. Presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Budapest, Hungary.

Trick, W., Smith, J., Kee, R., & Garcia, D. (2012, June). Measurements of health: Association between quality-of-life, symptom burden, and chronic disease score. Presented at the 2012 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Victorson, D., & Ring, M. (2012, May). Advancing outcomes measurement and data collection in integrative medicine clinical research using NIH PROMIS and Assessment Center applications. Presented at the 3rd International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health, Portland, OR, USA.

Weinfurt, K.P. (2012, February). Improving the assessment of patient-reported health using NIH PROMIS instruments. Presented at the 44th Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Weinfurt, K. (2012, August). Development and Validation of the PROMIS Sexual Function Measure (poster). Presented at the World Meeting on Sexual Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.

Weinfurt, K. (2012, August). Reasons for Sexual Inactivity: Results From a National Survey (poster). Presented at the World Meeting on Sexual Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.

Williams, D. A. (2012, November). Patient Reported Outcome Measures (including PROMIS). Presented at the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Witter, J., Morgan, E., Williams, D. (2012, November). Self-Reported Outcomes Including PROMIS Measures. Presented at the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.

Witter, J. (2012, November). Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System.PowerPoint icon [PDF Versionpdf icon Text-only version] Presented at the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.

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Year of Conference : 2011 (102)

Bagrath, K., & Strong, J. (2011, October). Using the ICF to examine the content coverage and clinical utility of the PROMIS Pain Interference Scale. Presented at the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) 18th Annual Conference, Denver, CO, USA.

Beaumont, J. (2011, July). Responsiveness of PROMIS-Cancer short forms. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Blum, S.I., Tourkodimitris, S., & Spera, A. (2011, November). Milnacipran improves health outcomes in fibromyalgia patients who have had an inadequate response to Duloxetine treatment as measured by PROMIS Computer Adaptive Testing. Presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.

Blum, S.I., Ploscowe, V., Atwell, R.S., Bruso, S.L., Tourkodimitris, S., & Spera, A.C. (2011, October). Exploring the feasibility of the use of PROMIS Computer Adaptive Testing in clinical trials. Presented at the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) 18th Annual Conference, Denver, CO, USA.

Bushnik, T., Carolozzi, N.E., Sherer, M., Tulsky, D.S. (2011, June). The Development of a Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Presented at the Federal Interagency Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury, Washington, DC, USA.

Carle, A. (2011, July). IRTPRO and EQS-IRT: A brief comparison. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Cella, D. (2011, February). Patient-reported outcomes for public health and clinical research: The PROMIS initiative. Presented at the Irvine Public Health Seminar, Irvine, CA, USA.

Cella, D. (2011, February). Is there promise in the NIH PROMIS initiative? Presented at the 13th Annual ASENT Conference, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Cella, D. (2011, January). PROMIS highlights: 2004-2010. Presented at NIH PROMIS 2011: Advancing PRO Science in Clinical Research and Patient Care, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Cella, D. (2011, July). CER & QOL: The importance of patient-reported outcomes. Presented at the Gynecologic Oncology Group Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Cella, D., Stone, A., & Czajkowski, S. (2011, June). PROMIS. Presented at the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research Annual Meeting, Deer Valley, UT, USA.

Cella, D. (2011, June). PROMIS. Presented at Grand Rounds, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.

Cella, D. (2011, March). PRO measurement in oncology trials and PRO measurement science for the 21st century: Common language, common metrics, and meaningful use. Presented at Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Cella, D, & Forrest, C.B. (2011, November). The science and impact of the NIH's Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS®). Presented at the NIH Institute and Center Director's Meeting, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Cella, D. (2011, July). Score reports and decision-making. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Chen, W-H., Revicki, D.A., Amtmann, D., Jensen, M., & Keffe, F. J. (2011, October). Development and analysis of PROMIS pain intensity scale. Presented at the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Research 18th Annual Conference, Denver, CO, USA.

Choi, S.W. (2011, July). Multidimensional hierarchical computerized adaptive testing. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Cook, K.F. (2011, February). DoD/VHA Pain Task Force Update: PROMIS and PASTOR. Presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine 28th Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, USA.

Cook, K.F. (2011, February). Pain outcomes across multiple domains: What should be measured and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) PROMIS initiative: NIH PROMIS outcomes results. Presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine 28th Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, USA.

Cook, K.F., & Revicki, D.A. (2011, May). Development and psychometric evaluation of the PROMIS pain interference item bank. Presented at the American Pain Society 30th Annual Scientific Meeting, Austin, TX, USA.

Cook, K.F. (2011, October). Introduction to Item Response Theory and Computerized Adaptive Testing for outcomes measurement instruments. Short course presented at the 9th International Conference of Health Policy Statistics, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Cook, K.F., Rothrock, N.E., Katzen, I. (2011, October). Workshop 5 (Part I) Introduction to Item Response Theory and Computerized Adaptive Testing for Outcomes Measurement Instruments. Presented at the 9th International Conference on Health Policy Statistics, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Crane, H. (2011, April). Improving clinical care for patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases using patient reported outcomes. Presented at the National Community Health Applied Research Network Meeting, Portland, OR, USA.

Crane, H. (2011, February). PROs, PROMIS, and CNICS: An update on progress. Presented at the CNICS National Meeting, Boston, MA, USA.

Crane, H. (2011, June). Comparative effects of initial HMG-Co~A-reductase inhibitor ('statin') choice on depression levels in people living with HIV: an illustration of analytic issues raised by using patient reported outcomes (PROs) in a comparative effectiveness framework. Presented at the 3rd Symposium on Comparative Effectiveness Research Methods, Rockville, MD, USA.

Crane, H. (2011, June). Patient reported outcomes in clinical care in community health centers. Presented at Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Beaufort, SC, USA.

Crane, H. (2011, March). Improving routine clinical care for HIV-infected patients using PROs. Presented at the Center for Healthcare Improvement for Addictions, Mental Illness, and Medical Vulnerable Populations, Seattle, WA, USA.

Crane, H. (2011, May). Initiating patient reported outcomes into routine clinical care. Presented at the Chase-Brexton Healthcare Centers and Community Health Clinics, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Crane, H. (2011, May). Implementing adherence collection into HIV clinical care and improving outcomes. Presented at the 6th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Miami, FL, USA.

Crane, P.K. (2011, July). DIF magnitude and impact. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Czajkowski, S.M., Riley, W.T., Pilkonis, P.A., Weinfurt, K. (2011, April). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): Using new theory and technology to improve measurement of patient-reported outcomes in clinical research. Presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC, USA.

Crane, H. (2011, May). Implementing adherence collection into HIV clinical care and improving outcomes. Presented at the 6th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Miami, FL, USA.

Dampier, C., Thornburg, C.D, Greenway, A., Faircloth, D., Gross, H.E., Thissen, D., & DeWalt, D. (2011, February). Evaluation of the pediatric PROMIS health domains in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). Presented at the Florida Partnership for Access to Sickle Cell Services Plenary Session, Hollywood, FL, USA.

DeWalt, D., & Forrest, C. (2011, March). PROMIS pediatric products. Presented at the Social Science Committee Meeting, Bethesda, MD, USA.

DeWalt, D.A. (2011, April). PROMIS: Concept, implementation, analysis. Presented at the Steering Committee Meeting of the Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network (NEPTUNE), Baltimore, MD, USA.

DeWalt, D.A. (2011, March). Patient report outcomes in performance measurement. Presented at the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement, Measures Development, Methodology, and Oversight Advisory Committee, Washington, DC, USA.

Edwards, T., Skalicky, A.M., Fredericksen, R. J., Austin, E. L., Crane, H.M., Crane, P.K., & Patrick, D.L. (2011, October). Content validation of PROMIS I depression items in the context of clinical care for adults living with HIV. Presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Denver, CO, USA.

Edwards, T.C., Patrick, D.L. (2011, October). Patient- and Observer-Reported Measurement in Pediatrics: Development in Cystic Fibrosis. Presented at the Measurement in Clinical Trials: Review and Qualification of Clinical Outcome Assessments, White Oak, MD, USA.

Flynn, K.E. (2011, December). Introduction to the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS); Development and validation of the PROMIS sexual function measure; and Using the PROMIS Assessment Center. Presented at the Cancer Care Ontario Executive Leadership Meeting, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Flynn, K.E., Rothrock, N., & Garcia, S. (2011, February). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) in cancer. Presented at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society 8th Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, USA.

Flynn, K.E. (2011, June). Assessing sexual health in cancer survivors. Presented at the Cancer Survivorship and Sexual Health Symposium, Washington, DC, USA.

Flynn, K.E. (2011, July). Validating the PROMIS® Sexual Function Brief Profile Measures. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Forrest, C.B. (2011, February). PROMIS Assessment Center. Presented at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Forrest, C.B. (2011, February). NIH PROMIS: Advancing PRO science in clinical research and patient care. Presented at the National Children's Study Steering Committee Meeting, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Forrest, C.B. (2011, January). PROMIS across the life course and in diverse populations. Presented at NIH PROMIS 2011: Advancing PRO Science in Clinical Research and Patient Care, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Forrest, C.B. (2011, June). PROMIS: Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System: Potential for regulatory research science. Presented at the FDA-NIH Joint Stakeholders Meeting, Silver Spring, MD, USA.

Forrest, C.B. (2011, June). Pediatric PROMIS® & the NCS Health Measurement Initiative. Presented to the National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Forrest, C.B. (2011, March). Advancing PRO science in clinical research and patient care. Presentation at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Forrest, C.B. (2011, May). Conceptualizing and measuring child health. Presented at the Symposium on Social Determinants of Child Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Forrest, C.B., Cella, D. (2011, December). The science and impact of the NIH's Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS®). Presented at the PSC Fall 2011 Colloquium Series, Philadelphia, PA.

Forrest, C.B., Cella, D. (2011, November). The Science and Impact of the NIH's Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System PROMIS®).

Fredericksen, R. (2011, February). Improving routine clinical care for HIV infected patients using patient reported outcomes. Presentation at the CFAR Substance Abuse Working Group Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA.

Gandek, B., Rose, M., Stone, A.A., Junghaenel, D.U., & Ware, Jr., J.E. (2011, October). Evaluating the impact of method of administration on item response: Results from the PROMIS initiative. Presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Denver, CO, USA.

Gershon, R. (2011, October). Invited symposium on the use of CAT in the development of the NIH Toolbox and PROMIS. Presented at the Conference of the International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing, Pacific Grove, CA, USA.

Gershon, R.C. (2011, July). Online panels for calibration and norming. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Gershon, R.C. (2011, July). Assessment Center. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Gipson, D., Wickman, L., Massengil,l S., Mahan, J., Ferris, M., Kapur, G., Pan, C., Chand, D., Geary, D., Leiser, J.,Barletta, G., Goebel, J., Hidalgo, G., Greenbaum, L., Gbadegesin, R., Lane, J., Kershaw, D., & Messer, K. (2011, May). Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): Focus on pediatric nephrotic syndrome. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA.

Gross, H.E., Hinds, P., Dampier, C., DeWitt, E.M., Amtmann, D., Gipson, D., Thissen, D., Stucky, B.D., Liu, Y., DeWalt, D. (2011, April). Emotional and social health in children with chronic medical conditions: Quality of life outcomes and contributing factors. Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Halfon, N., Forrest, C.B., Gershon, R.C. (2011, August). Defining and Measuring Health Across the Life Course. Presented at the National Children's Study Research Day, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Hays, R. (2011, July). Relative validity of PROMIS physical functioning (& legacy) measures in arthritis. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Hays, R. (2011, July). Relative validity of PROMIS (& legacy) measures in COPD. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Jacobson, C.J., Farrell, J.E., Kashikar Zuck, S., Verkamp, E., Seid, M., & Morgan DeWitt, E. (2011, October). Sometimes at pains to say: An exploration of communication factors affecting child and adolescent self-report of pain and pain related functioning. Presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Denver, CO, USA.

Johnson, L.L. (2011, August). PROMIS®, REDCap, and data management. Presented by teleconference at the CTSA Pain Researchers Interest Group (CPRIG) Meeting.

Johnson, L.L. (2011, July). Developing more precise and meaningfully discriminative measure of health-related quality of life: A Case for computer-adaptive testing. Presented at the 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings, Miami Beach, FL, USA.

Jones, R.N. (2011, July). Impact of DIF in CAT: A simulation study using the PROMIS depression item bank. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Lai, J.S. (2011, July). Linking pediatric and adult item banks. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Liu, H. (2011, July). Reconciliation of different general population norms. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Morgan DeWitt, E., Gross, H.E., Stucky, B.D., Liu, Y., Thissen, D., Lovell, D.J., Wallace, C., Fries, J., Bruce, B., Rabinovich, E.C., Schanberg, L.E., & Dewalt, D.A. (2011, November). Cross-sectional validation of the Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System pediatric scale in juvenile idiopathic arthritis, childhood systematic lupus erythematosus, and juvenile dermatomyositis. Presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.

Pilkonis, P.A., Choi, S.W., Reise,S.P., Stover, A.M., Riley, W.T., and Cella, D. (2011, April). Item Banks for Measuring Emotional Distress from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): Depression, Anxiety, and Anger. Presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. Washington, DC, USA.

Reise, S.P., Chen, W-H., & Revicki, D.A. (2011, October). Evaluation and implications of multidimensionality on IRT analysis of a pain behavior item bank. Presented at the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) 18th Annual Conference, Denver, CO, USA.

Riley, W.T. (2011, May). PROMIS. Presented at the Alzheimer’s Dementia Outcomes Measurement Meeting. Bethesda, MD, USA.

Riley, W. (2011, May). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): Overview and applications for mental health research. Presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA.

Riley, W.T. (2011, November). Measurement of PROs: The PROMIS initiative. Presented at the Meeting on Measurement of Urinary Symptoms, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Riley, W., Cella, D. (2011, April). PROMIS Overview: Development of New Tools for Measuring Health-related Quality of Life and Related Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Diseases. Presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC, USA.

Rothrock, N., & Cella, D. (2011, April). PROMIS, Neuro-QOL and Toolbox: PRO tools for neurologists. Presented at the American Academy of Neurology Best Care Expo, Honolulu, HI, USA.

Rothrock, N. (2011, February). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) and Assessment Center. Presented at the SCOPE Summit for Clinical Ops Executives, Coral Gables, FL, USA.

Rothrock, N., Garcia, S., & Flynn, K. (2011, February). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) in cancer. Presented at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, Anaheim, CA, USA.

Rothrock, N.E. (2011, April). Introduction to PROMIS and Assessment Center. Presented at the Osteogenesis Imprefecta Foundation Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.

Rothrock, N.E. (2011, December). The Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS). Presented at the Cancer Prevention & Control, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

Rothrock, N.E. (2011, September). Psychosocial Distress Screening and Management. Presented at the Navigation & Survivorship Conference, Academy of Oncology Nurse Navigators, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Shulman, L. (2011, April). The value of PROMIS in clinical practice and research. Presented at the 63rd American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA.

Shulman, L. (2011, February). Got outcome measures? What clinicians and investigators want. Presented at the 13th Annual ASENT Conference, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Shulman, L. (2011, January). The value of PROMIS is clinical practice and research. Presented at NIH PROMIS 2011: Advancing PRO Science in Clinical Research and Patient Care, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Shulman, L. (2011, March). PROMIS- The science of measuring patient-reported outcomes. Presented at Grand Rounds, University of Maryland Department of Neurology, Baltimore, MD.

Skalicky, A.M., Solorio, R., Cardenas, D., Valdovinos, M., & Morales, L.S. (2011, October). Evaluating comprehension of PROMIS I Depression and Anxiety calibrated Spanish items in native Spanish-speakers persons living with HIV/AIDS. Presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Denver, CO, USA.

Spiegel, B. (2011, April). Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System for Gastroenterology: Overview of Gl PROMIS. Presented at the 9th International Symposium on Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Teresi, J. (2011, July). Differential item functioning (DIF) analyses: Magnitude and impact. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Thissen, D. (2011, July). IRTPRO demo. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Tonkins, W., & Wearins, S. (2011, May). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®): The science of patient reported outcomes. Presented at the American Geriatric Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.

Tonkins, W., & Wearins, S. (2011, October). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®): The science of patient reported outcomes. Presented at the NIH Research Festival, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Tonkins, W., & Wearins, S. (2011, October). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®): The science of patient reported outcomes. Presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Exposition, Washington, DC, USA.

Weinfurt, K.P. (2011, January). Introduction to PROMIS and the needs of clinical research. Presented at NIH PROMIS 2011: Advancing PRO Science in Clinical Research and Patient Care, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Weinfurt, KP, Cella D, Forrest CB, Shulman L. (January 11, 2011). NIH PROMIS 2011: Advancing PRO Science in Clinical Research and Patient Care. Videocast and presentation materials delivered at NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.

Weinfurt, K.P. (2011, October). Validating the PROMIS® Sexual Function Brief Profile Measures. Presented at the 18th Annual ISOQOL Conference, Denver, CO, USA.

Weinfurt, K.P. (2011, October). Mood and Gender Effects on the Accuracy of 30-day Recall of Sexual Function. Presented at the 18th Annual ISOQOL Conference, Denver, CO, USA.

Weinfurt, K.P. (2011, October). Validity of 1-month Recall for Components of Sexual Function. Presented at the 18th Annual ISOQOL Conference, Denver, CO, USA.

Weinfurt, K., Flynn, K. (2011, April). The PROMIS® Sexual Function Measure: Development and Early Validation. Presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC, USA.

Wiest, K., Colditz, J., McCarty, D., & Pilkonis, P.A. (2011, June). Pain interference in substance use disorder patients. Presented at the 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Wiest, K., Colditz, J., McCarty, D., Hartnett, T.T., Jackson, T.R., & Pilkonis, P.A. (2011, October). PROMIS measures in substance use treatment patients and the general population. Presented at the Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.

Wu, E. (2011, July). EQSIRT: A user-friendly IRT program. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Warrenton, VA, USA.

Yost, K., Beaumont, J.L., Eton, D.T., Garcia, S.F., & Cella, D. (2011, October). Confirmation of minimally important differences for six PROMIS cancer scales and five computer adaptive tests. Presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Denver, CO, USA.

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Year of Conference : 2010 (56)

Bass, M., Yount, S., Rothrock, N. & Gershon, R. (2010, November). Patient reported outcomes monitoring via integrated voice response. Presented at the mHealth Summit, Washington, DC, USA.

Beaumont, J. L., Liu, Z., Choi, S., Yao, J., Phan, A., & Cella, D. (2010, June). Relationship between neuroendocrine tumor-related symptoms and PROMIS health-related quality-of-life scores. Presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL, USA.

Beaumont, J. L., Liu, Z., Choi, S. W., Yao, J. C., & Cella, D. (2010, January). Relationship between health-related quality of life and clinical characteristics of patients with neuroendocrine tumor. Presented at the 2010 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium: Science and Multidisicplinary Management of GI Malignancies, Orlando, FL, USA.

Bevans, K.B. (2010, October). Development of Children's Cognitive Capabilities: Implications for 2010 Pediatric Self-Report Measures. Presented at the 2010 International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Annual Meeting, London, England.

Cella, D. (2010, January). PROMIS and related ways to shorten assessment of self-reported health. Presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA.

Cella, D., Beaumont, J., Liu, Z., Phan, A., Choi, S., & Yao, J. (2010, June). Neuroendocrine tumor disease state and PROMIS health-related quality of life scores. Presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL, USA.

Cella, D. (2010, June). Generic and targeted PROMIS tools for cancer survivorship research. Presented at the Cancer Survivorship Research Conference, Washington, DC, USA.

Cella, D. (2010, May). Update on PROMIS. Presented at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Cella, D. (2010, November). PROMIS: The trans-MIH initiative on patient-reported outcomes. Presented at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing's Center of Excellence in Biobehavioral Research, Richmond, VA, USA.

Cella, D., Lai, J-S., & Garcia, S. F. (2010, October). The NIH Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System cancer fatigue item bank (PROMIS CA-FIB): Validation with cancer population. Presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), London, England, UK.

Cella, D. (2010, September). Measurements in Health Care: PROMIS. Presented at the International Conference on Outcomes Measurement, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Cella, D. (2010, September). PROMIS, cancer research, and you. Presented to the Moffitt Cancer Center Council of Scientific Advisory Boards, Tampa, FL, USA.

Cella, D., Stone, A.A., Amtmann, D. (2010, April). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): Using new theory and technology to improve measurement of patient-reported outcomes in clinical research. Society of Behavioral Medicine, Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Seattle, WA, USA.

Crane, H. (2010, December). Improving routine clinical care for HIV-infected patients using patient reported outcomes. Presented at the CHARN Meeting for Community Health Centers, Boston, MA. USA.

Curtis, S.M. (2010, September). Towards a Bayesian model-averaging approach to account for nuisance factors, residual covariation, and secondary domains. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Dampier, C., Thornburg, C.D, Greenway, A., Faircloth, D., Gross, H.E., Thissen, D., & DeWalt, D. (2010, December). Evaluation of the pediatric PROMIS health domains in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). Presented at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA.

DeWalt. D. (2010, August). PROMIS pediatrics development and products. Presented at the Children's Oncology Group PRO Resource Center Committee Meeting, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Dong, M., Beaumont, J., Liu, Z., Phan, A., Choi, S., Cella, D., & Yao, J. (2010, June). Somatostatin analogue therapy and PROMIS health-related quality-of-life scores in patients with neuroendocrine tumors. Presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL, USA.

Flynn, K.E., Jeffery, D.D., Reeve, B.B., Lin, L., Wilder Smith, A., Abernethy, A.P., Reese, J.B., & Weinfurt, K.P. (2010, October). Progress on the PROMIS® Sexual Function Measure. Presented at the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Annual Conference, London, England, UK.

Forrest, C.B. (2010, January). The NIH PROMIS assessment center: clinical research applications. Presented at Grand Rounds, Bloorview Rehab Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Forrest, C.B. (2010, January). Modernizing the measurement of pediatric health. Presentation at the Health and Behavior Research Affinity Group Meeting, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Forrest, C.B., Bevans, K.B., Ravens-Siberer, U., Haley, S., & Patrick, D. (2010, October). Development and health in childhood: Setting the stage for PRO assessment across the life course. Presented at the 17th International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Annual Meeting, London, England, UK.

Forrest, C.B. (2010, September). Pediatric PROMIS: A national, NIH-funded effort to advance the science of patient reported outcomes. Presented at the Steering Committee Meeting of the NIH Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Forrest, C.B. (2010, September). Pediatric PROMIS: A national, NIH-funded effort to advance the science of patient reported outcomes. Presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.

Forrest, C.B. (2010, September). Practical application of item response theory and computer adaptive testing for measuring health status outcomes in pediatrics. Presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.

Forrest, C.B. (2010, September). The NIH PROMIS Assessment Center: Clinical research applications. Presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.

Forrest, C.B. (2010, December). Designing an Open-Science Pediatric Learning Health System. Presented at the NIH/AHRQ Conference on Methodological Challenges in Comparative Effectiveness Research. Bethesda, MD, USA.

Freyer, D., & Hinds, P.S. (2010, October.) Pediatric PROMIS and COG. Presented at the Children’s Oncology Group Fall Meeting, Dallas, TX, USA.

Garcia, S., Lai, J.S., Salsman, J., Cella, D. (2010, February). Development of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Psychosocial Illness Impact Item Banks. Symposium Presentation. Presented at the 7th Annual Conference, American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), New Orleans, LA, USA.

Gershon, R. (2010, October). Enhancing outcome measurement in rehabilitation settings: Item response theory, computer adaptive testing and Assessment Center. Presented at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Gershon, R, Choi, S, & Cella, D. (2010, June). Short forms versus CAT for the assessment of patient reported outcomes measures. Presented at the Presented at the First International IACAT Conference on Computerized Adaptive Testing, Arnhem, Netherlands.

Haley, S.M., Tulsky, D.L. (2010, October). 2010 Empirical Approaches for Linking Child and Adult PROs. Presented at the 2010 International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Annual Meeting, London, England.

Johnson, L.L. (2010, July). Development and psychometric evaluation of the PROMIS (R) item banks and short-form instruments. Presented at the 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Keller, S. (2010, July). PROMIS: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System. A National Institutes of Health Roadmap Initiative. Presented at the National Quality Forum meeting, Washington, DC, USA.

Keller, S. , Werner, E.M., Reeve, B.B., Witter, J. (2010, March). The Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS): Advancing the Science of HRQoL Measurement. Presented at the National Conference on Blood Disorders in Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Lai, J.S. (2010, September). Calibrating new item banks that are extensions of existing banks. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Chicago, IL, USA.

Morgan DeWitt, E. (2010, April). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: Advancing assessment of self-reported health outcomes. Presented at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Quality Improvement and Health Services Research Seminar, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Nuss, S., Ruccione, K., Withycombe, J., & Hinds, P.S. (2010, October). The promise of PROMIS in the Measurements of patient-reported outcomes in pediatric oncology. Presented at the National Conference of the Association of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Nursing, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Patrick, D. (2010, December). Patient reported outcomes in routine clinical care of patients infected with HIV. Presented at the Fred Hutchinson Research Center, Biobehavioral and Outcomes Research Affinity Group (BORG) Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA.

Patrick, D. (2010, October). A life course approach to patient reports outcomes (PROs). Presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), London, England, UK.

Patrick, D.L. (2010, October). A Life Course Approach to Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO). Presented at the 2010 International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Annual Meeting, London, England.

Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M., Bevans, K., Rajmil, L., Tucker, C., & Forrest, C. (2010, October). Age-related changes in self reported quality of life of children and adolescents: a multilevel analysis across 13 European countries. Presented at the 17th International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Annual Meeting, London, England, UK.

Revicki, D.A. (2010, October). Health preference assessment in the PROMIS project: estimation and variation in preference scores by demographic and disease groups. Presented at the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) 17th Annual Conference, London, England, UK.

Rothrock, N. (2010, November). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) and Assessment Center. Presented at the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.

Rothrock, N., Hanrahan, R., & Gershon, R. (2010, October). Acceptance and usability of Assessment Center. Presented at the 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), London, England, UK.

Rothrock, N.E. (2010, November). Patient-reported outcome measures. Presented at the Joint Biostatistics, Outcomes, & Bioinformatics Seminar, Evanston, IL, USA.

Stone, A.A., Broderick, J.E. (2010, April). Reporting Period, Mode of Administration, and Response Options: Considerations in Development of PROMIS Scales. Presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Seattle, WA, USA.

Teresi, J. (2010, September). Differential item functioning (DIF) analyses: Overview. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Chicago, IL, USA.

Thissen, D. (2010, September). Scale linking: Background multidimensional IRT calibration as projection - Plans to consider linkage of PROMIS pediatric and adult scales. Presented at the PROMIS Psychometric Summit, Chicago, IL, USA.

Tonkins, W., & Wearins, S. (2010, April). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®): The science of patient reported outcomes. Presented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society Meeting, Mount Laurel, NJ, USA.

Tonkins, W. & Wearins, S. (2010, August). Patient-reported outcomes in nutrition and dietary intake research. Presented at the NHLBI Nutrition/Hemoglobinopathies Workshop, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Tugwell, P.S., Petersson, I.F., Boers, M., Gossec, L., Kirwan, J.R., Rader, T., Sanderson, T.C., van de Laar, M.A., Ueffing, E., & Witter, J.P. (2010, May). Domains selection for patient-reported outcomes; Current activities and options for future methods. Presented at the 10th International Consensus Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT), Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia.

Tulsky, D.S. (2010, June). Outcomes Measurement in Rehabilitation Medicine: Current Initiatives and Future Goals. Presented at the 2010 Biomechanics Priorities Conference / Delaware Priorities Conference, Newark, DE, USA.

Weinfurt, K.F., & Flynn, K. (2010, February). The PROMIS sexual function measure for cancer patients and survivors: Development and preliminary findings. Presented at the 7th Annual Conference of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Witter, J. (2010). PROMIS. Presented at the Critical Path Institute-NIH Joint Meeting.

Yu, L., Buysse, D. J., Moul, D. E., Germain, A., Stover, A. M., Dodds, N. E., Johnston, K. L., Shablesky-Cade, M. A., & Pilkonis, P. A. (2010). Development of 8-item PROMIS short forms for patient-reported sleep disturbance and sleep-related impairment. Poster presented at the Tenth Annual WPIC Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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Year of Conference : 2009 (38)

Amtmann, D., Bamer, A., Cook, K., Harniss, M., Johnson, K. (2009, November). Adapting PROMIS physical function items for users of assistive technology. Presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 137th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Cella, D., Reeve, B., & Weinfurt, K. (2009, May). Advances in cancer outcomes measurement: The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Orlando, FL, USA.

Cella, D. (2009, October). PROMIS, NeuroQOL, CAT, and PROMIS results. Presented at the ACRM/ASNR Joint Educational Conference, Denver, CO, USA.

Chen, W-H., Hays, R.D., & Reeve, B.B. (2009, August). Psychometric evaluation of PROMIS: IRT calibration, DIF, scaling, and validity. Presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings, Washington, DC, USA.

Choi, S. (2009, July). Comparison of PROMIS Health Profile Short Forms & CAT. Presented at the 2009 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.

Clauser, S.B. (2009, August). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): Future applications and challenges. Presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings, Washington, DC, USA.

Cook, K.F., Dudgeon, B., Roddey, T., Johnson, K., & Amtmann, D. (2009, October). Extension of PROMIS physical function bank for AT users. Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), New Orleans, LA, USA.

Cook, K.F., Dudgeon, B., Roddey, T., Bamer, A., & Amtmann, D. (2009, September). Adapting the PROMIS physical function outcome bank for MS AT users. Presented at the World Congress on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, Dusseldorf, Germany.

Cook, K., Bamer, A. Roddey, T., Amtmann, A. (2009, October). Clinician Rankings Inform Item Selection for an MS-Targeted Short Form. Presented at Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), New Orleans, LA, USA.

Cook, K., (2009, October). A Comparison of a PROMIS Pain Impact Short Form, PROMIS Pain Impact CATS and the BPI Interference Scale. Presented at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ontario, Canada.

Crane, H. (2009, June). CNICS, PROMIS, and improving clinical care for patients with HIV. Presentation at Grand Rounds, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Infectious Diseases, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

DeWalt, D. (2009, June). Development & psychometric evaluation of the PROMIS pediatric item banks. Presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.

DeWalt, D., Stucky, B. D., Irwin, D. E., Morgan DeWitt, E., & Lai J. S. (2009, October). PROMIS pediatric measurement scales: Psychometric analysis and results. Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), New Orleans, LA, USA.

Fries, J. F., Krishnan, E., Rose, M., Lingala, B., & Bruce, B. (2009, October). Improved responsiveness of physical function (disability) scales based upon item response theory (IRT). Presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Gershon, R.C., Choi, S., Lai, J.S., & Wee, H.L. (2009, October). Alternative Item Response Theory models for PROMIS. Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), New Orleans, LA, USA.

Hays, R. (2009, June). Development of physical and mental health summary scores from PROMIS global items. Presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.

Irwin, D.E., Stucky, B., Thissen, D., Lai, J.S., & Morgan DeWitt, E. (2009, October). Development of the PROMIS pediatric emotional distress item banks. Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), New Orleans, LA, USA.

Lai, J.S., Stucky, B.D., Thissen, D., Irwin, D.E., DeWitt, E.M., Varni, J.W., & DeWalt, D.A. (2009, October). Workshop 5 (Part I) Introduction to Item Response Theory and computerized adaptive testing for outcomes measurement instruments. Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), New Orleans, LA, USA.

Lai, J.S., Stucky, B., Thissen, D., Irwin, D., Morgan DeWitt, E., Varni, J., & DeWalt, D. (2009, October). Development of the PROMIS pediatric fatigue item bank. Presented at the 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), New Orleans, LA, USA.

Morgan DeWitt, E.M., Stucky, B.D., Thissen, D., Irwin, D.E., Varni, J.W., Lai, J.S., Yeatts, K.B., & DeWalt, D.A. (2009, October). Development and evaluation of PROMIS pediatric physical function item banks. Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), New Orleans, LA, USA.

Moul, D. E., Buysse, D. J., Yu, L., Germain, A., & Pilkonis, P. A. (2009, June). Description of sleep-related time-variable responses in the combined PROMIS dataset. Presented at the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Seattle, WA, USA.

Patrick, D.L., (2009, October). Going to Weight Loss Camp: Do Youth Lose Weight and Improve their Quality of Life? Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), New Orleans, LA, USA.

Reeve, B.B. (2009, August). Advancing health outcomes measurement: The NIH Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). Presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings, Washington, DC, USA.

Reeve, B.B. (2009, October). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): Advancing the science of health-related quality of life assessment. Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), New Orleans, LA, USA.

Revicki, D. (2009, October). PROMIS: Advancing the science of patient-reported outcomes assessment in health services research. Presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.

Revicki, D.A. (2009, August). Challenges and advantages for PROMIS instruments for clinical studies. Presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings, Washington, DC, USA.

Revicki, D.A. (2009, June). Item response theory, computerized adaptive testing and NIH PROMIS project. Presented at WEON, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Revicki, D.A. (2009, June). Advancing the science of patient-reported outcome assessment in health services research. Presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.

Revicki, D.A., Amtmann, D., Chen, W-H., & Cook, K.F. (2009, October). Development and psychometric analysis of the PROMIS pain behavior and impact item banks. Presented at the16th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), New Orleans, LA, USA.

Spiegel, B., (2009, April). Measuring minimally clinically important differences using patient reported outcomes (PROs). Presented at the Rome Foundation Endpoints and Outcomes Conference, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Spiegel, B., (2009, April). Health Behaviors, Health Outcomes, and Cost-Effectiveness in IBS. Presented at the Rome Foundation Endpoints and Outcomes Conference, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Stucky, B.D., Irwin, D.E., Thissen, D., DeWitt, E.M., Varni, J.W., Lai, J.S., Yeatts, K.B., & DeWalt, D.A. (2009, October). Design and sample characteristics of the PROMIS pediatrics large scale survey. Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), New Orleans, LA, USA.

Tonkins, W., & Wearins, S. (2009, April). An NIH Roadmap for Medical Research Initiative: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS™). Presented at the NIH Capitol Hill Poster Session, Washington, DC, USA.

Tonkins, W., & Wearins, S. (2009, July). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System™ (PROMIS). Presented at the National Medical Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, USA.

Tonkins, W., & Wearins, S. (2009, November). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®): The science of patient reported outcomes. Presented at the 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Yount, S. (2009, January). PROMIS: Promises, challenges and opportunities. Presented at the meeting of the Medical Research Council: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs): Identifying UK Research Priorities, London, England, United Kingdom.

Yount, S. (2009, March). Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) roundtable. Presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Chicago, IL, USA.

Yu, L., Olino, T. M., Pilkonis, P. A., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2009, October). Linking the PROMIS Depression Scale with the CES-D, BDI, and K-SADS. Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL): Integrating HRQOL in Health Care Policy, Research, and Practice, New Orleans, LA, USA.

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Year of Conference : 2008 (85)

Baggott, C. (2008, March). Symptom Assessment With Patient Surveys. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Bode, R. (2008, October). The PROMIS experience with the social health domain. Presented at the Meeting of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Bode, R. K., & Mallinson, T. (2008, September). Consistency across samples in the identification of DIF. Presented at the International Conference on Outcomes Measurement: Behavioral Health Measurement: From Theory to Application, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Broderick, J. E. (2008, March). Recall periods for pain and fatigue self-report items. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Brodey, B. B. (2008, March). Always vs. almost always: The effect of response anchors on item characteristics. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Buysse, D. J. (2008, June). PROMIS Sleep-Wake battery: Development and preliminary results. Presented at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Buysse, D. J., & Yu, L. (2008, March). The PROMIS Sleep-Wake Function battery I: Development of the item bank and initial validation. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Callahan, L., DeVellis, R.F., & DeWalt, D.A. (2008, October). PROMIS (Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System): Review of the first 3 years of progress and implications for arthritis outcomes assessment. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology and Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Callahan, L. F., DeVellis, R. F., & DeWalt, D. A. (2008, April). PROMIS (Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System): Review of the first 3 years of progress and implications for multidisciplinary care in arthritis. Presented at the CARE V, Oslo, Norway, Netherlands.

Castel, L. D., Williams, K. A., Bosworth, H. B., Eisen, S. V., Hahn, E. A., Irwin, D. E., Kelly, M. A. R., Morse, J. Q., Stover, A. M., DeWalt, D. A., & DeVellis, R. F. (2008, March). Content validity in the PROMIS social health domain: a qualitative analysis of focus group data. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Cella, D. (2008, March). The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) 2008 update. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Cella, D. (2008, September). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) objectives and progress report. Presented at the International Conference on Outcomes Measurement: Behavioral Health Measurement: From Theory to Application, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Chen, W-H., Revicki, D. A., Cook, K. F., & Amtmann, D. (2008, March). Pain Behavior Bank. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Choi, S. W., Gibbons, L. E., & Crane, P. K. (2008, March). Development of Freeware for an Iterative Hybrid Ordinal Logistic Regression/Item Response Theory Differential Item Functioning Framework, and an Illustration of Analyses of DIF Related to Age, Gender, and Education on the PROMIS Anxiety Scale. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Christodoulou, C., DeWalt, D. A., Rothrock, N., & Stone, A. A. (2008, March). Cognitive Interviewing in the Evaluation of Fatigue Items: Results From the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Cook, K. F., & Kallen, M.A. (2008, March). Having a fit: Impact of distribution and number of items on factor analyses in the context of item bank development. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Cook, K. F., Chen, W-H., Revicki, D. A., & Amtmann, D. (2008, March). Pain Impact Bank. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Cook, K. F. (2008, May). The importance of self-reported outcomes. The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Denver, CO, USA.

Crane, P. K. (2008, March). Development and evolution of the ordinal logistic regression/item response theory framework for DIF detection. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

DeVellis, R. F., Castel, L. D., Williams, K. A., Bosworth, H. B., Eisen, S. V., Hahn, E. A., Irwin, D. E., Kelly, M. A. R., Morse, J. Q., Stover, A. M., & Dewalt, D. A. (2008, March). Content validity in the PROMIS Social Health Domain: A qualitative analysis of focus group data. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

DeVellis, R. F., & Bode, R. K. (2008, March). Social health. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

DeWalt, D. A., Irwin, D. E., Scanlon, K., Langer, M. M., Stucky, B. D., Thissen, D., Burwinkle, T. M., Varni, J. W., & Morgan-DeWitt, E. (2008, March). PROMIS pediatrics project. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Dunbar-Jacob, J. (2008, March). What's next for PROMIS: To 2009 and beyond. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Ebner-Priemer, U. (2008, March). Recall period duration in PROs: Using borderline personality disorder as a prototype to investigate the temporal dynamics of emotional distress. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Eddy, L. L. (2008, March). Involvement in PROMIS: Lessons Learned From an NIH-Supported Administrative Supplement Grant. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Eisen, S. V., Esch, D., & Ranganathan, G. (2008, March). A linear approximation to item response theory scoring of a mental health outcome instrument. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Fisher, W. P. (2008, March). A Predictive Theory for the Calibration of Physical Functioning Patient Survey Items. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Flynn, K. E., Shelby, K. A., Reeve, B., Mitchell, S., Buysse, D., Keefe, F., Weinfurt, K. P., & the PROMIS Sleep/Wake Functioning Subcommittee. (2008, June). Sleep/wake functioning during and following cancer. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Association of Professional Sleep Societies, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Fortune-Greeley, A., Williams, M. S., Flynn, K. E., Weinfurt, K. P., & the PROMIS sexual function subcommittee. (2008, March). Developing a Sexual Function Measure for Diverse Populations: Lessons Learned From Cognitive Interviews With Cancer Patients. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Fries, J. F. (2008, March). Arthritis, physical function and disability. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Fries, J. F. (2008, March). Improving the Health Assessment Questionnaire: The PROMIS-HAQ. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Fries, J. F. (2008, March). Challenges in assessing physical function. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Fries, J. F., Cella, D., Bjorner, J. B., Ware, J. E., Hays, R. D., Silman, A., Klareskog, L., Simon, L., Michaud, K., Strand, V., Boers, M., Tugwell, P., Smolen, J., Chakrazvarty, E., & Krishnan, E. (2008, May). Improved assessment of physical function and disability using item response theory (IRT), computerized adaptive testing (CAT), and the PROMIS network. Presented at the Meeting of the Outcomes Measures in Rheumatology and Arthritis Clinical Trials (OMERACT), Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada.

Garcia, S., Wagner, L., Choi, S.W., George, J., & Cella, D. (2008, October). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Cancer-Specific Perceived Cognitive Function Item Banks. Poster presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Gibbons, R. D. (2008, September). CAT testing for mood disorder screening. Presented at the International Conference on Outcomes Measurement: Behavioral Health Measurement: From Theory to Application, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Gibbons, R. D. (2008, September). Bifactor IRT model. Presented at the International Conference on Outcomes Measurement: Behavioral Health Measurement: From Theory to Application, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Haley, S. M., Jette, A., & Coster, W.(2008, March). Incorporating existing AM-PAC physical functioning and applied cognition concepts and items into Neuro-QOL. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Heinemann, A. (2008, September). Using the Rasch Model to develop a substance abuse screening instrument for vocational rehabilitation agencies. Presented at the International Conference on Outcomes Measurement: Behavioral Health Measurement: From Theory to Application, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Huang, I-C., Leite, W., Shenkman, E. A., Wu, A. W., & Revicki, D. A. (2008, March). The Usefulness of Multidimensional Item Response Theory To Shorten a Diabetes HRQOL Instrument. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Jeffrey, D. D., Tzeng, J., Fortune-Greeley, A., Porter, L. S., Flynn, K. E., Hahn, E. A., Keefe, F. J., Beckjord, E., Weinfurt, K. P., Reeve, B. B., & the PROMIS sexual function subcommittee. (2008, March). Discovery Through Systematic Literature Review: The Sexual Function Domain of the NIH PROMIS. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Jones, R. N., Yang, F. M., Tommet, D., Teresi, J. A., Ocepek-Welikson, K., Kleinman, M., Crane, P. K., & Gibbons, L. E. (2008, March). Some simulations on DIF detection. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Kallen, M. A., & Yang, DS. (2008, March). What Are the Score-Level Effects of Fitting Competing Item Response Theory Models to Psychometrically Assessed Response Data?. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Kallen, M. A., & Yang, DS. (2008, March). What Response Efficiencies Does a Nine-Item Physical Functioning Computerized Adaptive Test Offer?. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Keller, S., & Werner, E. (2008, March). Building on PROMIS: ASCQ-Me. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Kelly, M. A. R., Morse, J. Q., Stover, A. M., Hofkens, T., Huisman, E., Shulman, S., Eisen, S. V., Becker, S. J., Weinfurt, W. P., & Pilkonis, P. A. (2008, March). External validation of the PROMIS Depression Item Bank via patient focus groups. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Khastou, L., & Amtmann, D. (2008, March). The study of pain and fatigue in youth with disability. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Kocalevent, R. D., Rose, M., Becker, J., Walter, O. B., Fliege, H., Bjorner, J. B., Kleiber, D., & Klapp, B. F. (2008, March). Evaluation of a Computerized Adaptive Test for the Measurement of Stress Perception (Stress-CAT). The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Krensky, A. M. (2008, March). The Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives (OPASI). The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Kudel, I., Edwards, M. C., & Tsevat, J. (2008, March). Determining Response Category Order Using the Nominal Model: A Demonstration With an Item From the RASH. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Lai, J-S., Magasi, S., Hough, J., & Cella, D. (2008, August). Aligning the domain frameworks of PROMIS and the ICF. Presented at the 14th Annual North America Collaborating Center Conference on International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Lai, J-S., Cella, D., Choi, S. W., Teresi, J., Hays, R. D. & Stone, A. A. (2008, June). Developing a fatigue item bank for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS FIB version 1). Presented at the Meeting of the Survey Methods in Multicultural, Multinational, and Multiregional Contexts (3MC), Berlin, Germany.

Lai, J-S., Cella, D., Hays, R. D., & Stone, A. A. (scheduled for 2008, March). Using item response theory to create a generic fatigue item bank for the NIH Patient-Reported Outcomes Information Measurement System (PROMIS). Presented at the Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA.

Lai, J-S., Cella, D., Garcia, S., George, J., & Stone, A. A. (2008, March). Extending PROMIS Measurement of Fatigue to Cancer. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Langer, M. M., Stucky, B. D., Thissen, D., Irwin, D. E., Scanlon, k., DeWalt, D. A., Burwinkle, T. M., Varni, J. W., & Morgan-DeWitt, E. (2008, March). Progress on a new measure of health-related quality of life for pediatric use: Selected preliminary results from factor-analytic investigations of social quality of life. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Langer, M. M., Stucky, B. D., Thissen, D., Irwin, D., Scanlon, K., Morgan-DeWitt, E., Varni, J., Burwinkle, T., & DeWalt, D. A. (2008, March). Progress on a new measure of health-related quality of life for pediatrics: The data sources, analysis plans, and selected preliminary results. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Massof, R. W., & Fisher, W. P. (2008, March). One-Parameter Graded Response Model Assumes Location Variability, and Rasch-Type Rating Scale Model Assumes Category Boundary Variability. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Moul, D. E., Germain, A., Yu, L., Stover, A. M., Pilkonis, P. A., & Buysse, D. J. (2008, March). PROMIS Sleep/Wake Function: Collection difficulties and reference ranges for time-based items. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Ni, P., Jette, A. M., Haley, S. M., & Hambleton, R. K. (2008, March). Item Response Theory Model Selection Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Estimation in a Physical Functioning Item Bank for Persons With Osteoarthritis. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Pilkonis, P. A., & Choi, S. W. (2008, March). PROMIS measures of emotional distress: Depression, anxiety, and anger. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Pilkonis, P. A. (2008, October). The Promise of PROMIS. Presented at the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Indicators Project Team Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Pilkonis, P. A. (2008, September). The Promise of PROMIS. Presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Pilkonis, P. A., Cella, D., & Cook, K. F. (2008, September). Expert panel on PROMIS methods and results. Presented at the International Conference on Outcomes Measurement: Behavioral Health Measurement: From Theory to Application, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Poole, L., & Campbell, C. (2008, March). Capturing PRO data in clinical research: Using PROMIS in clinical trial operations. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2008, March). Development of an Item Bank for Computer Adaptive Testing of Psychological Well-Being and Positive Affect in Adolescents: Results From the KIDSCREEN Project. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Reise, S. (2008, September). The Bifactor model as a tool for solving many challenging psychometirc issues. Presented at the International Conference on Outcomes Measurement: Behavioral Health Measurement: From Theory to Application, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Reise, S. P. (2008, March). Critical issues in the transition of IRT models from cognitive to health outcomes. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Revicki, D. A., Amtmann, D., & Lai, J-S. (2008, August). Advances in the measurement of pain outcomes: Item response theory and computerized adaptive testing. Presented at the Meeting of the 12th World Congress on Pain, Glasgow, Ireland, United Kingdom.

Revicki, D. A., Cook, K. F., Amtmann, D., & Chen, W-H. (2008, March). Exploratory Factor Analysis of the PROMIS Pain Quality Item Bank. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Rose, M. (2008, September). Experiences with computer adaptive tests within clinical practice. Presented at the International Conference on Outcomes Measurement: Behavioral Health Measurement: From Theory to Application, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Stover, A. M., Germain, A., Buysse, D. J., Moul, D. A., Hofkens, T., Walsh, C., Huisman, E., Dodds, N. E., Johnston, K. L., Shablesky, M., Shulman, S., & Pilkonis, P. A. (2008, March). Pittsburgh PROMIS: Incorporating the patient perspective into the item banking process for sleep-wake function (SWF). The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Stucky, B. D., Langer, M. M., Thissen, D., Irwin, D. E., Scanlon, K., DeWalt, D. A., Burwinkle, T. M., Varni, J. W., & Morgan-DeWitt, E. (2008, March). Progress on a new measure of health-related quality of life for pediatric use: Selected preliminary results from factor-analytic investigations of emotional quality of life. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

ten Klooster, P. M., Taal, E., Glas, C. A. W., & van de Laar, M. A. F. J. (2008, March). A Rasch Analysis of Two Measures of Physical Function in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Teresi, J. A., Ocepek-Welikson, K., Kleinman, M., Eimicke, J. P., Crane, P. K., Jones, R. N., Lai, J-S., Choi, S. W., Hays, R. D., Reeve, B. B., Reise, S. P., Pilkonis, P. A., & Cella, D. (2008, June). Analyses of differential item functioning in the depression item set from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): an Item response theory approach. Presented at the Meeting of the Survey Methods in Multicultural, Multinational, and Multiregional Contexts (3MC), Berlin, Germany.

Thissen, D. (2008, September). The of Item repsonse theory for health outcomes measurement. Presented at the International Conference on Outcomes Measurement: Behavioral Health Measurement: From Theory to Application, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Tucker, C. A., Haley, S. M., Montpetit, K., Bilodeau, N., Gorton, G., Dumas, H., Fragala-Pinkham, M., & Watson, K. (2008, March). Development of a Computer Adaptive Test of Upper Extremity Functional Skills in Children With Cerebral Palsy. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Veloz, C. A., Wen, P-S., Weaton, S., Waid-Ebbs, K., & Donovan, N. (2008, March). Psychometrics of a Functional Cognitive Item Bank for Traumatic Brain Injury. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Ware, J. E. (2008, September). Advances in health measurement models and data collection technologies: Implications for standardizing metrics & making assessment tools more practical. Presented at the International Conference on Outcomes Measurement: Behavioral Health Measurement: From Theory to Application, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Weinfurt, K. P. (2008, March). PROMIS tools for the clinical researcher and trialist. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Weinfurt, K. P., & Diener, L. (2008, March). PRO item banks and clinical trial operations. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Wilder, R., Morgan-DeWitt, E., Thissen, D., Langer, M. M., Lee, T., Stucky, B. D., Lovell, D. J., & Weinfurt, K. P. (2008, March). Item Response Theory Analysis of Self-Reported CHAQ in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Willse, J. T., & Leucht, R. M. (2008, March). Empirical validity and efficiency studies with PROMIS scale items. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Yang, DS., & Kallen, M. A. (2008, March). Does Modality Affect Outcomes? The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Yang, DS., Kallen, M. A., & Nicassio, P. M. (2008, March). Development and Preliminary Validation Results of AD-HIV: A New Suite of HIV-Specific Item Banks. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Yang, F. M., & Jones, R. N. (2008, March). Detecting Measurement Bias Attributable to Chronic Diseases and Sociodemographic Differences in a Bifactor Model of Depression Symptoms Among Older Americans. The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Yu, L., & Buysse, D. J. (2008, March). The PROMIS Sleep-Wake Function battery II: Item response theory analysis.The Second PROMIS Conference: Improving Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes-New Tools and the Science Behind Them, Bethesda, MD, USA.

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Year of Conference : 2007 (21)

Chen, W-H., Cook, K. F., Amtmann, D., & Revicki, D. A. (2007, October). Preliminary psychometric analysis of the PROMIS pain behavior bank. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Choi, S. W. (2007, June). A CAT simulation program for polytomous items with nine item selection criteria. Symposium presented at the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) Invitational conference on CAT, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Clauser, S. B. (2007, June). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): Opportunities in Health Services Research. Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of Academy Health, Orlando, FL, USA.

Cook, K. F., & Amtmann, D. (2007, August). Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: PROMIS. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Cook, K. F., Chen, W-H., Revicki, D. A., & Amtmann, D. (2007, October). Psychometric analysis of a PROMIS item bank for measuring pain interference. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Flynn, K. E., Dombeck, C. B., Morgan DeWitt, E., Diener, L. W., Schulman, K. A., & Weinfurt, K. P. (2007, April). Incorporating item banks into clinical trials: Investigator perceptions. Presented at the meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Flynn, K. E., Dombeck, C. B., Morgan DeWitt, E., Diener, L. W., Schulman, K. A., & Weinfurt, K. P. (2007, June). Incorporating item banks into clinical trials: Investigator perceptions. Presented at the meeting of Academy Health, Orlando, FL, USA.

Flynn, K. E., Tzeng, J., Jeffress, D. D., Reeve, B. B., Weinfurt, K. P., & the PROMIS sexual function subcommittee. (2007, September). Conceptualizations of sexual functioning and intimacy among cancer sufferers and survivors. Presented at the meeting of the International Psycho-Oncology Society, London, United Kingdom.

Garcia, S. F., George, J., Rosenbloom, S. K., & Cella, D. (2007, June). Adapting chronic illness health related quality of life item banks for cancer populations. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Budapest, Hungary.

Gershon, R. C., Lai, J-S., & Choi, S. W. (2007, October). The PROMIS of short forms for PRO assessment. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Gershon, R. C., Hanrahan, R., & Rothrock, N. (2007, October). The PROMIS assessment center. Workshop presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Jeffery, D. D., Reeve, B. B., Tzeng, J. Weinfurt, K. P., Flynn, K. E., Keefe, F. J., Porter, L. S., Hahn, E. A., Cella, D., & the PROMIS sexual function subcommittee. (2007, September). The sexual function domain of the NIH PROMIS: preliminary report. Presented at the meeting of the International Psycho-Oncology Society, London, United Kingdom.

Lai, J-S. (2007, June). Creating an item bank to measure fatigue: A PROMIS experience. Symposium presented at the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) Invitational conference on CAT, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Lai, J-S., Cella, D., & Stone, A. A. (2007, October). Psychometric properties of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) fatigue item bank. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Lohr, K. N. (2007, June). Using Patient-Reported Outcomes in clinical practice: Challenges and opportunities. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), "Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Practice" conference, Budapest, Hungary.

Lohr, K. N., Castro, L., & Cella, D. (2007, October). Methods for meaning: quality of life and patient-reported outcomes. Plenary session presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Pilkonis, P. A. (2007, October). The promise of PROMIS: New measurement tools for clinical research. Presented at the meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Revicki, D. A., Cook, K. F., Amtmann, D., & Chen, W-H. (2007, October). Exploratory factor analysis of the PROMIS pain quality item bank. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Riley, W. T. (2007, June). Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): an NIH Roadmap Initiative to improve PRO’s in clinical research. Presented at the meeting of the New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit (NCDEU), Boca Raton, FL, USA.

Wang, E., Gershon, R. C., Lai, J-S., Nowinski, C., & Wang, I. (2007, October). Development of hierarchical model on lifespan motor function assessment using field survey and in-depth expert interview. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Weinfurt, K. P. (2007, June). Using PROMIS Tools in Clinical and Health Services Research. Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of Academy Health, Orlando, FL, USA.

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Year of Conference : 2006 (89)

Amtmann, D., Cook, K. F., & Johnson, K. (2006, August). Developing PROMIS item banks: Methodological challenges. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Amtmann, D. (2006, June). Building the PROMIS Item Banks. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Washington, DC, USA.

Amtmann, D. (2006, October). Building the PROMIS item banks. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Lisbon, Portugal.

Amtmann, D., Harniss, M., Cook, D., & Johnson, K. (2006, September). Developing Assessment Systems Accessible to People with Disabilities. Presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Amtmann, D., Ballard, R., Boespflug, E., Skala, J., Lang, N., Johnson, K., Crane, P. K., Hinton, K., Cook, K. F., Turner, J., Deyo, R., Flemming, A., Choi, S. W., Revicki, D. A., & Chen, W-H. (2006, September). The Issues and Challenges in Measuring Pain. Presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Amtmann, D. (2006, September). University of Washington Center on Outcomes Research in Rehabilitation (PRS). Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Ballard, R., Engel, J., & Amtmann, D. (2006, June). Measuring pain in youth with disabilities: Numerical rating scale. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Association for the Study of Pain, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Becker, J., Rose, M., Bjorner, J. B., Gandek, B., Ware, J. E., & Fries, J. F. (2006, September). Building a preliminary physical function item bank to inform item selection for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Bjorner, J. B. (2006, September). Evaluation of Mode Effects in the SF-36: Score Levels May be Affected, but the Measurement Model is Robust. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Bjorner, J. B. (2006, September). CAT Demonstration. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Boespflug, E. L., Skala, J., Johnson, K., Ballard, R., & Amtmann, D. (2006, September). Conceptualizing pain in terms of function: A qualitative study of chronic pain. Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Broderick, J. E., Schwartz, J. E., & Stone, A. A. (2006, September). Context (current pain and affect) influence on recall pain ratings. Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Broderick, J. E., Schwartz, J. E., & Stone, A. A. (2006, September). Optimal length of recall for pain and fatigue PRO items. Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Burwinkle, T. (2006, September). PROMIS Pediatric Workgroup: Selecting Domain Frameworks. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Cella, D., Reeve, B. B., Amtmann, D., Hays, R. D., & Gershon, R. C. (2006, June). The Patient Reported Outcomes Management Information System (PROMIS): A cooperative effort to advance and enable clinical research. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Washington, DC, USA.

Cella, D., Reeve, B. B., Amtmann, D., Hays, R. D., & Gershon, R. C. (2006, October). The Patient Reported Outcomes Management Information System (PROMIS): A cooperative effort to advance and enable clinical research. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Lisbon, Portugal.

Cella, D., Yount, S., Rothrock, N., Gershon, R. C., Cook, K. F., Reeve, B. B., Ader, D., & on behalf of the PROMIS cooperative group (2006, September). The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): Structure and function of an NIH Roadmap Cooperative Group during its first year. Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Cella, D. (2006, September). What PROMIS promises: Advances over current approaches and unique features. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Chang, C. (2006, September). Clinical infometrics and Novel Pain Assessment and Intervention Network (NoPAIN). Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Chang, C., Perry, S., Iris, M., Bennett, C. L., & Yang, D. (2006, September). Comprehensive Patient-Reported Outcomes management for oncology practice: A feasibility study. Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Chen, W-H., Revicki, D. A., Frank, L., Feltner, D., & Morlock, R. (2006, September). Development and Analysis of an Item Response Theory Based Short Form Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Cook, K. F., Amtmann, D., & Cella, D. (2006, April). Is more less? The impact of number of response categories in self-reported pain. Presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Cook, K. F., Fleming, A., Crane, P. K., Choi, S. W., & Amtmann, D. (2006, September). Simulated CAT Using the Modified Rolland-Morris Back Disability Questionnaire. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD.

Crane, P. K., Hinton, K., Cook, K. F., Turner, J., Johnson, K., Deyo, R., & Amtmann, D. (2006, September). Differential Item Functioning in the Modified Roland Back Pain Disability Scale. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Cyranowski, J. M., Pilkonis, P. A., Dew, M. A., Rudy, T., Stover, A. M., & Kupfer, D. J. (2006, September). Improving our understanding of the relationships between psychiatric and medical conditions. Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Czajkowski, S. M., & Rothrock, N. (2006, March). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): An update from the NIH Roadmap. Presented at the meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA.

DeWalt, D. A. (2006, September). PROMIS Qualitative Item Review. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

DeWalt, D. A. (2006, September). Pediatric reported outcomes assessment using CAT. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

DeWalt, D. A. (2006, September). Tribute to Harry Guess. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Diener, L. W., Flynn, K., Eisenstein, E., Becker, S., Schulman, K. A., & Weinfurt, K. P. (2006, June). Patient-Reported Outcomes: Taking it to the [Item] Bank. Presented at the meeting of the Drug Information Association, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Eisen, S. V., & Normand, S-L. (2006, September). Classical test theory (CTT) and item response theory (IRT) in development of a brief mental health outcome measure. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Fliege, H. (2006, September). Using CATs in Clinical Practice. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Flynn, K. E., Morgan DeWitt, E., Dombeck, C. B., Diener, L. W., Schulman, K. A., & Weinfurt, K. P. (2006, September). Working with item banks in clinical trials: Investigator perceptions. Presented at the meeting of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Bethesda, MD.

Flynn, K. E., & Weinfurt, K. P. (2006, September). Incorporating Item Banks into Clinical Trials: Preliminary Data on Trialists’ Concerns. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Fries, J. F. (2006, September). PRO Measurement Issues and Challenges for Measuring Self-Report: Disability/Physical Functioning. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Fries, J. F. (2007, September). Domain framework: Process for selection and priorities. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Fries, J. F. (2006, September). Stanford Primary Research Site: Improved Outcome Assessment in Arthritis and Aging: Past, Present and Future. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Gershon, R. C., & Bass, M. (2006, June). Building the PROMIS instruments. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Washington, DC, USA.

Gershon, R. C. (2006, October). Building the PROMIS instruments. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Lisbon, Portugal.

Gershon, R. C. (2006, September). Wave 1 testing: Data modeling and calibration. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Gibbons, R. D., Bock, R. D., & Immekus, J. (2006, September). The Added Value of Multidimensional IRT Models. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Hahn, E. A., Cella, D., Bode, R. K., Rosenbloom, S. K., & Taft, R. (2006, September). Social well-being: The forgotten health status measure. Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Hahn, E. A. (2006, September). The talking touchscreen (la pantalla parlante): A novel approach to PRO assessment in underserved populations. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Haley, S. M., Ni, P., Jette, A. M., Tao, W., & Moed, R. (2006, September). Replenishing CAT: Analyzing the Impact of Pre-test Items. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Hays, R. D. (2006, June). The psychometric evaluation and calibration plan. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Washington, DC, USA.

Hays, R. D. (2006, October). The psychometric evaluation and calibration plan. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Lisbon, Portugal.

Hays, R. D. (2006, September). Psychometric Modeling and Calibration. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Klem, M. L., Saghafi, E. M., Abromitis, R. A., & on behalf of the Pittsburgh PROMIS Research Site. (2006, May). Making a PROMIS and keeping it: Providing comprehensive literature search services to an NIH Roadmap Initiative. Presented at the meeting of the Medical Library Association, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Klem, M. L., Saghafi, E. M., Abromitis, R. A., Kupfer, D. J., Buysse, D. J., Cyranowski, J. M., Dew, M. A., Germain, A., Ghinassi, F., Grochocinski, V., Moul, D., Eisen, S., Rudy, T., & Pilkonis, P. A. (2006, September). Creation of exhaustive item banks: The role of the health science librarian. Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Kulich, K. R., Carlsson, J., & Dimenäs, E. (2006, September). Traditional versus Item Response Theory in Evaluating Patient-Reported Outcomes. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Lai, J-S., Butt, Z., Wagner, L., Sweet, J., & Cella, D. (2006, September). Evaluating dimensionality and scalability of a perceived cognitive function item bank for adult cancer patients. Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Mark, D. (2006, September). Physical Function Assessment in CV Disease: Role in Evidence-Based Medicine. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Moul, D., Klem, M., Buysse, D.J., Germain, A., Stover, A., & Pilkonis, P.A. (2006, June). Patient-reported outcomes for sleep/wake functioning in the NIH Roadmap PROMIS initiative: Item banking and preliminary progress. Presented at the 20th Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (SLEEP 2006), Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Moul, D. E., Klem, M. L., Abromitis, R.A., Saghafi, E. M., Buysse, D. J., Germain, A., Stover, A. M., Shablesky, M., Dodds, N. E., & Pilkonis, P. A. (2006, June). Integration of sleep/wake functioning into the PROMIS Network initiative for computer-assisted acquisition of emotional distress and physical functioning self-reports in clinical trials: Item banking and preliminary progress. Presented at the meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Society (APSS), Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Moul, D. E., Klem, M. L., Abromitis, R. A., Saghafi, E. M., Buysse, D. J., Germain, A., Stover, A. M., Shablesky, M., Dodds, N. E., & Pilkonis, P.A. (2006, September). Sleep/Wake functioning outcomes in PROMIS: Item banking and preliminary progress. Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Moul, D. E., Germain, A., Buysse, D. J., & Pilkonis, P. A. (2006, September). Measuring patient-reported sleep-wake functioning. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Nowinski, C. J., Victorson, D. E., Miller, D., Peterman, A. H., Perez, L. A., Gonin, R., Frey, W., Xu, J., Moy, C., & Cella, D. (2006, September). Clinician attitudes toward Quality of Life measures for neurological disorders. Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Pilkonis, P. A. (2006, September). Item identification and pooling. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Raczek, S. (2006, September). Developing an Item Bank for Pediatric Physical Functioning: Defining the Construct. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M., & the European KIDSCREEN Group. (2006, September). The Cross-Cultural KIDSCREEN Project: Results from Representative Surveys in 13 European Countries. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M., & the European KIDSCREEN Group. (2006, September). Experiences from the Cross-Cultural KIDSCREEN Project: Issues to be addressed to measure QOL in children and adolescents. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Reeve, B. B., Donaldson, M. S., & Clauser, S. B. (2006, July). Utilization of patient-reported outcomes data in oncology practice to enhance decision-making: The National Cancer Institute’s outcomes research branch. Presented at the meeting of the UICC World Cancer Congress, Washington, DC, USA.

Reeve, B. B., & Cella, D. (2006, June). The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) project overview. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Washington, DC, USA.

Reeve, B. B., & Cella, D. (2006, October). The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) project overview. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Lisbon, Portugal.

Reeve, B. B. (2006, September). What exactly is the PROMIS developing and when can I get it? Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Revicki, D. A., Chen, W-H., Cook, K. F., Lai, J-S., & Amtmann, D. (2006, September). Item Response Theory analysis of pain intensity, interference and quality items from two studies. Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Revicki, D. A., Chen, W-H., Cook, K. F., Lai, J-S., & Amtmann, D. (2006, September). Examining methods for linking pain items for two studies using Item Response Theory analysis. Poster presented at the Inaugural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Revicki, D. A., & Chen, W-H. (2006, September). Methods for Linking Pain Items From Multiple Studies using Item Response Theory Analysis. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Riley, W. T. (2006, July). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): An NIH Roadmap Initiative. Presented at the meeting of Q1 Productions’ "Phase IV Clinical Trials Conference," Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Riley, W. T. (2006, June). Patient-reported outcomes: Can PROMIS deliver what the FDA wants? Invited address presented for NIMH’s "New clinical drug evaluation unit" meeting, Boca Raton, FL, USA.

Riley, W. T., & Reeve, B. B. (2006, November). Measurement of patient reported outcomes in medical practice and research: Update on the NIH PROMIS Initiative. Presented at the meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, USA.

Rivers, D. (2006, September). Web Surveys for Health Measurement. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Rose, M. (2006, September). Development of Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Systems for Clinical Practice. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Rush, A. J. (2006, September). Development of the IDS and QIDS. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Shiffman, S. (2006, September). Real-Time Real-World Data: Ecological Momentary Assessment. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Shiffman, S. (2006, September). Autobiographical Memory and the Effect of Cognitive Heuristics. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Stein, R. E. K. (2006, September). Comments on Pediatric PROs. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Stone, A. A. (2006, December). Update on PROMIS project. Presented at the meeting of NIA’s Health and Retirement Study, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Stone, A. A., Broderick, J. E., Schwarz, N., Schwartz, J., Christodoulou, C., Krupp, L., Calvanese, P., Vikingstad, G., Pribbernow, M., Junghaenel, D., Bolger, M., Litcher-Kelly, L., & Pagani, D. (2006, September). Stony Brook University Primary Research Site (PRS). Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Stone, A. A., & Shiffman, S. (2006, September). Ecological Validity and Cognitive Heuristics. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Thissen, D., & Steinberg, L. (2006, September). Comments on Local Independence, Local Dependence, and the Evolving Nature of Item Response Theory. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Üstün, T. B. (2006, September). International reflections on PROMIS: WHO classifications and terminology. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Velikova, G., Brown, J., Booth, L., Smith, A., Lynch, P., & Selby, P. (2006, September). Application of electronic PRO measurements in daily oncology practice. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Wainer, H., Baldwin, S., Bradlow, E., Wainer, H., & Wang, X. (2006, September). Using Testlet Response Theory to Understand a Survey of Breast Cancer Patients. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Ware, J. E. (2006, September). Performance and Self-Report Measures of Health Status: Results from Studies Using the SF-36 Physical Functioning Scale (PF-10). Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Ware, J. E. (2006, September). PRO Concepts and Methods Before and After PROMIS. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Watson, D. (2006, September). General distress and the structure of depression and anxiety symptoms. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

Weinfurt, K. P. (2006, September). CaPS: Cancer PROMIS Supplement. Presented at the Inagural PROMIS Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

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Year of Conference : 2005 (27)

Ader, D., Fries, J. F., & Hays, R. D. (2005, November). Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, San Diego, CA, USA.

Amtmann, D., & Johnson, K. (2005, August). Improving measures of patient-reported outcomes. Presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, USA.

Amtmann, D., Johnson, K., & Kuehn, C. M. (2005, December). Improving clinical outcome measurement tools for patients with disabilities. Presented at the meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Amtmann, D. (2005, November). Domain definitions for PROMIS. Paper presented at the Conference for European Statisticians (Joint meeting of UNECE, WHO, and EuroStat), Budapest, Hungary.

Amtmann, D., & Cook, K. F. (2005, October). Measuring patient reported outcomes in children. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL): Building bridges to enhance QOL research, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Amtmann, D., Quatrano, L. A., Gershon, R. C., Johnson, K. L., & Cella, D. (2005, September). Improving measurement of patient-reported outcomes in rehabilitation. Presented at the meeting of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.

Bjorner, J. B., Christensen, K. B., & Thissen, D. (2005, October). Testing the fit of item response theory models for patient reported outcomes. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL): Building bridges to enhance QOL research, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Cella, D., Gershon R. C., Lai, J-S., & Bass, M. (2005, June). The future of outcomes measurement: Item banking, tailored short forms, and computerized-adaptive assessment. Presented at the meeting of the NIH and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Critical Issues in eHealth Research Conference, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Cella, D., Dewalt, D. D., Reeve, B. B., & Santanello, N. (2005, May). Keeping a PROMIS: The NIH roadmap initiative on patient-reported outcomes. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), Washington, DC, USA.

Christensen, K. B., Kosinski, M., & Bjorner, J. B. (2005, October). An item response theory model for visual analogue scales. Presented at the Building Bridges to Enhance QOL Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.

DeWalt, D. A. (2005, May). The PROMIS for clinical research and clinical care. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), Washington, DC, USA.

DeWalt, D. A., Stone, A. A., & Cook, K. F. (2005, October). Evaluation of item candidates: the PROMIS qualitative item review. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL): Building bridges to enhance QOL research, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Fries, J. F. (2005, April). The promise of PROMIS: Reducing sample sizes for clinical trials. Presented at the meeting of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), London, England, United Kingdom.

Fries, J. F., Bjorner, J. B., & Hubert, H. B. (2005, November). Reduction in sample size requirements for clinical trials while holding study power constant. Presented at the Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, San Diego, CA, USA.

Fries, J. F., Hubert, H. B., Bruce, B., & Lingala, B. (2005, November). Declines in cognitive function and physical function with age and exercise. Presented at the Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, San Diego, CA, USA.

Gershon, R. C. (2005, October). What happens when the grant runs out? Sustainability and business models for patient-reported outcome tools. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL): Building bridges to enhance QOL research, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Guess, H. A., Varni, J. W., Hill, C. D., Edwards, M. C., DeWalt, D. A., & Amtmann, D. (2005, October). Measuring patient reported outcomes in children in the NIH PROMIS network. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL): Building bridges to enhance QOL research, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Guess, H. A., Edwards, M. C., Hill, C. D., & DeWalt, D. A. (2005, October). Measuring patient reported outcomes in children in the NIH PROMIS network. Invited presentation for the Program on Health Outcomes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Hahn, E. A., Cella, D., Bode, R. K., Rosenbloom, S. K., & Taft, R. (2005, October). Social well-being: The forgotten health status measure. Presented at the Building Bridges to Enhance QOL Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Pilkonis, P. A. (2005, June). The promise of PROMIS. Presented at the meeting of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research: Medical Co-Morbidities, Wheeling, WV, USA.

Raczek, A., Bjorner, J. B., Cella, D., & Ware, J. E. (2005, October). Using item response theory to cross-calibrate three mental health scales. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL): Building bridges to enhance QOL research, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Reeve, B. B. (2005, April). Enhancing our ability to deliver quality health care: Will the NIH keep its PROMIS? Presented at the Drug Information Association-sponsored conference: Benefits and challenges with ePRO: Outcomes and endpoints as we emerge from the long age of paper methods, Arlington, VA, USA.

Reeve, B. B. (2005, June). The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). Presented at the Critical Issues in eHealth Research Conference, Bethesda, MD.

Reeve, B. B. (2005, June). NIH Roadmap Initiative: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). Presented at the meeting of the NIH and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Critical Issues in eHealth Research Conference, Bethesda, MD.

Reeve, B. B. (2005, May). Keeping a PROMIS: The NIH Roadmap Initiative on patient-reported outcomes. Presented at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 10th Annual International Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.

Schwartz, C. E., Arnold, D., Gershon, R. C., Varni, J. W., Kaplan, R. M., Sloan, J., & Cella, D. (2005, October). Who owns the air we breathe? Intellectual property issues in patient-reported outcome research. Presented at the meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL): Building bridges to enhance QOL research, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Ware, J E. (2005, June). Outcomes research before and after NIH’s PROMIS Initiative. Presented at the meeting of the NIH and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Critical Issues in eHealth Research Conference, Bethesda, MD, USA.

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