| Post 6: Discuss the benefits and problems associated with conducting patient satisfaction surveys to assess different types of medical interventions. Post 7 Review the following materials: Kessler, R. C., Barber, C., Beck, A., Berglund, P., Cleary, P. D., McKenas, D., Pronk, N., Simon, G., Stang, P., Ustun, T. B., & Wang, P. (2003). The World Health Organization Health and Work Performance Questionnaire (HPQ). J Occup Environ Med., 45(2),156-74. Kessler , R., & Stang, P. (2006). Making the Business Case for Quality Healthcare. In Health and Work Productivity (pp. 236-238). Chicago,IL: Univ. of Chicago Press. This question pertains to making worker productivity a criteria for the approval of new drug applications: Should the FDA make worker productivity a mandatory measure for approval? Note: The question is about whether clinical trials should include questionnaires that measure worker productivity while the participants are being treated with the new drug that is seeking approval. Post 8: How would you change the current pathways to FDA approval (Phase I-IV) studies to make the process more efficient and faste |
