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Evidence-Based Behavioral Medicine: Committee Mandate

September 1, 2002 - August 31, 2006

  1. Coordinate a select committee of experts in the evidence-base of behavioral medicine trials and behavioral medicine interventions. This will include expertise in: randomized controlled trials, individual- and community-based interventions, effectiveness/dissemination, biomedical statistics, behavioral medicine intervention methodologies, supplemented by additional expertise as needed, suitable for implementing the duties of the committee.
  2. Create liaisons from the EBBM committee to other behavioral medicine-related organizations that are inclusive of the multiple disciplines (medicine, psychology, nursing, public health) that are interested in partnering with SBM in furthering the evidence base of behavioral medicine.
  3. Promote communication about the field of evidence based-behavioral medicine (EBBM) among researchers, practitioners, educators, organizational decision makers, and policy makers.
  4. Undertake activities for the education of various audiences, including researchers, practitioners, educators, and potential clients about the principles and practices of evidence-based behavioral medicine.
  5. Evaluate factors that foster the translation and adoption of behavioral medicine treatments supported by systematic evidence reviews and knowledge into evidence-based practice and further research.
  6. Create a plan by which the maintenance of the above processes can be sustained, and the results disseminated to third-party payers, policy-makers, the public, and other entities.
  7. Serve as a public resource center for individuals and groups interested in these issues (e.g., to provide summaries of evidence-based interventions; evaluation tools, etc.).

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© Evidence-based Behavioral Medicine Committee
Paul Jacobsen, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida
12902 Magnolia Drive, MRC-PSY
Tampa, Florida 33612
Tel: 813-745-3862
Fax: 813-745-3906
http://www.cas.usf.edu/~jacobsen


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