Abstract:Evidence-based Medicine (EbM) aims to increase the quality of medicine that patients recieve and to decrease uncertainty surrounding the effects of health care interventions. Treatment recommendations from EbM depend upon the outcomes (benefits and risks) that are the focus of analysis, yet such outcomes are often chosen arbitrarily or based upon what factors clinicians or researchers think are important. Countries like Germany and the USA have attempted to promote a greater focus on the needs and wants of patients by focusing on "patient reported outcomes/endpoints". This workshop focuses on methods for identifying such outcomes, and more importantly on methods for valuing such outcomes from the patients perspective. The workshop will introduce participants to a range of traditional valuation methods (such as Quality Adjusted Life Years and health related quality of life) and emerging methods such as conjoint analysis that can value patients values with regards to processes as well as outcomes. The workshop is aimed at patients, patient advocates, clinicians and researchers who want to see and increase role for patient in EbM and who have some experience with tradtional EbM methods.