97-4825. VA Innovations in Nursing Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9020-9021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4825]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

VA Innovations in Nursing Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    As required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hereby gives notice that 
the second meeting of the VA Innovations in Nursing Advisory Committee 
will be held March 3-4, 1997, in Room C7 at VA Headquarters, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. The March 3, 1997, session will 
convene at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. The March 4, 1997, 
session will convene at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at 3:00 p.m.
    The purpose of the committee is to study and formulate 
recommendations to the Under Secretary for Health on how VA can 
generally promote and support health care innovations in which nurses 
play key leadership and clinical roles and which promote VHA's 
reengineering efforts.

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    On March 3, the Committee will explore issues that impact on 
innovations in nursing. On March 4, the Committee will realign 
strategies to identify existing and potential innovations in nursing as 
well as barriers which impede innovations.
    The meeting is open to the public. Public comment may be offered 
from 3:00 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on March 3, 1997. Those who plan to 
attend or who have questions concerning the meeting should contact the 
Designated Federal Official for the Committee, Charlotte F. Beason, 
Ed.D., RN, at [phone].

    Dated: February 19, 1997.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-4825 Filed 2-26-97; 8:45 am]
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