[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 12815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6804]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Tracking Systems;
Workshop
The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following
workshop.
Name: Workshop on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
Tracking Systems.
Times and Dates: 3 p.m.--5 p.m., March 18, 1998, 8 a.m.--5 p.m.,
March 19, 1998, 8:30 a.m.--1 p.m., March 20, 1998.
Place: Holiday Inn Select Atlanta-Decatur Hotel and Conference
Plaza, 130 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030, telephone 404/
371-0204; http://www.holiday-decatur.com
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting room accommodates approximately 65 people.
Purpose: The purpose of this workshop is to provide practical ideas
and guidelines on how to deal with various issues related to: (1)
building the EHDI system through collaboration and input from
stakeholders, (2) assuring the effectiveness of the EHDI system through
tracking and monitoring, and (3) minimizing adverse psychological
consequences.
Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items for March 19 will include a
discussion by experts on the following issues: (1) building the EHDI
system through collaboration and input from stakeholders, (2) assuring
the effectiveness of the EHDI system through tracking and monitoring,
and (3) minimizing adverse psychological consequences. The experts will
provide concrete evidence regarding the importance of these particular
issues or obstacles and make suggestions as to resolution. On March 20,
after the discussion, participants will break into three groups,
corresponding to three categories of issues. Facilitators will guide
the participants in developing a draft action plan for how to deal with
their respective issue while planning and implementing an EHDI system.
Participants are encouraged to bring to the workshop information,
materials, and references that may be useful in the process of
developing a plan of action.
Contact Person For More Information: June Holstrum, Ph.D., Division
of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford
Highway, NE, M/S F-15, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, telephone 770/488-7401,
fax 770/488-7361, e-mail: ehdi@cdc.gov
Dated: March 11, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-6804 Filed 3-13-98; 8:45 am]
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