[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35237-35238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17203]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Hepatitis
Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Announces the Following Meeting
Name: Consultants Meeting on the Prevention and Control of
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection.
Times and Dates: 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m., July 15, 1998. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.,
July 16, 1998. 8 a.m.-12 p.m., July 17, 1998.
Place: Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, 265 Peachtree Center
Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
Registration is required.
Purpose: The purpose of this working meeting is to review and
discuss draft recommendations that will serve as a resource to
individuals and organizations involved in evaluating persons for HCV
infection, and are based on currently available knowledge.
Matters To Be Discussed: Participants will discuss
recommendations for identifying persons at risk for HCV infection
and the appropriate counseling and testing of these persons.
Participants will also discuss recommendations to guide appropriate
medical referral of HCV infected persons. The agenda will include an
overview of HCV public health strategies; and sessions on (a)
screening; (b) counseling and referral; and (c) implementation.
The participants will include representatives from public,
private, voluntary and non-governmental organizations.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Written comments are welcome and should be received by the
contact person listed below prior to the opening of the meeting.
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Contact Person for More Information: Wesley Hodgson, Hepatitis
Branch, NCID, CDC, M/S G-37, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia
30333, telephone 404/639-3048, fax 404/639-1538, e-mail
wxh9@cdc.gov.
Dated: June 23, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-17203 Filed 6-26-98; 8:45 am]
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