[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 156 (Monday, August 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41795-41796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20394]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Research on Women's Health; Notice of Meeting--``Beyond
Hunt Valley: Research on Women's Health for the 21st Century''
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research on Women's
Health, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, will
convene a meeting on September 25, 26, and 27, 1996, at the DoubleTree
Hotel Philadelphia, Broad Street at Locust, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The purpose of the meeting is to update the current biomedical and
behavioral research agenda for women's health, as presented in the
Report of the National Institutes of Health: Opportunities for Research
on Women's Health, a publication based on a conference held in Hunt
Valley, Maryland, September, 1991.
The first day, September 25, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m., will be
devoted to receiving public testimony from individuals representing
organizations interested in biomedical and behavioral research on
women's health issues. On September 26 and 27, concurrent working
groups will discuss areas of science particularly relevant to women's
health with attention to research design, health impact of
collaborative and multidisciplinary research efforts, and issues of
importance to young investigators. The meeting of September 26 will be
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and that of September 27 from 9:30 a.m. to
approximately 3:30 p.m. All sessions of the meeting are open to the
public.
Experts in fields of basic and clinical science; practitioners
interested in women's health; representatives of scientific,
professional and women's health organizations; and women's
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health advocates will be asked to assess the current status of research
in women's health in several defined areas, to identify gaps in
existing knowledge, and to recommend scientific approaches and
strategies to take advantage of promising opportunities for research on
women's health. The conference will focus on scientific issues such as
cardiovascular biology/vascular biology, neuroscience, immunology,
infectious diseases and emerging infections, mental and addictive
disorders, population science and health outcomes, reproductive health,
and cancer. Other topics will focus on the conduct of research on
women's health, including design strategies, and methods, and special
issues for young investigators.
In the opening portion of the meeting devoted to public testimony,
the Office of Research on Women's Health is inviting individuals
representing organizations with an interest in research areas related
to women's health to provide written and oral testimony on these
topics:
1. Continuing or Emerging Gaps in Knowledge About Women's Health
2. Successful Models for the Recruitment, Retention, Reentry, and/or
Advancement of Women in Biomedical Careers
Due to time constraints, only one representative from each
organization may present oral testimony, with presentations limited to
10 minutes. A letter of intent to present such testimony should be sent
by interested individuals and organizations to Ms. Kim Zink, Houston
Associates, 1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1200, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Date of receipt of the letter will establish the order of presentation
at the September meeting.
Presenters should send three (3) written copies of their testimony,
including a brief description of their organization, to the above
address no later than September 9, 1996.
Individuals and organizations wishing to provide written statements
only may send three (3) copies of their statements to the above address
by September 9, 1996. All written testimony will be made available to
the conferees prior to the September 26 meeting day. Comments and
questions related to the September meeting should be addressed to Ms.
Zink.
This meeting is the first of three regional public hearings and
scientific workshops of similar design to be convened by the Office of
Research on Women's Health. At the conclusion of this series of
meetings, the Office of Research on Women's Health will convene a
national meeting to address the deliberations and recommendations from
the regional public hearings and scientific workshops for the purpose
of developing a report on priorities for research on women's health for
the 21st Century.
Dates and locations for future regional meetings will be
announced.
Dated: August 3, 1996.
Ruth L. Kirschstein,
Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 96-20394 Filed 8-9-96; 8:45 am]
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