98-24367. Advisory Committee on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 1998)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Notice of 
Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice that a meeting of 
the Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee (GGAC) will be held 
on September 21-22, 1998, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, in 
Room 530, located at 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. The 
purpose of the GGAC is to advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
the Under Secretary for Health relative to the care and treatment of 
the aging veterans, and to evaluate the Geriatric Research, Education, 
and Clinical Centers. The Committee will meet from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 
p.m. (EST) on September 21 and from 9:00 a.m. until noon (EST) on 
September 22.
    The agenda for September 21 will begin with a discussion of VA 
support for Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Centers 
(GRECCs). The first day's agenda will also cover the Report of GRECC 
Site Visits and GRECC Performance Measures. On September 22, the 
Committee will review update on VA activities in Geriatrics and 
Extended Care.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Individuals who wish to 
attend the meeting should contact Jacqueline Holmes, Program Assistant, 
Geriatrics and Extended Care Strategic Healthcare Group at (202) 273-
8539.

    Dated: September 3, 1998.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-24367 Filed 9-10-98; 8:45 am]
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