Genomic Medicine Program Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting, 54868 [06-7760]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Prosthetics
and Special Disabilities Programs;
Notice of Meeting
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The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–
463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act)
that a meeting of the Advisory
Committee on Prosthetics and Special
Disabilities Programs will be held
October 3–4, 2006, in Room 230, VA
Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will
convene at 8:30 a.m. on both days. On
October 3, it will adjourn at 4:30 p.m.,
and on October 4 at 12 noon. The
meeting is open to the public.
The purpose of the Committee is to
advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
on VA’s prosthetic programs designed to
provide state-of-the-art prosthetics and
the associated rehabilitation research,
development, and evaluation of such
technology. The Committee also
provides advice to the Secretary on
special disability programs which are
defined as any program administered by
the Secretary to serve veterans with
spinal cord injury, blindness or vision
impairment, loss of or loss of the use of
extremities, deafness or hearing
impairment, or other serious
incapacities in terms of daily life
functions.
There will be presentations by various
Veterans Health Administration officials
throughout the meeting. On the morning
of October 3, the Committee will be
briefed by the Chief Consultant,
Rehabilitation Services, and the
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Director, Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation. In the afternoon, there
will be briefings from the Director of
Ophthalmology and Optometry, and the
Chief Prosthetics and Clinical Logistics
Officer. On the morning of October 4,
the Committee will be briefed by the
Chief Research and Development
Officer.
No time will be allocated for receiving
oral presentations from the public.
However, members of the public may
direct questions or submit written
statements for review by the Committee
in advance for the meeting to Ms.
Cynthia Wade, Designated Federal
Officer, Veterans Health Administration,
Patient Care Services, Rehabilitation
Services (117), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20420. Any member of
the public wishing to attend the meeting
should contact Ms. Wade at (202) 273–
8485.
Dated: September 12, 2006.
By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Genomic Medicine Program Advisory
Committee; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–
463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act)
that the Genomic Medicine Program
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Advisory Committee will meet on
October 16, 2006 in room 230 at the
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC. The meeting will convene at 8 a.m.
and adjourn at 5:30 p.m. The meeting is
open to the public.
The purpose of the Committee is to
provide advice and make
recommendations to the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs on using genetic
information to optimize medical care of
veterans and to enhance development of
tests and treatments for diseases
particularly relevant to veterans.
The Committee will receive an
overview of the VA health care system
and electronic medical record, and will
be asked to provide insight into optimal
ways for VA to incorporate genomic
information into its health care program
while applying appropriate ethical
oversight and protecting the privacy of
veterans.
There will be a period reserved for
public comments, and oral
presentations will be limited to five
minutes. Interested parties may provide
written 1–2 page summaries of their
comments for inclusion in the official
meeting record.
Any member of the public seeking
additional information should contact
Dr. Timothy O’Leary at
timothy.oleary@va.gov.
Dated: September 12, 2006.
By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Genomic Medicine Program Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Genomic Medicine
Program Advisory Committee will meet on October 16, 2006 in room 230 at
the Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC. The meeting will convene at 8 a.m. and adjourn at 5:30
p.m. The meeting is open to the public.
The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice and make
recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on using genetic
information to optimize medical care of veterans and to enhance
development of tests and treatments for diseases particularly relevant
to veterans.
The Committee will receive an overview of the VA health care system
and electronic medical record, and will be asked to provide insight
into optimal ways for VA to incorporate genomic information into its
health care program while applying appropriate ethical oversight and
protecting the privacy of veterans.
There will be a period reserved for public comments, and oral
presentations will be limited to five minutes. Interested parties may
provide written 1-2 page summaries of their comments for inclusion in
the official meeting record.
Any member of the public seeking additional information should
contact Dr. Timothy O'Leary at timothy.oleary@va.gov.
Dated: September 12, 2006.
By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-7760 Filed 9-18-06; 8:45 am]
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