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Health Services Research and
Development Service Merit Review
Board; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–
463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act)
that a meeting of the Health Services
Research and Development Service
Merit Review Board will be held March
2–4, 2010, at the Hilton Tampa Airport
Westshore, 2225 North Lois Avenue,
Tampa, FL. Various subcommittees of
the Board will meet. Each subcommittee
meeting of the Merit Review Board will
be open to the public the first day for
approximately one half-hour from 8 a.m.
until 8:30 a.m. to cover administrative
matters and to discuss the general status
of the program. The remaining portion
of the meetings will be closed. The
closed portion of each meeting will
involve discussion, examination,
reference to, and oral review of the
research proposals and critiques.
The purpose of the Board is to review
research and development applications
involving the measurement and
evaluation of health care services, the
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testing of new methods of health care
delivery and management, and nursing
research. Applications are reviewed for
scientific and technical merit.
Recommendations regarding funding are
submitted to the Chief Research and
Development Officer.
On March 2, the subcommittee on
Nursing Research Initiative will
convene from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and
Career Development will convene from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On March 3, Career
Development will reconvene from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m. and five subcommittees
on Health Services Research (A, D, E,
and G [B/C]) will convene from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. On March 4, the subcommittee
for pilot proposal review (F) will
convene from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
After the subcommittees meet, there
will be a debriefing provided to
members of the Health Services
Research & Development Scientific
Merit Review Board. The purposes of
the debriefing are to discuss the
outcomes of the review sessions and to
ensure the integrity and consistency of
the review process.
During the closed portion of each
meeting, discussion and
recommendations will include
qualifications of the personnel
conducting the studies (the disclosure of
which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy), as well as research information
(the premature disclosure of which
would likely compromise significantly
the implementation of proposed agency
action regarding such research projects).
As provided by subsection 10(d) of
Public Law 92–463, as amended by
Public Law 94–409, closing portions of
each meeting is in accordance with 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
Those who plan to attend the open
session should contact Mrs. Kristy
Benton-Grover, Scientific Merit Review
Program Manager (124R), Health
Services Research and Development
Service, Department of Veterans Affairs,
810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20420, or e-mail at
Kristy.benton-grover@va.gov, at least
five days before the meeting. For further
information, please call (202) 461–1521.
Dated: January 21, 2010.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
Scientific Merit Review Board
Health Services Research and Development
Service, Department of Veterans Affairs,
Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore, 2225 North
Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607–2355, Tel: 1–
813–877–6688, Fax: 1–813–879–3264.
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Agenda
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
7:30 a.m.–8 a.m. Check-in
8 a.m.–12 p.m. Nursing Research
Initiative (NRI) Review
8 a.m.–5 p.m. Career Development
Award (CDA) Review
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Director and Chair
Meeting
5:30 p.m.–6 p.m. Coffee Reception
6 p.m.–7 p.m. Director’s Opening
Session
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Meetings conducted simultaneously.
8 a.m.–1 p.m. Career Development
Award (CDA) Review continued
8 a.m.–5 p.m. Health Services
Research A, D, E, G (B/C)
Thursday, March 4, 2010
8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Health Services
Research F–Pilots
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that a meeting of the Advisory
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be held February 24–26, 2010, in the
Lafayette Park Room at the Hamilton
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Health Services Research and Development Service Merit Review
Board; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the
Health Services Research and Development Service Merit Review Board
will be held March 2-4, 2010, at the Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore,
2225 North Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL. Various subcommittees of the Board
will meet. Each subcommittee meeting of the Merit Review Board will be
open to the public the first day for approximately one half-hour from 8
a.m. until 8:30 a.m. to cover administrative matters and to discuss the
general status of the program. The remaining portion of the meetings
will be closed. The closed portion of each meeting will involve
discussion, examination, reference to, and oral review of the research
proposals and critiques.
The purpose of the Board is to review research and development
applications involving the measurement and evaluation of health care
services, the testing of new methods of health care delivery and
management, and nursing research. Applications are reviewed for
scientific and technical merit. Recommendations regarding funding are
submitted to the Chief Research and Development Officer.
On March 2, the subcommittee on Nursing Research Initiative will
convene from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and Career Development will convene from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On March 3, Career Development will reconvene from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m. and five subcommittees on Health Services Research (A,
D, E, and G [B/C]) will convene from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On March 4, the
subcommittee for pilot proposal review (F) will convene from 8 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
After the subcommittees meet, there will be a debriefing provided
to members of the Health Services Research & Development Scientific
Merit Review Board. The purposes of the debriefing are to discuss the
outcomes of the review sessions and to ensure the integrity and
consistency of the review process.
During the closed portion of each meeting, discussion and
recommendations will include qualifications of the personnel conducting
the studies (the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy), as well as research
information (the premature disclosure of which would likely compromise
significantly the implementation of proposed agency action regarding
such research projects). As provided by subsection 10(d) of Public Law
92-463, as amended by Public Law 94-409, closing portions of each
meeting is in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
Those who plan to attend the open session should contact Mrs.
Kristy Benton-Grover, Scientific Merit Review Program Manager (124R),
Health Services Research and Development Service, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, or e-
mail at Kristy.benton-grover@va.gov, at least five days before the
meeting. For further information, please call (202) 461-1521.
Dated: January 21, 2010.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
Scientific Merit Review Board
Health Services Research and Development Service, Department of
Veterans Affairs, Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore, 2225 North Lois
Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607-2355, Tel: 1-813-877-6688, Fax: 1-813-879-
3264.
Agenda
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
7:30 a.m.-8 a.m. Check-in
8 a.m.-12 p.m. Nursing Research Initiative (NRI) Review
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Career Development Award (CDA) Review
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Director and Chair Meeting
5:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Coffee Reception
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Director's Opening Session
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Meetings conducted simultaneously.
8 a.m.-1 p.m. Career Development Award (CDA) Review continued
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Health Services Research A, D, E, G (B/C)
Thursday, March 4, 2010
8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Health Services Research F-Pilots
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