Open Meeting Notice, 14979-14980 [2011-6458]

Download as PDF Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 53 / Friday, March 18, 2011 / Notices enables wider use, and maintains NHSN to obtain scientifically valid clinical performance indices and benchmarks that promote healthcare quality and value at the facility, state, and national levels; (6) conducts applied research to identify and develop innovative methods to detect and monitor HAI and antimicrobial resistance; (7) conducts special studies and provides national estimates of targeted, healthcareassociated adverse events, antimicrobial use and resistance patterns, and the extent to which prevention and control safeguards are in use to protect at-risk patients across the spectrum of healthcare delivery sites; (8) uses NHSN and other data sources to conduct special studies and provide national estimates of targeted occupational illnesses and injuries among healthcare workers and the extent to which preventive safeguards are in use across the spectrum of healthcare delivery sites; and (9) leads CDC’s national adverse drug events surveillance activities and seeks to translate population-based surveillance data into evidence-based policies and targeted, innovative and collaborative interventions. 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Dated: March 10, 2011. James D. Seligman, Acting Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2011–6179 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–18–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee (MDCC). The meeting will be open to the public, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should inform the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. Name of Committee: Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee. Date: April 20, 2011. Time: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Agenda: The 2011 meeting of the MDCC will review Federal agency activities in the muscular dystrophies, brief participants on the NIH grant database, NIH RePORTER, discuss therapy development resources at the NIH, and review joint NIH/FDA activities and initiatives in rare diseases. The MDCC will also discuss new opportunities in therapy development based upon a representative example of a new mechanistic finding and the lessons learned in current drug development programs. A panel will review and discuss the challenges of conducting clinical trials in the muscular dystrophies. An agenda will be posted prior to the meeting on the MDCC Web site: https:// www.ninds.nih.gov/find_people/groups/ mdcc/index.htm. Place: Hilton Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852–1699. Contact Person: John D. Porter, PhD, Executive Secretary, Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, 6001 Executive Boulevard, NSC 2172, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–5739, porterjo@ninds.nih.gov. Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding their statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person. PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14979 (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.853, Clinical Research Related to Neurological Disorders; 93.854, Biological Basis Research in the Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: March 11, 2011. Jennifer S. Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2011–6453 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Open Meeting Notice Notice is hereby given that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, will hold a scientific workshop. Title: ‘‘State of the Knowledge Workshop on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Research’’. Dates: April 7–8, 2011. Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Place: Building 31, Conference Rooms 6C8/9/10, NIH campus, Bethesda, Maryland. Purpose of the Meeting: This workshop will bring together subject matter experts who will discuss multiple aspects of ME/CFS, including epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. The workshop panelists will identify gaps in knowledge and opportunities for advancing biomedical research. This workshop is open to the public. Please note that attendance is limited. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14979-14980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6458]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Open Meeting Notice

    Notice is hereby given that the National Institutes of Health 
(NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, will hold a scientific 
workshop.

    Title: ``State of the Knowledge Workshop on Myalgic 
Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Research''.
    Dates: April 7-8, 2011.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Place: Building 31, Conference Rooms 6C8/9/10, NIH campus, 
Bethesda, Maryland.
    Purpose of the Meeting: This workshop will bring together subject 
matter experts who will discuss multiple aspects of ME/CFS, including 
epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. The 
workshop panelists will identify gaps in knowledge and opportunities 
for advancing biomedical research.
    This workshop is open to the public. Please note that attendance is 
limited. We encourage registration for those attending in person (see 
Web address below). For those unable to attend, the workshop will be 
available via NIH VideoCasting (https://videocast.nih.gov/) both during 
and after the event.
    Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation 
should indicate their needs on registration or contact Infinity 
Conference Group by telephone at 703-925-9455, ext. 0, or e-mail at 
icg@infinityconferences.com.
    For more information including an agenda, registration, and visitor 
information, please visit the workshop Web site: https://www.infinityconferences.com/InfiniBase/Templates/157557/Index.htm.
    Contact Person: Dennis Mangan, PhD; Chair, Trans-NIH ME/CFS 
Research Working Group, Office of Research on

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Women's Health, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and 
Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director, NIH; 301-496-9006; 
Dennis.Mangan@nih.gov.

    Dated: March 14, 2011.
Francis S. Collins,
Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-6458 Filed 3-17-11; 8:45 am]
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