[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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