[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 12815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6804]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Tracking Systems; 
Workshop

    The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following 
workshop.
    Name: Workshop on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) 
Tracking Systems.
    Times and Dates: 3 p.m.--5 p.m., March 18, 1998, 8 a.m.--5 p.m., 
March 19, 1998, 8:30 a.m.--1 p.m., March 20, 1998.
    Place: Holiday Inn Select Atlanta-Decatur Hotel and Conference 
Plaza, 130 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030, telephone 404/
371-0204; http://www.holiday-decatur.com
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 65 people.
    Purpose: The purpose of this workshop is to provide practical ideas 
and guidelines on how to deal with various issues related to: (1) 
building the EHDI system through collaboration and input from 
stakeholders, (2) assuring the effectiveness of the EHDI system through 
tracking and monitoring, and (3) minimizing adverse psychological 
consequences.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items for March 19 will include a 
discussion by experts on the following issues: (1) building the EHDI 
system through collaboration and input from stakeholders, (2) assuring 
the effectiveness of the EHDI system through tracking and monitoring, 
and (3) minimizing adverse psychological consequences. The experts will 
provide concrete evidence regarding the importance of these particular 
issues or obstacles and make suggestions as to resolution. On March 20, 
after the discussion, participants will break into three groups, 
corresponding to three categories of issues. Facilitators will guide 
the participants in developing a draft action plan for how to deal with 
their respective issue while planning and implementing an EHDI system. 
Participants are encouraged to bring to the workshop information, 
materials, and references that may be useful in the process of 
developing a plan of action.
    Contact Person For More Information: June Holstrum, Ph.D., Division 
of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford 
Highway, NE, M/S F-15, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, telephone 770/488-7401, 
fax 770/488-7361, e-mail: [email protected]

    Dated: March 11, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-6804 Filed 3-13-98; 8:45 am]
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