[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35237-35238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17203]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


The National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Hepatitis 
Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
Announces the Following Meeting

    Name: Consultants Meeting on the Prevention and Control of 
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection.
    Times and Dates: 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m., July 15, 1998. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 
July 16, 1998. 8 a.m.-12 p.m., July 17, 1998.
    Place: Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, 265 Peachtree Center 
Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
Registration is required.
    Purpose: The purpose of this working meeting is to review and 
discuss draft recommendations that will serve as a resource to 
individuals and organizations involved in evaluating persons for HCV 
infection, and are based on currently available knowledge.
    Matters To Be Discussed: Participants will discuss 
recommendations for identifying persons at risk for HCV infection 
and the appropriate counseling and testing of these persons. 
Participants will also discuss recommendations to guide appropriate 
medical referral of HCV infected persons. The agenda will include an 
overview of HCV public health strategies; and sessions on (a) 
screening; (b) counseling and referral; and (c) implementation.
    The participants will include representatives from public, 
private, voluntary and non-governmental organizations.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Written comments are welcome and should be received by the 
contact person listed below prior to the opening of the meeting.

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    Contact Person for More Information: Wesley Hodgson, Hepatitis 
Branch, NCID, CDC, M/S G-37, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 
30333, telephone 404/639-3048, fax 404/639-1538, e-mail 
[email protected].

    Dated: June 23, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-17203 Filed 6-26-98; 8:45 am]
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