[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17434-17435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8613]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and 
Dentistry; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), announcement is made of the 
following National Advisory body scheduled to meet during the month of 
May 2002.


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    Name: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine 
and Dentistry (ACTPCMD).
    Date and Time: May 13, 2002; 8:30 a.m.--5 p.m., May 14, 2002; 
8:30 a.m.--5 p.m.,
    Place: The Radisson Barcelo Hotel, 2121 P Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20037.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    Purpose: The Advisory Committee will address policy 
recommendations and needs for program development to improve the 
public health by enhancing the interface between primary care 
practitioners and the public health infrastructure in the United 
States. The contents of this meeting will provide the basis for the 
second report of the Advisory Committee, which will be submitted to 
Congress and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human 
Services in November 2002.
    Agenda: The meeting on Monday, May 13 will begin with welcoming 
and opening comments from the Chair and Executive Secretary. A 
plenary session will follow, in which two speakers will characterize 
critical issues relating to needs for improving the incorporation of 
public health into primary care education and training to create 
practitioners who will function in close collaboration with the 
public health infrastructure. Three speakers will then provide 
introductions to workgroup sessions which will follow. The Advisory 
Committee will then divide into three workgroups which will focus on 
developing recommendations for changes in education and training 
that will strengthen the primary care-public health interface, 
specifically in relation to access to care, interdisciplinary 
teamwork, and acute and chronic public health issues.
    On May 14, workgroups will reconvene in the morning to finalize 
recommendations. A plenary session will follow, with reports by 
workgroup chairs, general discussion, and decisions by the Advisory 
Committee on their official recommendations. The Advisory Committee 
will also discuss plans for future work, and will close following an 
opportunity for public comments.
    Anyone interested in obtaining a roster of members or other 
relevant information should write or contact Stan Bastacky, D.M.D., 
M.H.S.A., Deputy Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Training 
in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry, Parklawn Building, Room 9A-
21, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 
443-6326. The web address for information on the Advisory Committee 
is http://www.bhpr.hrsa.gov/dm/actpcmd.htm.

    Dated: April 4, 2002.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 02-8613 Filed 4-9-02; 8:45 am]
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