[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 11029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5297]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institutes of Health Announcement of Scientific 
Conference

ACTION: Notice.

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UPCOMING CONFERENCE: Carnitine: The Science Behind a Conditionally 
Essential Nutrient
SUMMARY: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 
the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the 
National Institute of Mental Health, and the Office of Dietary 
Supplements are sponsoring a conference, Carnitine: The Science Behind 
a Conditionally Essential Nutrient. The conference will take place on 
March 25 and 26, 2004 at the Natcher Conference Center on the campus of 
the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
    This conference will address the following topics related to 
Carnitine:
     Basic physiology and pharmacology;
     Carnitine replacement in primary and secondary 
carnitine deficiency syndromes; and
     Carnitine supplementation in exercise, 
cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, HIV infection, aging, 
cancer, and infertility.
    The overall conference goals are to:
     Provide the scientific and lay communities with 
the most updated, evidence-based information regarding the role of 
carnitine in health and disease prevention;
     Clarify issues relevant to appropriate uses of 
carnitine; and
     Propose new areas of research for future studies 
in this nutrient.

ACCREDITATIONS: The American College of Nutrition is accredited by the 
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to 
sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
    The American College of Nutrition designates this continuing 
medical education activity for 12.5 CME credit hours in Category 1 of 
the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.
    The Certification Board for Nutrition Specialist (CBNS) authorizes 
12.5 CNE credits hours for Certified Nutrition Specialists (CNS).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The conference Web site at 
www.scgcorp.com/carnitine2004/index.htm.

    Dated: March 4, 2004.
Christy Thomsen,
Director, Office of Communications and Public Liaison, National Center 
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of 
Health.
[FR Doc. 04-5297 Filed 3-8-04; 8:45 am]
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