[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 26407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8876]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
Announcement of Stakeholder Dialogue

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
(NCCAM) invites the public to a Stakeholder Dialogue. Attendees will 
meet the NCCAM Acting Director and discuss the Center's activities and 
priorities. The Dialogue will take place on June 20, 2007 in Bethesda, 
Maryland. Representatives from the complementary and alternative 
medicine community are particularly encouraged to attend.
    Background: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative 
Medicine (NCCAM) was established in 1999 with the mission of exploring 
complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of 
rigorous science, training CAM researchers, and disseminating 
authoritative information to the public and professionals.
    To date, NCCAM's efforts to rigorously study CAM, to train CAM 
researchers, to conduct outreach, and to facilitate integration have 
been guided by NCCAM's strategic plans located on the NCCAM Web site at 
http://nccam.nih.gov/about/plans/fiveyear/index.htm.
    Request for Participation: The public is invited to provide input 
into the NCCAM's priorities and activities at a Stakeholder Dialogue. 
This event will give NCCAM stakeholders an opportunity to voice their 
opinions regarding future directions for research, training, outreach, 
and integration in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The 
Dialogue will be held: June 20, 2007, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Natcher 
Conference Center, National Institutes of Health,Bethesda, Maryland 
20892.
    NCCAM's acting director will provide an overview of NCCAM's history 
and current activities, followed by a discussion with attendees. 
Dialogue attendees are welcome to participate in one of three afternoon 
breakout sessions (research, training, and communications) wherein 
there will be an opportunity to interact with NCCAM senior staff and 
discuss how NCCAM and the CAM community can work together in the 
future. Representatives from the complementary and alternative medicine 
community are particularly encouraged to attend. Those wishing to 
attend should register by June 15, 2007. To register, please visit 
http://nccam.nih.gov/dialogue.
    For Further Information: To request more information, visit the 
NCCAM Web site at http://nccam.nih.gov/dialogue, call 1-888-644-6226, 
or e-mail [email protected].

    Dated: May 1, 2007.
Christy Thomsen,
Director, Office of Communications and Public Liaison, National Center 
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of 
Health.
 [FR Doc. E7-8876 Filed 5-8-07; 8:45 am]
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