[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 54 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 12137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6230]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice; Notice 
of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meetings:

    Name: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice 
(NACNEP).
    Dates and Times: April 22, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
    April 23, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
    Place: Doubletree Bethesda Hotel & Executive Meeting Center 8120 
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Agenda: Agency and Bureau administrative updates will be 
provided.
    Purpose: The purpose of this meeting is to address issues 
relating to the nursing faculty shortage and its impact on nurse 
education and practice. The objectives of the meeting are: (1) To 
analyze achievements toward meeting recommendations that have been 
suggested to address the faculty shortage put forth in the National 
Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice: Second Report to 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Congress; (2) to 
examine strategies instituted to address the faculty shortage; and 
(3) to address faculty salaries and any barriers to increasing 
faculty salaries. This meeting is a continuation of the meeting that 
was held November 2008, which thoroughly addressed the academic 
preparation of nurse educators.
    During this meeting, the NACNEP council members will deliberate 
on the content presented and formulate recommendations to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Congress on the 
impact the faculty shortage is having on nursing education and 
practice. Members from professional nursing, public and private 
organizations will present their initiatives on addressing the 
nursing faculty shortage. Strategies on how to prepare nursing 
faculty for their role will be presented. This meeting will form the 
basis for NACNEP's mandated Ninth Annual Report. The NACNEP will 
join the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME), the Advisory 
Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry 
(ACTPCMD), and the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, 
Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL) on April 21, 2009 for the second 
Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr) All Advisory Committee Meeting. 
Please refer to the Federal Register notice for the BHPr All 
Advisory Committee Meeting for additional details.
    For further information regarding NACNEP, to obtain a roster of 
members, minutes of the meeting, or other relevant information 
contact Lakisha Smith, Executive Secretary, National Advisory 
Council on Nurse Education and Practice, Parklawn Building, Room 8C-
26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, telephone (301) 
443-5688. Information can also be found at the following Web site: 
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/nacnep.htm

    Dated: March 17, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
 [FR Doc. E9-6230 Filed 3-20-09; 8:45 am]
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