[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 54059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25276]



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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 
meeting:

    Name: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice 
(NACNEP).
    Dates and Times: November 19, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. November 
20, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
    Place: Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting 
Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
    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 role of nursing in primary care: implications for 
workforce. The objectives of the meeting are: (1) Delineate the 
variety of roles nurses play in primary care including health 
promotion, screening, public education, illness prevention primary 
care and management of stable chronic conditions when an expanded, 
comprehensive definition is used; (2) review and evaluate the data 
related to education preparation and supply of primary care nurses 
and advanced practice registered nurses; (3) describe factors that 
facilitate and sustain primary care practice by qualified, competent 
advanced practice registered nurses; (4) identify the financial and 
regulatory barriers to effective, accessible primary care delivered 
by nurses and recommended strategies for resolution; and (5) review 
and recommend community-based, nurse-directed models for primary 
care delivery that are cost effective and produce quality outcomes. 
Members from professional nursing, public and private organizations 
will present their initiatives on addressing the role of nursing in 
primary care. This meeting will form the basis for NACNEP's mandated 
Tenth Annual Report.
    For Further Information Contact: Anyone interested in obtaining 
a roster of members, minutes of the meeting, or other relevant 
information can 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: October 14, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E9-25276 Filed 10-20-09; 8:45 am]
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