[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 62164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24455]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Public Conference--Vitamin D: Moving Toward Evidence-Based 
Decision Making for Primary Care

SUMMARY: A conference to identify issues surrounding evidence-based 
decision making for vitamin D in primary care will be held December 2-
3, 2014, on the main campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
in Bethesda, Maryland. It will also be broadcast as a webinar. The 
conference discussions will serve to highlight research gaps as well as 
data and methodological needs relevant to reducing uncertainties 
surrounding vitamin D in primary care practice. All persons are invited 
to attend, especially clinical educators, those who develop clinical 
recommendations, health care providers and researchers. Persons wishing 
to attend are required to register in advance of the conference.

DATES: December 2-3, 2014; 8:00 to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on first 
day and 8:00 to noon on second day.

ADDRESSES: National Institutes of Health, William H. Natcher Building; 
Natcher Conference Center, Building 45. Bethesda, Maryland, 20892.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cindy Rooney, Office of Dietary 
Supplements, National Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive Boulevard, 
Room 3B01, Bethesda, MD 20892-7523, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The conference is sponsored by the NIH 
Office of Dietary Supplements along with co-sponsors from 10 federal 
agencies. Information about the conference agenda, registration 
procedures, and webinar arrangements can be found at: https://events-support.com/events/Vitamin_D_Primary_Care.
    Through its Vitamin D Initiative, the National Institutes of Health 
(NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) leads several efforts to 
advance scientific understanding of vitamin D and health: http://ods.od.nih.gov/Research/VitaminD.aspx.

    Dated: October 8, 2014.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2014-24455 Filed 10-15-14; 8:45 am]
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