[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 40833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18206]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the Geriatrics and 
Gerontology Advisory Committee will be held on October 23-24, 2017 at 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC. On October 23rd, the session will be held in Room 730 and begin at 
1:00 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. On October 24th, the session will be held 
in Room 630 and begin at 8 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. This meeting is 
open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice to the Secretary 
of VA and the Under Secretary for Health on all matters pertaining to 
geriatrics and gerontology. The Committee assesses the capability of VA 
health care facilities and programs to meet the medical, psychological, 
and social needs of older Veterans and evaluates VA programs designated 
as Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Centers.
    The meeting will feature presentations and discussions on VA's 
geriatrics and extended care programs, aging research activities, 
updates on VA's employee staff working in the area of geriatrics (to 
include training, recruitment and retention approaches), Veterans 
Health Administration (VHA) strategic planning activities in geriatrics 
and extended care, recent VHA efforts regarding dementia and program 
advances in palliative care, and performance and oversight of VA 
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Centers.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. Interested parties should provide 
written comments for review by the Committee to Mrs. Alejandra 
Paulovich, Program Analyst, Geriatrics and Extended Care Services 
(10P4G), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20420, or via email at [email protected]. 
Individuals who wish to attend the meeting should contact Mrs. 
Paulovich at (202) 461-6016.

    Dated: August 23, 2017.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-18206 Filed 8-25-17; 8:45 am]
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