[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 44972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18423]


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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 the Geriatrics and Gerontology 
Advisory Committee (GGAC) will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, 
September 17-Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 810 Vermont NW, Room 630, 
Washington, DC. The meeting sessions will begin and end as follows:

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                   Date                                 Time
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September 17, 2019........................  1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
September 18, 2019........................  8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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    The meeting sessions are open to the public.
    The Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee advises the 
Secretary and the Under Secretary for Health on all matters pertaining 
to geriatrics and gerontology. The Committee's areas of interest 
include but are not limited to: (1) Assessing the capability of VA 
health care facilities (including facilities designated as Geriatric 
Research, Education, and Clinical Centers) to respond with the most 
effective and appropriate services possible to the medical, 
psychological and social needs of older Veterans; and (2) advancing 
scientific knowledge to meet those needs by enhancing geriatric care 
for older Veterans through geriatric and gerontology research, the 
training of health personnel in the provision of health care to older 
individuals, and the development of improved models of clinical 
services for older Veterans.
    Committee members will meet with members of VHA leadership, 
Geriatrics and Extended Care leadership, and receive updates and or 
presentations on the following subjects: CERNER/EHR Migration, the 
MISSION Act, Choose Home, HR Recruitment and Retention, and Geriatric, 
Research, and Clinical Centers.
    Members of the public may submit written statements for the 
Committee's review to Alejandra Paulovich, Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO) at [email protected]. Any member of the public and media 
planning to attend or seeking additional information should notify 
Alejandra Paulovich, DFO, at (202) 461-6016, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: August 22, 2019.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-18423 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
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