Health Research Advisory Committee Meeting [41 Pa.B. 4593]
[Saturday, August 20, 2011]The Health Research Advisory Committee (Committee) of the Department of Health (Department) will hold a public meeting on September 27, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Health Care Cost Containment Council, 225 Market Street, Suite 400, Harrisburg, PA.
There are three primary aims for the meeting: (1) to gather information on research needs related to diabetes; (2) to hear testimony from invited presenters on research needs and priorities; and (3) to discuss State Fiscal Year 2012-2013 health research priorities for the Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement Program. Current and past state fiscal year priorities for both formula funded and nonformula funded health research are posted on the Department's web site at http://www.health.state. pa.us/cure.
This meeting is open to the public. No reservations are required to attend the meeting. Only those individuals who have previously submitted written testimony by the June 15, 2011, deadline may have the opportunity to address the Committee.
For additional information, contact Marina O. Matthew, RHIA, Director, Bureau of Health Statistics and Research or Violet Witmer, Administrative Officer, Bureau of Health Statistics and Research, 555 Walnut Street, 6th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1914, (717) 783-2548.
Persons with disabilities who wish to attend the meeting and requiring an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation should contact Violet Witmer at (717) 783-2548, or for speech and/or hearing impaired persons at V/TT (717) 783-6514, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TT).
This meeting is subject to cancellation without notice.
ELI N. AVILA, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-1438. Filed for public inspection August 19, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]
