Media Advisory: October 28, 2005
The National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality will meet on Friday, November 4. The Council provides advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on matters related to AHRQ's customers and health services researchers.
The meeting, which is open to the public, will begin with an update on the status of the Agency's current research, programs, and initiatives. The Council also will address the disparities gap, goals for AHRQ, and mechanisms to pay for quality care. An overview of the Council and the meeting agenda are available on AHRQ's Web site at www.ahrq.gov/about/council.htm.
Date: Friday, November 4, 2005
Location: John M. Eisenberg Conference Center, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Registration: No prior registration is required
Individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations may contact Linda Reeves, EEO Manager, Division of Equal Employment Opportunity, Program Support Center by E-mail: lreeves@psc.gov; voice/relay at (301) 594-6665, or TTY (301) 443-0530. Please submit your request at your earliest convenience and hopefully no later than 3 days prior to the meeting.
For more information, please contact AHRQ Public Affairs: (301) 427-1866.
Internet Citation:
AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet November 4. Press Release, October 28, 2005. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2005/nac1104pr.htm