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March 14-15, 2002 Meeting
Date and Time:
The meeting will be held on March 14-15, 2002, 8:00 a.m. on both days.
Location:
Gaithersburg Holiday Inn, 2 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879, 301-948-8900
Contact Person:
Linda A. Smallwood, Ph.D., 301-827-3514, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 19516. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting.
FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please notify the contact persons listed above at least 7 days in advance of the meeting. Persons attending FDA advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets.
Agenda:
On March 14, 2002, the following committee updates are tentatively scheduled: nucleic acid testing for whole blood, including standards for human immune deficiency virus and hepatitis C virus RNA, nucleic acid testing for parvovirus B19, nucleic acid testing for hepatitis A virus and announcement of planned FDA workshops. The committee will hear an informational presentation on emergency preparedness for the blood supply. In the afternoon, the committee will hear presentations, discuss and make recommendations on percutaneous exposure of blood and plasma donors: tattoos and body piercing. On March 15, 2002, the committee will hear informational presentations and have discussion on the review of data supporting extension of the dating period for platelets, and in the afternoon, bacterial and fungal safety of tissue.
Oral Presentations:
Between approximately 12:30 and 1:00 p.m., and 3:45 and 4:45 p.m. on March 14, 2002; and between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m., and 2:30 and 3:00 p.m. on March 15, 2002, oral presentations from the public will be scheduled. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person before March 1, 2002.
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