AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet April 7

Media Advisory: March 31, 2006

The National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality will meet on Friday, April 7. 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 discuss AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program, ambulatory care safety, and engaging consumers in quality and safety. An overview of the Council and the meeting agenda are available on AHRQ's Web site at http://www.ahrq.gov/about/council.htm.

Date: Friday, April 7, 2006

Location:

John M. Eisenberg Room (800)
Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Registration: No prior registration is required

Individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations may contact Donald Inniss, Division of Equal Employment Opportunity, Program Support Center, by E-mail: Donald.Inniss@psc.hhs.gov, voice/relay at (301) 594-6665, or TTY at (301) 443-1972. Please submit your request at your earliest convenience, no later than 3 days prior to the meeting.

For more information, please contact AHRQ Public Affairs: (301) 427-1866 or (301) 427-1855.

Internet Citation:

AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet April 7. Press Release, March 31, 2006. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2006/nac0407pr.htm