[Federal Register: February 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 24)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Announcement of Strategic Planning Stakeholder Forums
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(NCCAM) is developing its 5-year strategic plan (2005-2009), and
invites the public to provide input regarding NCCAM research, training,
outreach, and integration. Two strategic planning stakeholder forums
will be held (March 22, 2004 in Bethesda, Maryland and April 19, 2004
in Seattle, Washington). In addition, the public is invited to provide
comments via the NCCAM Web site.
Background
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(NCCAM) was established in 1999 with the mission of exploring
complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of
rigorous science, training CAM researchers, and disseminating
authoritative information to the public and professionals.
To date, NCCAM's efforts to rigorously study CAM, to train CAM
researchers, to conduct outreach, and to facilitate integration have
been guided by NCCAM's current strategic plan, ``Expanding Horizons of
Healthcare: Five Year Strategic Plan 2001-2005'' located on the NCCAM
Web site at http://nccam.nih.gov/about/plans/fiveyear/index.htm. Since
its inception, NCCAM has funded over 300 projects and has over 700
grantee publications.
NCCAM's new strategic plan will also stipulate strategic goals, and
will outline a research agenda that prioritizes among and between CAM
domains, scientific area, and health conditions, based on identified
needs and opportunities.
Request for Comments
The public is invited to provide input into the development of
NCCAM's strategic plan for 2005-2009.
NCCAM will host two Strategic Planning Stakeholder Forums. These
events will give NCCAM stakeholders an opportunity to voice their
opinions regarding future directions for research, training, outreach,
and integration in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The
forums will be held:
March 22, 2004, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Natcher Conference Center, National
Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
April 19, 2004, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., The Westin Seattle, 1900 Fifth
Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101.
Forum attendees are welcome to address a listening panel composed
of NCCAM senior staff and National Advisory Council members. Remarks
should be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Those wishing to address
the panel should register to attend at least 5 days prior to their
selected forum. NCCAM will schedule speakers until the time allotted is
filled. To register, please visit http://nccam.nih.gov. Alternatively,
the public is invited to submit written testimony via this Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information, visit the
NCCAM Web site at http://nccam.nih.gov, call 1-888-644-6226, or e-mail
info@nccam.gov.
Comments Due Date
Comments regarding the development of NCCAM's strategic plan are
best assured of having their full effect if received by April 20, 2004.
Dated: January 29, 2004.
Christy Thomsen,
Director, Office of Communications and Public Liaison, National Center
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of
Health.
[FR Doc. 04-2390 Filed 2-4-04; 8:45 am]
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