June 2004 NCSAC Meeting Agenda 

 

Meeting Objectives of the June 2004 NCSAC Meeting:

The primary purpose of the June National Children’s Study Advisory Committee (NCSAC) meeting will be for NCSAC members to establish a series of recommendations concerning the overall sampling design for the National Children’s Study. Throughout the meeting, the NCSAC members will listen to and participate in a series of discussions concerning sampling design strategies from the Sampling Design Subcommittee and the Program Office. Objectives of the meeting will be for members to:

• Review and comprehend the background material outlining the various sampling design options
• Discuss the information and Executive Summary produced at the March Sampling Design Workshop
• Answer a series of questions posed by the National Children’s Study Program Office
• Agree to a series of recommendations that will be provided to the Director, NICHD.

Additional goals of the meeting will be to:

• Hear updates regarding protocol development
• Review revised hypotheses; and,
• Determine feasibility or impact of joining the AGES Study
• Discuss the changing role of the NCSAC and WGs as the Study moves into the implementation phase.

 

Agenda

Monday, June 28

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8:00 a.m.-8:05 a.m		Welcome Don Mattison, M.D. Chairperson, NCSAC
8:05 a.m.-8:30 a.m.		Introduction Review and Comments on Minutes from Last Meeting Review of Agenda and Modifications Goals of the Meeting Action Items Recommendation Concerning Sampling Design Recommendation Concerning Impact of AGES to the Study
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.		Program Office Update Staffing, Protocol Development, Institute Updates Peter Scheidt, M.D. National Children’s Study Director
9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.		BREAK
9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.		Overview of Sampling Discussion Peter Scheidt, M.D. National Children’s Study Director Don Mattison, M.D. Chairperson, NCSAC Introduction of Sampling Session Facilitator, Brook Rolter Don Mattison, M.D. Chairperson, NCSAC Overview of Sampling Process Brook Rolter Sampling Facilitator
10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.		Summary of Sampling Design Workshop (Goal: to provide the NCSAC adequate background information) David Savitz, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology University of North Carolina School of Public Health Sampling Subcommittee Panel Chair
10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.		Program Office: Sampling "Thoughts of the Program Office" Ruth Brenner, M.D. National Children’s Study Program Office
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.		Technical Background Relating to Sampling Issues Warren Strauss, Sc.M. Program Director, Battelle
12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m.		Presentation of the ICC’s Questions Peter Scheidt, M.D. National Children’s Study Director
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.		LUNCH ON OWN
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.		Discussion of the Sampling Strategy Brook Rolter Sampling Facilitator
3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.		BREAK
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.		Discussion of the Sampling Strategy (continued) Brook Rolter Sampling Facilitator
4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.		Closing Discussion: Sampling "Assignments" (Goal: clarifying "what" NCSAC will provide) Brook Rolter Sampling Facilitator
5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.		Update of Human Genome Institute "AGES" Study Alan E. Guttmacher, M.D. Deputy Director National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH
5:30 p.m.		Adjourn Don Mattison, M.D. Chairperson, NCSAC
6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.		Dinner: NCSAC Members Gadsby’s Tavern Restaurant Alexandria, VA
8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.		Sampling Discussion (continued) Brook Rolter Sampling Facilitator
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.		NCSAC "Assignments" Reports and Discussion TBD
10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.		BREAK
10:15 a.m.-11:00 a.m.		Sampling Discussion Wrap-Up and Recommendation Brook Rolter Sampling Facilitator
11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m		Discussion of Positive Health Framework Deborah Phillips, Ph.D., NCSAC Member Chair, Department of Psychology Georgetown University.
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.		LUNCH ON OWN
1:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m.		Presentation of Revised Hypotheses Physical Environment Don Mattison, M.D. Chairperson, NCSAC
1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m.		Social Environment Linda Burton, Ph.D., NCSAC Member Professor and Director Center for Human Development and Family Research in Diverse Contexts Pennsylvania State University
1:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.		Injury TBD
2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.		Report from Joint ICC/NCSAC Executive Committee Judith A. Graham, Ph.D., NCSAC Member and Chair of the Executive Committee Senior Scientist and Senior Director Long-Range Research Initiative, American Chemistry Council
2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m.		BREAK
2:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m.		Discussion Regarding Future of the NCSAC Discussion Regarding AGES Don Mattison, M.D. Chairperson, NCSAC
3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.		NCSAC Open Forum
4:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.		Closing Announcements Don Mattison, M.D. Chairperson, NCSAC
4:15 p.m.		Adjourn

 

Additional goals of the meeting will be to:

Additional goals of the meeting will be to: