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Fifteenth Meeting Agenda - September 8, 2003

National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NACCAM)

Location: 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland Neuroscience Conference Center Rooms C and D

DRAFT AGENDA

Closed Session


9:30 a.m.

Review of Grant Applications
Margaret Chesney, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, NCCAM
This portion of the meeting is being closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C. and Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). Review of Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Rules.

10:45 a.m. BREAK

12:00 p.m. LUNCH


Open Session


1:00 p.m.

Call to Order, Meeting Procedures
Jane Kinsel, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Associate Director for Science Policy and Operations, NCCAM

1:10 p.m. Opening Remarks
Stephen Straus, M.D.
Director, NCCAM

Botanical Research Centers Program

1:30 p.m. Report of Expert Panel
Bernard Goldstein, M.D.
Dean, Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh

1:50 p.m. Concept Clearance: Botanical Research Centers
Christine Swanson, Ph.D.
Program Director
Office of Dietary Supplements

2:05 p.m. Discussion

2:45 p.m. BREAK

3:00 p.m. AIDS Programs at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Edmond Tramont, M.D.
Director, Division of AIDS, NIAID

3:20 p.m. Concept Clearances

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in the Management of HIV/AIDS
Morgan N. Jackson, M.D., M.P.H.
Program Officer, NCCAM

CAM Practitioner Research Education Grant
Nancy J. Pearson, Ph.D.
Program Officer, NCCAM

4:00 p.m. Highlights from Institute of Medicine Report, Enhancing the Vitality of the NIH: Organizational Change to Meet New Challenges
Alan Leshner, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, AAAS

4:20 p.m. Public Comment Session

4:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT

Future Meeting Dates
2004 - January 30, June 4, September 10
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