[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 20347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7781]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Service Administration


Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based 
Linkages; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting:

    Name: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based 
Linkages (ACICBL).
    Dates and Times: (Face-to-face meeting). June 25, 2007, 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m. June 26, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    Place: Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Executive Meeting Center, 
1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, Telephone: 301-468-1100.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Purpose: The Committee will be focusing on issues related to 
Health Information Technology/Electronic Medical Records (HIT/EMR) 
and its potential impact on Title VII Interdisciplinary, Community-
Based Training Grant Programs identified under sections 751-756, 
Part D of the Public Health Service Act. The Committee has invited 
speakers to highlight various topics related to HIT/EMR including, 
but not limited to, benefits and barriers; consumer privacy and 
confidentiality; implications on underserved and unserved 
populations, rural, geriatric and other populations; implementation 
and use of EMRs across various settings, i.e., hospitals inpatient 
settings and ambulatory care sites (Health Centers, Rural Health 
Clinics); academic settings, i.e., interdisciplinary and community-
based education and training of health professionals; health 
literacy and patient education; as well as the future of HIT/EMR as 
an interoperable system to enhance health care delivery. The meeting 
will allow committee members to identify and discuss current efforts 
involving HIT/EMR and formulate appropriate recommendations to the 
Secretary and to the Congress regarding the use of advanced 
technology to enhance interdisciplinary and community-based training 
of health professions students and practicing health professionals.
    Agenda: The agenda includes an overview of the Committee's 
general business activities, presentations by experts on HIT/EMR 
related topics, and discussion sessions for the development of 
recommendations to be addressed in the Seventh Annual ACICBL Report.
    Agenda items are subject to change as dictated by the priorities 
of the Committee.
    For Further Information Contact:
    Anyone requesting information regarding the Committee should 
contact Louis D. Coccodrilli, Designated Federal Official for the 
ACICBL, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 9-05, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301-443-6950 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec808f838f8f83889e85808085ac849e9f8dc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a3639353939353e28333636331a3228293b743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>. 
Vanessa Saldanha, Public Health Fellow, can also be contacted with 
inquiries, 301-443-6529 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f797c6e636b6e61676e4f677d7c6e21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ceb8bdafa2aaafa0a6af8ea6bcbdafe0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: April 16, 2007.
Caroline Lewis,
Acting Associate Administrator for Administration and Financial 
Management.
[FR Doc. E7-7781 Filed 4-23-07; 8:45 am]
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