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Maternal & Child Health

Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children
 

Sixth Meeting
October 20-21, 2005
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, DC

Agenda
Thursday, October 20, 2005
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (for Committee and Ex-Officio Members)
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks and Welcome

R. Rodney Howell, M.D.
Committee Chair

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Committee Business

R. Rodney Howell, M.D.
Committee Chair
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Committee Decision-Making

Role of Evidence and Other Factors in Decision-Making

David Atkins, M.D., M.P.H.
Agency for Health Research and Quality
Chief Medical Officer, Center for Outcomes and Evidence

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Committee Decision-Making, continued

Examining the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: ACIP Committee Structure and Decision-Making

Larry Pickering, M.D.
Executive Secretary
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Working Lunch (for Committee and Ex-Officio Members)
1:30 p.m. –
2:30 p.m.

Committee Decision-Making Discussion, continued

Nomination Process for Conditions, Tests and Technologies for Evaluation by ACHDGDNC

William J. Becker, D.O., M.P.H., and Piero Rinaldo, M.D., Ph.D.

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Break
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Committee Decision-Making Discussion, continued

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Status of the States

Bradford Therrell, Ph.D.
Director, National Newborn Screening and Genetic Resource Center

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn
Friday, October 21, 2005
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (for Committee and Ex-Officio Members)
8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Committee Business – Subcommittee Meetings
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Committee Business – Subcommittee Reports

  • Education and Training
    William J. Becker, D.O., M.P.H.
    Chair, Education and Training Subcommittee
  • Follow- Up and Treatment
    Coleen Boyle, Ph.D.
    Chair, Follow-up and Treatment Subcommittee
  • Laboratory Standards and Procedures
    Amy Brower, Ph.D.
    Chair, Laboratory Standards and Procedures Subcommittee
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Working Lunch (for Committee and Ex-Officio Members)
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Public Comments

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Committee Business

R. Rodney Howell, M.D.
Committee Chair
3:00 p.m. Adjourn