Federal Register: November 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 211)

DOCID: fr03no09-60 FR Doc E9-26375

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health and Human Services Department

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCID: fr03no09-60

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

HHS Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE) Stakeholders Workshop 2009 and BARDA Industry Day

DATES: The Stakeholders Workshop 2009 & BARDA Industry Day will be held December 24, 2009. Each day will begin at 9 a.m.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pleased to announce the upcoming HHS Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE) Stakeholders Workshop 2009 and BARDA Industry Day to be held December 24, 2009, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. This annual PHEMCE event will bring together private and publicsector stakeholders including: Federal Officials, International Governments, Industry, Healthcare Providers, First Responders, CommunityBased Organizations, and other interested audiences. Attendees will have opportunities to participate in forums on:

  • Best Practices for Dispensing Medical Countermeasures
  • Current and Future PHEMCE Initiatives
  • Maximizing Resources in a Public Health Emergency Response
  • Medical Countermeasure Development Initiatives
  • The Regulatory Pathway for Medical Countermeasures
  • BARDA Industry Day Presentations

    This free Workshop will also address plans to enhance national response capabilities and the current state of public health emergency medical countermeasure preparedness. There will be a joint plenary session on Wednesday, December 2nd with HHS Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasure Enterprise Stakeholders Workshop 2009 and the American Medical Associations Third National Congress on Health System Readiness.

    BARDA Industry Day provides a unique opportunity for biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry representatives to showcase their latest breakthroughs in vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and platform technologies targeting chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and naturally
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    emerging threats, including pandemic influenza.

    SUMMARY:

    Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Stakeholders Workshop (2009)

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

    L. Paige Rogers, Office of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at 330 Independence Ave., SW., Room G640, Washington, DC 20201, email at BARDA @ hhs.gov, or by phone at 2022601200.

    Dated: October 27, 2009.
    Nicole Lurie,
    Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Rear Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service.
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