Posted by Gabrielle on February 02, 2001 at 20:20:56:
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The first meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on
Xenotransplantation (SACX), will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
February 20-21, 2001 at the DoubleTree Rockville Hotel, 1750 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The meeting is open to the public; however,
seating is limited and pre-registration is encouraged (see below).
The first SACX meeting will be primarily for orientation and
organizational purposes. Presentations will address the history, science,
and regulation of xenotransplantation, the recently issued PHS Guideline
on Infectious Disease Issues in Xenotransplantation, and clinical research
in xenotransplantation. Discussion will also focus on the identification
of the range of scientific, medical, public health, ethical, legal and
socioeconomic issues associated with xenotransplantation. Specific
periods of time will also be devoted to public comment; interested
individuals should contact the SACX Executive Director (see below). The
draft meeting agenda and Committee roster will be made available at
http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/Sacx.htm closer to the time of the meeting.
For pre-registration, please contact Technical Resources International
(Sharon Leeney) at 301-564-6400. Individuals who wish to provide public
comments (oral or written) or who plan to attend the meeting and need
special assistance or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the
SACX Executive Director, Mary Groesch, by telephone at 301-496-0785 or
email at groeschm@od.nih.gov.