3 November 2009

[Federal Register: November 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 211)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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

ACTION: Notice.

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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 2-4, 2009, at the Marriott 
Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. This annual PHEMCE event will 
bring together private- and public-sector stakeholders including: 
Federal Officials, International Governments, Industry, Healthcare 
Providers, First Responders, Community-Based 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.

DATES: The Stakeholders Workshop 2009 & BARDA Industry Day will be held 
December 2-4, 2009. Each day will begin at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The Workshop will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park 
Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, NW., Washington, DC 20008.
    Registration: There is no fee to attend; however, space is limited 
and registration is required. Registration and the preliminary agenda 
are available online at: http://www.medicalcountermeasures.gov.

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, e-mail at BARDA @ hhs.gov, 
or by phone at 202-260-1200.

    Dated: October 27, 2009.
Nicole Lurie,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Rear Admiral, U.S. 
Public Health Service.
[FR Doc. E9-26375 Filed 11-2-09; 8:45 am]

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