Director's Council of Public Representatives

Spring 2007 Agenda

Friday, April 20, 2007

Building 31, C-Wing, 6th Floor, Conference Room 6, NIH Campus
Bethesda, Maryland

10:00 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions Dr. Elias Zerhouni, Director, NIH
10:20 a.m.	NIH Director’s Update Dr. Elias Zerhouni, Director, NIH
10:50 a.m.	COPR Member Questions and Discussion
11:20 a.m.	Dialogue with the Director of the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Dr. John Ruffin, Director, National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH
11:40 a.m.	COPR Member Questions and Discussion
12:00 p.m.	LUNCH
1:30 p.m.	Building Patient Access to Science Dr. John Niederhuber, Director, National Cancer Institute, NIH
1:45 p.m.	COPR Member Questions and Discussion
2:00 p.m.	COPR Work Group Day Report for the NIH Director
2:00 p.m.	COPR's Work Group Day: An Overview Mr. James Wendorf and Ms. Christina Clark, Co-Chairs, Spring 2007 Meeting Agenda Work Group, COPR Members
2:10 p.m.	COPR's Work Group Day Reports Selected COPR members will provide brief 10-minute reports on the COPR's update, initial input, and/or suggestions related to each topic discussed on the COPR Work Group Day. Diversity information gathering meeting and discussion Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) Initiative The COPR's two editorials—value of the role of the public in research Communicating the COPR's messages—thinking about new media tools Outcomes and next steps for the COPR
3:00 p.m.	COPR Member Discussion with NIH Leadership
3:45 p.m.	Public Comments
4:05 p.m.	Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) Liaison Report Ms. Wendy Chaite, COPR Liaison to the ACD Dr. Annelise Barron, ACD Liaison to the COPR
4:15 p.m.	NIH Director and COPR Member Summary and Next Steps
4:30 p.m.	ADJOURN

 

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