FYI from the NHLBI Index
September 2004: Vol. 5, Issue 2 Summaries of Meetings
and Announcements of Upcoming Events
September is National Cholesterol Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council’s
May Meeting
Upcoming 2004 Events
September is National Cholesterol Education Month
Invigorate
your cholesterol education activities with materials and tools from the 2004
National Cholesterol Education Month Kit. Designed for use by the public and
health professionals, the kit is available online at cholesterol
kit
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council's May Meeting
May 13, 2004
Dr. Barbara Alving announced that May is National High Blood Pressure Education
Month, Ms. Sandra Gault described the budget report, and Dr. Carl Roth presented
new guidelines for program project grants.
Sixteen initiatives, all of which had been reviewed by the Board of Extramural
Advisors, were presented by the NHLBI staff. The Council supported all of the
initiatives and made several recommendations for consideration.
Dr. Jeffrey Cutler reported on data that showed a significant increase in blood
pressure levels among children and adolescents. Dr. Gail Pearson presented an
overview of new clinical practice guidelines on high blood pressure in children
and adolescents.
The NHLBI plans to collaborate with the National Institute of Neurological
Diseases and Stroke (NINDS), the National Institute on Aging (NIA), and the
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Public Health and Science
(DHHS/OPHS) on stroke research and outreach. Dr. Story Landis, Director, NINDS;
Dr. Larry Hodes, Director, NIA; and Dr. Larry Fields, Senior Executive Advisor
to the Assistant Secretary for Health, DHHS/OPHS, spoke about the stroke-related
activities of their organizations and described areas of research and outreach
of relevance to the NHLBI.
Dr. John Fakunding described the Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Research Scientist Award, and announced the Institute’s plans for a recompetition
of the program. Dr. Sonia Skarlatos announced a Request for Applications (RFA)
for Specialized Centers of Clinically Oriented Research (SCCOR) in Vascular
Injury, Repair, and Remodeling.
During the closed portion of the meeting, the Council concurred on the award
of 380 grants for a total cost of $185,334,000.
The next National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council (NHLBAC) meeting
is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on September 2, 2004. It is open to the public and
will be held in NIH Building 31C, Conference Room 10.
The FYI from the NHLBI staff thanks Ms. Sue Byrnes, member of the NHLBAC and
director of the LAM Foundation, for her efforts in preparing this summary. Full minutes of Council meetings and
summaries of the initiatives are available.
Upcoming 2004 Events
Date: September 1-30
Dates: September 2 and October 21
Location: Building 31C, Conference Room 10, NIH Campus, Bethesda,
MD.
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public.
Dates: September 29 - October 2
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Dates: October 1 - 31
Dates: October 1 - 3
Location: Orlando, Florida
Dates: October 13 - 17
Location: Orlando, Florida
Dates: October 20 - 24
Location: Sparks/Reno, Nevada
Dates: October 23-28
Location: Seattle, Washington
Dates: November 1 - 30
Dates: November 6 - 10
Location: Washington, DC
Dates: November 7 - 10
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Dates: November 12 - 13
Location: Long Beach, California
Dates: December 1 - 7
Dates: December 4 - 7
Location: San Diego, California
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