Advisory Council 44th Meeting Agenda—February 3, 2012

National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NACCAM)

NIH Campus, Building 31/6C
Conference Room 10
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892

8:30 a.m.: This session of the meeting is closed to the public in accordance with the provisions in Sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C. and Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2).
9:45 a.m.: BREAK

10 a.m.: Call to Order
Martin Goldrosen, Ph.D.
10:05 a.m.: Report From the NCCAM Director
Josephine Briggs, M.D.
10:50 a.m.: Council Operating Procedures
Martin Goldrosen, Ph.D.
11:00 a.m.: Improving the Assessment of Patient-Reported Health Using NIH PROMIS Instruments
Kevin P. Weinfurt, Ph.D.
12 noon: LUNCH
12:45 p.m.: Update on NCCAM’s Strategic Plan
Jack Killen, M.D.
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D. and Division of Extramural Research staff
Alyssa Cotler, M.P.H.
3:30 p.m.: Public Comments
3:45 p.m.: ADJOURN

Josephine Briggs, M.D.: Director; National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH; Bethesda, Maryland
Alyssa Cotler, M.P.H.: Director, Office of Communications and Public Liaison; National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH; Bethesda, Maryland
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.: Director, Division of Extramural Research; National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH; Bethesda, Maryland
Martin Goldrosen, Ph.D.: Director, Division of Extramural Activities; Executive Secretary, NACCAM; National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH; Bethesda, Maryland
Jack Killen, M.D.: Deputy Director; National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH; Bethesda, Maryland
Kevin P. Weinfurt, Ph.D.: Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience; Duke University School of Medicine; Durham, North Carolina