VA Innovations in Nursing Advisory Committee Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

VA Innovations in Nursing Advisory Committee Notice of Meeting

As required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hereby gives notice that

the fourth meeting of the VA Innovations in Nursing Advisory Committee

will be held June 22-25, 1997, in Portland, OR. On Sunday, June 22,

1997, the meeting will convene at 5:30 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel,

Jantzen Beach, 909 N. Hayden Island Drive, Portland, OR. All other

sessions will convene at the VA Medical Center, 3710 SW US Veterans

Hospital Road, Portland, OR. On Monday, June 23rd, the session will

convene at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. The June 24th session

will convene at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at 4:00 p.m. The session on

Wednesday, June 25th will convene at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at 12:00

p.m.

The purpose of the Committee is to present recommendations to the

Under Secretary for Health on how VA can generally promote and support

health care innovations in which nurses play key leadership and

clinical roles and which promote VA's reengineering efforts.

On June 22, the Committee will be briefed on Veterans Integrated

Service Network and outstanding Models of Nursing in the Private

Sector.

On June 23, the Committee will hear presentations on Innovative

models of VA Hospital Management. A public comment period is scheduled

from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

On June 24 and 25, the Committee will discuss facilitators and

barriers to innovative nursing practice and begin writing a final

report.

The meeting is open to the public. However, please note that a

public comment period is provided on June 23 only. Those who plan to

attend or who have questions concerning the meeting should contact the

Designated Federal Official for the Committee, Charlotte F. Beason,

Ed.D., RN at (202) 273-8422.

Dated: June 2, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97-15798 Filed 6-16-97; 8:45 am]

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