[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 194 (Thursday, October 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62082-62083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25872]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Notice of Open Meeting

    Notice is hereby given that the National Institute of Diabetes and 
Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), a research institute of the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS), plans to hold a scientific meeting.
    Title: ``Meeting on Measurement of Urinary Symptoms (MOMUS).''
    Dates: November 14-15, 2011.

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    Time: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
    Place: Building 45, Natcher Center Main Auditorium, NIH campus, 
Bethesda, MD.
    Meeting Objectives:
    A. Discuss the uses and shortcomings of current symptom-based 
instruments in research of lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD).
    B. Disseminate state-of-the-art methodology to improve patient 
reported outcomes (PRO) of symptomatic LUTD.
    C. Discuss the validation and qualification process of new 
measurement tools, and patient phenotyping.
    D. Align the new LUTD symptom measurement tool among involved 
parties.
    This workshop is free and open to the public. We encourage 
registration for those attending in person (see Web address below).
    Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations 
should indicate your needs on the registration form or contact Ms. Mary 
Compton at The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc. by e-mail at 
[email protected] or by telephone to 301-670-4990.
    For more information, including an agenda, registration and visitor 
information, please visit the Workshop Web site: http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/News/Calendar/MOMUS2011.
    Contact Person: Ziya Kirkali, M.D.; Senior Scientific Advisor, 
Division of Kidney, Urology and Hematology, NIDDK, NIH. Phone: 301-594-
7718 E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: September 29, 2011.
Robert Star,
Director, KUH/NIDDK, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-25872 Filed 10-5-11; 8:45 am]
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