SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Science, public health, and regulatory highlights from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Information in this document is designed for credentialed journalists. Release dates and times for items are current as of October 3, 2011.
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Events and Speeches for the Commissioner and FDA leadership:
Tuesday, 10/4 FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., delivers keynote address at the 34th Annual National Food Policy Conference, 11:30 a.m., Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th Street N.W., Presidential Ballroom, Washington, D.C.
Press Office Contact: Doug Karas, 301-796-2805, douglas.karas@fda.hhs.gov
Tuesday, 10/4 FDA Commissioner Hamburg participates in panel discussion titled “Transformative Science and Biosecurity” sponsored by the Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical College. 3:10 p.m., W Hotel, 515 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
UMPC Contact: Joanna Engstrom-Brown, jbrown@upmc-biosecurity.org
Press Office Contact: Patricia El-Hinnawy, 301-796-4763, patricia.el-hinnawy@fda.hhs.gov
Wednesday, 10/5 FDA Commissioner Hamburg speaks at the Third Annual Washington Ideas Forum sponsored by The Atlantic, The Aspen Institute, and the Newseum. 12:30 p.m., 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Content, including livestream video of all mainstage events, will be covered on TheAtlantic.com. Follow the conversation on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Atlantic_LIVE and www.twitter.com/AspenInstitute, #IdeasForum.
For Press credentials: Natalie Raabe at nraabe@theatlantic.com or 202-266-7533.
Press Office Contact: Jeff Ventura, 301-796-2807, jeffrey.ventura@fda.hhs.gov
Thursday, 10/6 FDA Commissioner Hamburg receives the National Consumers League’s Trumpeter Award. 6 p.m., Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th Street N.W., Washington, D.C.
Press Office Contact: Raymond Formanek Jr., 301-796-4677, raymond.formanek@fda.hhs.gov
Meetings, Workshops and Congressional Testimony:
Thursday, 10/13 The Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee makes recommendations and votes on information related to premarket approval application for the Cook Inc., ZILVER-PTX Drug-Eluting Stent.
Press Office Contact: Karen Riley, 301-796-4674, karen.riley@fda.hhs.gov
Friday, 10/14 Immunology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Postponement of Meeting. Future meeting dates will be announced in the Federal Register.
Press Office Contact: Karen Riley, 301-796-4674, karen.riley@fda.hhs.gov
On the Web:
Documents the Center for Devices and Radiological Health is Considering for Development (FY12) lists guidance documents CDRH is considering for 2012. CDRH invites comments on any or all of the guidance documents on the list to docket FDA-2007-N-0270.
Press Office Contact: Karen Riley, 301-796-4674, karen.riley@fda.hhs.gov
Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Prominent and Conspicuous Mark of Manufacturers on Single-Use Devices
Press Office Contact: Karen Riley, 301-796-4674, karen.riley@fda.hhs.gov
FDA Office of Public Affairs Contact Information:
Call or email FDA Office of Public Affairs, 301-796-4540, fdaopa@fda.hhs.gov
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