PRE-APPLICATION MEETING FOR SHARED PATHOLOGY INFORMATICS NETWORK RFA-CA-01-006 Release Date: May 4, 2000 NOTICE: CA-00-015 National Cancer Institute The Resources Development Branch of the Cancer Diagnosis Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, will hold a pre-application informational meeting for investigators planning to submit applications in response to Request for Applications (RFA) CA-01-006, Shared Pathology Informatics Network. This meeting will provide prospective applicants with an opportunity in a public forum to receive answers to their questions about the intent and requirements of the RFA. Representatives from the Resources Development Branch of the Cancer Diagnosis Program, Grants Administration Branch and Special Review, Referral and Resources Branch will be available to provide information and to answer questions relevant to applications responding to this RFA. Program staff will be available to discuss informatics, diagnostic pathology, medical nomenclature, internet security, and patient confidentiality. Applications are requested from pre-formed consortia consisting of 3-5 institutions or organizations. We encourage attendance by as many consortium members as needed to represent the diverse areas of expertise that will be included in each consortium. The complete text of the RFA is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-01-006.html. Potential applicants to the RFA are not required to attend the pre- application meeting. A written transcript of the meeting will be posted (http://www-cdp.ims.nci.nih.gov/new.html) as a public document as soon as possible after the meeting, to provide applicants unable to attend the meeting with access to the proceedings. All applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their applications with Dr. Jules Berman as early as possible in the application process. The pre-application meeting will be held on May 22, 2000, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., in Building 31, Conference Room #6, NIH Main Campus, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20891. This meeting is open to the public, but potential applicants should confirm their attendance. The NCI reserves the right to cancel the meeting if too few potential applicants confirm their attendance. INQUIRIES For further information, and to confirm attendance contact: Jules Berman, Ph.D., M.D. Program Director, Pathology Informatics Resources Development Branch Cancer Diagnosis Program, DCTD, NCI, NIH EPN 700 6130 Executive Blvd Rockville, MD 20892 email: bermanj@mail.nih.gov voice: 301-496-7147 fax: 301-402-7819


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