NOT-RM-04-004: PRE-APPLICATION MEETING FOR THE RFA-RM-04-011: DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT- REPORTED CHRONIC DISEASE OUTCOMES

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PRE-APPLICATION MEETING FOR THE RFA-RM-04-011: DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT-
REPORTED CHRONIC DISEASE OUTCOMES  

RELEASE DATE:  December 24, 2003
 
NOTICE: NOT-RM-04-004

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

This notice is an addendum to RFA-RM-04-011, "Dynamic Assessment of Patient-
Reported Chronic Disease Outcomes," which was released in the NIH Guide for 
Grants and Contracts on November 18, 2003.  This gives notice that an 
informational pre-application meeting has been scheduled, at which staff will 
make presentations that explain their goals and objectives for the Patient-
Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Network described in 
RFA-RM-04-011 (at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-04-011.html) 
and answer questions from the attendees. All interested prospective 
applicants are invited.  Applicants may submit written questions prior 
to the meeting by contacting staff members listed in the original RFA.  

The meeting will be held on January 26th from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Neuroscience 
Center [NSC], first floor Conference room D at 6001 Executive Blvd., Rockville 
MD, 20852.  For interested applicants unable to attend in person, the meeting 
will be webcast with telephone interaction; the videocast will be available for 
subsequent viewing online as well.  Information on NIH videocasting of the 
meeting will be available on http://videocast.nih.gov/default.asp under 
 Scheduling of Upcoming Events at the National Institutes of Health  at least 
one week before the meeting. 

All applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their applications with one of 
the program directors listed below as early in the process as possible.

To facilitate technical planning, we require registration for participation in 
the pre-application meeting. Participants may register with Kawanna Jackson-
Taylor JacksonKA@od.nih.gov by providing the name, telephone number, e-mail 
address, institutional affiliation, and whether you plan to attend in person or 
via live webcast.  The deadline for registration is January 19, 2004.

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Deborah N. Ader, Ph.D. 
Director, Behavioral and Prevention Research Program 
NIAMS 
One Democracy Plaza 
6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 800, MSC 4872 
Bethesda, MD 20872-4872 
Telephone: (301) 594-5032 
Fax: (301) 480-1284 
Email: aderd@mail.nih.gov 

Lawrence J. Fine, M.D., Dr.PH 
Medical Advisor, OBSSR-NIH  
Room 256, Building One  
One Center Drive  
Bethesda, MD 20892  
Telephone: 301-435-6780  
Fax: 301-402-1150  
Email: FineL@mail.nih.gov
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