March 2003

March 9, 2003

LEND Director's Meeting
March 8-9, 2003
Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA

 

 

• Welcome and Agenda Overview-Bob Bacon
• Central Office Updates-George Jesien, Ethan Long, Lisa Lister, and Beth Bryant
• Brochure
• Diversity workgroup
• Women's health initiative
• NBCDDD sub-award process
• Trainee activities

• Genetics Services Branch Update, LEND involvement-TBA

• DRTE Update
• New grant cycle
• Bright futures for women
• Performance Measures update

• MCHB Grant Discussion-Paulette Fagan, Grants Management Specialist

• CSHCN: Thoughts on Future Directions

• Trainee Evaluation and Reporting-Virginia Reed, Dartmouth Center for Educational Outcomes

• Distance Learning Initiatives & Opportunities-Lann Thompson

• Training Branch Update
• Strategic plan update
• Data collection
• Progress reports

• OT/PT Discussion and work group formation

• LEND Accomplishments/Data-George Jesien & Lisa Lister
• Trainee follow-up survey
• NIRS
• Promising Practices Database
  

• Leadership Institute follow-up-George Jesien

• Collaboration/Networking with LEAHS and PPCs (including lunch with representatives from LEAH and PPC networks)-Steve Sulkes, Rich Kreipe, Al Hergenroeder, and Cindy Capen
• Research add-on component
• Collaboration opportunities
  

Future Program Directions Workgroup Meeting:
Sunday, March 9: 1:15 PM