U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News
NIH Office of the Director (OD) <http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/>
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
CONTACT: NIH News Media Branch, NIH OCPL, 301-496-5787, <e-mail:nihnmb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
UPDATE: HHS ISSUES FINAL RULE ON FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Below is the link to the Federal Register public inspection site:
<http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2011-21633_PI.pdf>
WHAT:
Telebriefing by experts from the National Institutes of Health to discuss the updated final rules on Financial Conflicts of Interest.
WHO:
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health
Sally Rockey, Ph.D., NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research, Director, Office of Extramural Research
WHEN:
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. EDT
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PASSCODE: Briefing
For those unable to participate, the briefing will be available on replay approximately
two hours after the briefing concludes. For replay, dial: 1-800-873-2117and enter
passcode: 7554.
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