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Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women (PRGLAC)

June 24, 2020

Alert

In support of the Office of Personnel Management guidance to strengthen our efforts to protect the federal workforce to ensure continuity of operations, NIH is urging that all large meetings and symposia that are not mission critical and are scheduled to be held at NIH facilities or organized by NIH over the next 30 days either be held virtually using tele/videoconferencing services, postponed, or cancelled.

This meeting will be held as a virtual meeting only, using tele/videoconferencing services. There will be no in-person attendance.

Sponsor/Co-Sponsor(s)

NICHD, NIH

Purpose

The 21st Century Cures Act established PRGLAC to advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding gaps in knowledge and research on safe and effective therapies for pregnant women and lactating women. For its next phase, the PRGLAC Task Force is tasked with providing guidance on implementation of the recommendations made in the 2018 PRGLAC Report to the Secretary.

More Information

Contact

Lisa Kaeser, J.D.
Executive Secretary, NICHD
301–496–0536
kaeserl@mail.nih.gov

 
Please note: Views expressed during NICHD-sponsored events do not necessarily reflect the opinions or the official positions of NICHD, NIH, or HHS.
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