Meeting Reports for 2006

National Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ˜ National Resource Center
National Coordinating Panel Meeting

October 10, 2006 (historical)
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Building 31, Room 4C32

Welcome	Stephen I. Katz, Director, NIAMS
Introductions	Janet S. Austin, Director, OCPL, NIAMS
Research Advances	Joan McGowan, Chief, MDB, NIAMS
U.S. Bone and Joint Decade Report	Toby King, Executive Director, USBJD
NIH National Resource Center
Contract Year 3 Introduction	Julie Townshend, Project Officer, NIAMS Susan Whittier, Project Director, NRC
Reaching Diverse Audiences
Needs Assessment Project Asian Initiatives: Chinese Health Education	Kelli Carrington, Health Educator, NIAMS Ping Wang, Contractor, NIAMS
Break
Special Projects
Bilingual Fotonovela	Trish Reynolds, Education Manager, NRC
Comorbid Promotion	Reba Novich, Resource Manager, NRC
NRC Bone Resource Site	Susan Bettendorf, Web Manager, NIAMS
Interactive Web Tool	Susan Whittier, Project Director, NRC
Reports from Other Organizations
The Paget Foundation	Charlene Waldman, Executive Director
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation	Heller An Shapiro, Executive Director
Break
Looking Ahead: Future Directions
Contract Year 4 and Beyond	Karin L. Rudolph, Project Officer, NIAMS
Other Topics	All Members and Guests
Meeting Adjourned	Janet S. Austin, Director, OCPL, NIAMS