[PAGID] Public Meeting on IVIG

[Michelle Roach (CIS)]

Public Meeting on Patient and Physician Concerns in Access to
Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)

Date: September 28, 2006 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location: Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202

Registration: https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/hhs/
<https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/hhs/>  or the ERG
conference registration line, 781-674-7374

Purpose of the meeting: 

The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation has contracted with Eastern
Research Group, Inc (ERG) to develop an analysis of supply,
distribution, demand, and access issues associated with IVIG. This
meeting is to obtain public comment on access issues to be used in the
analysis. The Town Hall meeting will accept comments from all
stakeholders, but is focused on patient and physician concerns with
access to IVIG including:

1) patients switching IVIG products due to access problems,

2) changes in the administration location,

3) patients receiving fewer treatments,

4) patients receiving reduced dosages,

5) reimbursement problems with IVIG products,

6) patients receiving reduced dosages, and

7) health consequences for patients of any access issues.

Comments: 

Meeting attendees can sign up on a first-come, first-served basis to
present their comments (maximum of 5-minutes) via the meeting website
when they register. Comments may be made in person or by phone. 

Commenters should focus on issues related to access to IVIG and quantify
these impacts when possible. Commenters must provide their name, title,
and organization (if applicable) on their registration and identify the
topic area they will address. Presenters that cannot attend in person
can participate via phone. If you are unable to attend in person, you
should indicate at registration that you wish to participate via phone.

A call-in conference number will be provided to you in your registration
confirmation. Written comments are welcome from the public regardless of
whether you attend the Town Hall Meeting or whether you make an oral
presentation at the Town Hall Meeting. 

Written comments can be submitted either at the meeting, or before or
after the meeting via e-mail to meetings at erg.com (subject: IVIG Meeting
Comments). Or via regular mail to ATTN: IVIG Meeting, ERG, 110 Hartwell
Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421. Please note that electronic submissions are
preferred due to delays in receiving U.S. Postal Mail. We are able to
consider only those comments received in writing and/or via email by 5
p.m. EST on October 15, 2006.

Attendees must register by September 21st. 

Registration: https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/hhs/
<https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/hhs/>  or the ERG
conference registration line, 781-674-7374

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Conference Management

ERG

110 Hartwell Avenue

Lexington, MA 02421

781-674-7272

Fax: 781-674-2906

E-mail: meetings at erg.com

 
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