Shaping the future of research: the NHLBI strategic plan.
With the extensive involvement of the communities it serves, the NHLBI has just completed development of a scientific working plan to guide its activities and initiatives in the near future. Shaping the Future of Research: A Strategic Plan for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is accessible on the NHLBI Web site at http:/apps.nhlbi.nih.gov/strategicplan/ The plan is the outcome of an inclusive "bottom up" approach that called on the wisdom and expertise of more than 600 individuals, including researchers, representatives of patient advocacy groups and professional societies, and other members of the scientific and lay communities. The initial step (Level One) comprised 23 thematic meetings held during the spring and summer of 2006. Participants were asked to identify scientific areas that the NHLBI could and should play a major role in advancing and to recommend operational policies to facilitate conduct of high priority scientific research. In October 2006, a Level Two meeting brought together members of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory
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