The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing a meeting for the Health Services Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board on March 11, 2021. The meeting will be conducted via WebEx and is partially closed to the public to protect sensitive information about research proposals. From 12:15-1:00 p.m. EST, the meeting will focus on discussing the scientific merit of research proposals and the qualifications of researchers, which involves private information. Members of the public can join the open portion of the meeting online or by phone between 12:00-12:15 p.m. EST, and written comments can be submitted to the designated officer, Liza Catucci, before the meeting.
Simple Explanation
The Veterans Affairs Department is having an online meeting to talk about which health research projects are really good and worth doing. People can listen to the first part, but the second part is private so they can talk about secret details of the projects.