Webinar with Bloggers: New FDA Basics Web Resource

Source: FDA.gov

Do you and your readership have questions for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?

The FDA is pleased to announce the availability of a new Web resource, FDA Basics, which answers your questions and discusses other important public health topics in a useful and user-friendly format.

The tool answers questions such as:

• How and where do I find out if a drug is approved for use?
• When can I be sure that it is okay to buy previously recalled foods when they are back on the shelf?
• How do I know if I’m eligible to donate blood?

On Tuesday, January 12, at 4 p.m. ET, the FDA will host a webinar for bloggers interested in health-related topics. The featured speaker, Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Principal Deputy Commissioner of the FDA, will showcase the new tool, discuss opportunities for the public to submit questions to FDA, and outline FDA efforts to enhance transparency across the agency. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions or offer feedback.

To join:

The phone number, pass code, and Web address for the webinar will be posted here by 5 pm ET 1/11/10. If you RSVP to the fdadigital@fda.hhs.gov, then we will email you the webinar access information.

We will be using the Twitter hashtag #FDABasics if you’d like to tweet about or follow the webinar on Twitter.

This webinar is open to the first 100 attendees who sign in to the meeting URL, and the phone portion is currently only available for participants in the U.S. We apologize for any inconvenience.