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A -- WEB-BASED ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE CARE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PATIENTS SOL NHLBI-HO-98-25 DUE 061998 POC Ms. Lisa O'Neill, Contracting Officer, (301)435-0353 The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute intends to negotiate with the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) to develop a web-based system and maintain the National Physicians' Network to provide continuing education opportunities and other information to clinicians and other health professionals using the latest clinical practice guidelines, working group reports, and other materials developed by the NHLBI to improve the cardiovascular health care given to African Americans. The project includes the creation of a web-site which includes a series of self-study continuing education programs for African American health providers and electronic versions of NHLBI's patient/public education publications. This contract will be for 24 months. The authority for this action is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1-only one responsible source. The ABC has a unique capability because they have recongized credentials in CVD and multi disciplinary membership to reach the African American health professionals with this Web-based CVD information. This information then can be disseminated throughout the African American community. See Numbered Note 22. (0121)

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