Dialogue with patient care organizations B Rebecca Costello a, * , Joan Young b , Rebecca Burkholder c , Joseph Cranston d , Thomas L. Ortel e , Steven Dentali f , Richard Cotter g , Julie O’Sullivan Maillet h , Bruce Hawkins i , W. Craig Hooper j a Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD, United States b Platelet Disorder Support Association, Rockville, MD, United States c National Consumers League, Washington, DC, United States d American Medical Association, Chicago, IL, United States e American Society of Hematology, Washington, DC, United States f American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, MD, United States g The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Bethesda, MD, United States h American Dietetic Association, Chicago, IL, United States i American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Bethesda, MD, United States j Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States Received 11 July 2005; accepted 14 July 2005 Available online 25 August 2005 Introduction Each of the panelists has been given a charge to introduce you to their organization, its mission, and to share current thoughts and/or practices reflec- tive of their organization, and bring forward any concerns that they may have regarding dietary supplements, particularly in the area of hemosta- sis. We have also asked our panelists to make some recommendations to the NIH on how we can best translate the science or make information more readily available to health professionals and to the public. I do want to welcome Joan Young from the Platelet Disorder Support Association, Rebecca Burkholder from the National Consumers League, Dr. Joseph Cranston from the American Medical Association, Dr. Tom Ortel, who has been with us for the entire conference and will now be repre- senting the American Society of Hematology, Dr. Steven Dentali from the American Herbal Products Association, Dr. Richard Cotter representing the American Society of Clinical Nutrition, Dr. Julie O’Sullivan Maillet representing the American Die- tetic Association, Bruce Hawkins from the Ameri- 0049-3848/$ - see front matter. Published by Elsevier Ltd. doi:10.1016/j.thromres.2005.07.004 B The commentaries were written by panel participants and have not been substantively altered or edited by the reviewers. The opinions and information expressed by the speakers represent their individual or organization’s views and do not reflect those of the sponsoring organizations. These commen- taries indicate the range of views presented at the conference and formed the basis for additional discussions. * Corresponding author. Present address: Office of Dietary Supplements, 6100 Executive Blvd, 3B01, Bethesda, MD 20892- 7517, United States. Tel.: +1 301 435 2920; fax: +1 301 480 1845. E-mail address: CostellB@od.nih.gov (R. Costello). Thrombosis Research (2005) 117, 211 — 222 intl.elsevierhealth.com/journals/thre