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US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a Patient Network Annual Meetingon May 18th 2012. The FDA aims to use the event to obtain advice from patients and patient advocates about its risk-benefit decision-making processes. Registration deadline is May 4th 2012. The meeting will be hosted by the FDA's Office of Special Health Issues (OSHI), in collaboration with the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), the Center for Biologic Evaluation and Research (CBER), and the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH).