Advocacy Updates

Advocacy Alert: 10/28/2009

CFS Advisory Committee to meet October 29-30, 2009

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee Meeting October 29 & 30, 2009

Room 800, Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201

Meeting will be videocast and archived for viewing later; see http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=7908

AGENDA

Thursday, October 29, 2009

9:00 a.m.: Call to Order, Opening Remarks, Roll Call, Housekeeping
Dr. James Oleske, Chair, CFSAC
Dr. Wanda Jones, Designated Federal Official

9:15 a.m.: Agency Updates: HRSA, SSA, NIH, FDA, and CDC
Ex Officio Representatives from agencies

10:15 a.m.: Presentation: XMRV Association with CFS
Dr. Daniel Peterson, Whittemore Peterson Institute

11:15 a.m.: Committee Discussion

12:15 p.m.: Public Comment (prior registration required, all spaces have been allocated)

1:15 p.m.-2:00: Lunch break

2:00 p.m.: Committee Discussion

3:30 p.m.: CFS and FII/Munchausen's By Proxy Dr. David Bell

4:00 p.m.: Public Comment (prior registration required, all spaces have been allocated)

5:00 p.m.: Adjourn

Friday, October 30, 2009

9:00 a.m.: Call to Order & Housekeeping
Dr. James Oleske, Chair, CFSAC
Dr. Wanda Jones, Designated Federal Official

9:15 a.m.: Public Comment (prior registration required, all spaces have been allocated)

10:15 a.m.: Committee Discussion

11:45 a.m.: Special Emphasis Panel (for review of CFS research proposals)
Dr. Cheryl Kitt, National Institutes of Health

12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Lunch break

1:30 p.m.: Discussion of Recommendations (Continued)
Advisory Committee Members

3:30 p.m.: Comments from outgoing committee members
Advisory Committee Members

4:00 p.m.: Adjourn

For more information about the CFS Advisory Committee, visit http://www.cfids.org/advocacy/CFSAC.asp

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