Advocacy Updates

Advocacy Alert: 4/29/2010

Update on May 10, 2010 Meeting of CFS Advisory Committee

The federal Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee meets next on May 10, 2010 in Washington, D.C. The meeting is open to the public and will be webcast at http://videocast.nih.gov. Realplayer is required to view the videocast. This meeting will also be archived for future viewing. The meeting agenda is provided below. Five individuals have been recently appointed to the CFSAC by the Secretary of Health; a roster of the appointees is copied below. This information is also available on the CFSAC's website: http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/index.html.

"In response to the committe's request for testimony on the topic of the CFSAC charter that expires on September 5, 2010, the CFIDS Association submitted a 5-page written statement: http://www.cfids.org/advocacy/cfsac-testimony042610.pdf. CEO Kim McCleary will attend the meeting and will present an abbreviated form of these recommendations during the public testimony. More information about the committee, including Association reports on past meetings, can be found at http://www.cfids.org/advocacy/CFSAC.asp.

Agenda -- CFSAC Spring 2010 Meeting
May 10, 2010

9:00 am: Call to Order, Opening Remarks, Roll Call, Housekeeping
Dr. Christopher Snell, Chair, CFSAC and Dr. Wanda Jones, Designated Federal Official, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health

9:15 am: Welcome Statement from the Assistant Secretary for Health
New Members Statement on CFSAC Interests/Goals
Dr. Howard K. Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health

Introduction of New CFSAC Members

10:00 am: Remarks from Dr. Elizabeth Unger, CDC, Acting Chief, Chronic Viral Diseases Branch

10:30 am: Blood Safety Update on XMRV
Dr. Jerry Holmberg, DHHS, Office of Public Health and Safety

11:00 am: Review/Update of past CFSAC recommendations
Committee Members

12:30 pm: Subcommittee Lunch

1:30 pm: Public Comment on CFSAC charter

2:00 pm: Review and Discussion of CFSAC Charter and ByLaws
Committee Members

4:00 pm: Adjourn

Roster of Appointees to the CFS Advisory Committee

Chair
Christopher Snell, PhD
Stockton, CA
Term: 04/01/07 to 04/01/11

Dane B. Cook, PhD
Madison, WI
Term: 05/10/10 to 05/10/14 (new)

Ronald Glaser, Ph.D
Columbus, OH
Term: 04/01/07 to 04/01/11

Arthur J. Hartz, MD, PhD
Iowa City, IA
Term: 04/01/07 to 04/01/11

Eileen Holderman
Galveston, TX
Term: 05/10/10 to 05/10/14 (new)

Michael Houghton, PhD
Danville, CA
Term: 05/10/10 to 05/10/14 (new)

Leonard Jason, PhD
Chicago, IL
Term: 04/01/07 to 04/01/11

Nancy Klimas, MD
Miami, FL
Term: 04/01/07 to 04/01/11

Susan M. Levine, MD
New York, NY
Term: 05/10/10 to 05/10/14 (new)

Gailen Marshall Jr., MD, PhD
Jackson, MS
Term: 05/10/10 to 05/10/14 (new)

Jason Newfield, Esq.
Garden City, NJ
Term: 07/01/06 to 07/01/10