CFS Advisory Committee to hold its second
meeting
Media Alert: 11/10/2003
The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will hold its second meeting in
Washington, D.C. on Monday, December 8, 2003. The official notice is expected to
run later this week in the Federal Register. It will include further details,
including time, location and contact information for those who wish to offer
public testimony. The CFIDS Association of America will forward the Federal
Register announcement to C-ACT members and others as soon as it is
published.
The purpose of the CFSAC is to "provide expert advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on a broad range
of issues and topics pertaining to CFS." It is comprised of 11 members of the
public, appointed by the Secretary for Health. Federal health agencies are
represented by non-voting, ex-officio members. The committee roster follows.
Committee Roster
David S. Bell, MD – CFSAC Chairman
Lyndonville, NY
Nancy C. Butler
Dubuque, Iowa
Jane C. Fitzpatrick
Punta Gorda, Fla.
Kenneth Friedman, PhD
Short Hills, NJ
Nelson Gantz, MD, FACP
Boulder, Colo.
Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
Boston, Mass.
Charles W. Lapp, MD
Charlotte, NC
Lyle Lieberman, JD
Miami, Fla.
Nahid Mohagheghpour, PhD
San Francisco, Calif.
Roberto Patarca, MD, PhD
Miami, Fla.
Staci R. Stevens
Ripon, Calif.
Ex-officio (non-voting) agency representatives:
Eleanor Hanna, MD
National Institutes of Health
William Reeves, MD
Drue Barrett, MD
U.S. Centers for Disease Control
& Prevention
Marc Cavaille-Coll, MD, PhD
Food and Drug Administration
William Robinson, MD
Health Resources and Services Administration
William Anderson, MD
Social Security Administration
Dr. Larry Fields, representing DHHS’ Office of Public Health and Science, serves
as the federal Executive Secretary for the committee.
The CFSAC met for the first time on Sept. 29, 2003. The
Association’s report on that meeting is available at
http://www.cfids.org/advocacy/c-act_10012003.asp
. A
more detailed story about the committee’s formation and the first meeting
appears in the fall 2003 issue of The CFIDS Chronicle, mailed last week to
current Association members. To join the Association, visit
