MARK YOUR CALENDARS
November 2, 2017
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Time
CDC ME/CFS Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (SEC) Conference Call Call number: 1-888-790-3251 Participant Code: 3287773
Please mark your calendars for the next CDC Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (SEC) Conference Call.
Meeting Agenda
3:00pm Welcome and Telephone Overview
3:05pm Updates from CDC – Elizabeth Unger, PhD, MD Branch Chief, Chronic Viral Diseases Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3:15pm “Take Home Messages from the 2015 Institute of Medicine Report on ME/CFS”
Lucinda Bateman, MD
Founder and Medical Director of the Bateman Horne Center
Ellen Clayton, MD, JD
Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law Co-Founder, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society
Peter Rowe, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Director, Children's Center Chronic Fatigue Clinic
3:45pm Questions from MECFS SEC Call Mailbox for Guest Speaker and CDC
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Therefore please exercise discretion on sensitive content and material, as confidentiality during these calls cannot be guaranteed.
Please note that questions for the Guest Speakers and CDC can be submitted only via email at
MECFSSEC@cdc.gov. This mailbox cannot respond to inquiries received and is in use only for the scheduled MECFS-SEC calls. If you would like to be added to the call list, please send an email to
MECFSSEC@cdc.gov.
Contact for MECFS-SEC Conference Call:
MECFSSEC@cdc.gov