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April 7/8 NIH State of Knowledge Conference webcast video is now online

LJS

Luke
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Here are the links to the State of the Knowledge Workshop on ME/CFS Research video archive.

Day 1: http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?16575
Day 2: http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?16571
Agenda: https://www.infinityconferences.com/InfiniBase/Templates/157557/Agenda.htm

Here is a copy of the agenda for future reference
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[B][U]DAY 1  THURSDAY, APRIL 7[/U][/B]

7:00  8:00 a.m. 	REGISTRATION

8:00  8:05 a.m. 	WELCOME
  	  	  	James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

8:05  8:15 a.m. 	OPENING REMARKS
  	  	  	Dennis Mangan, Ph.D., Office of Research on Womens Health, NIH
  	  	  	PLENARY OVERVIEW

8:15  8:45 a.m. 	Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D., Harvard Medical School
  	  	  	The Clinical Presentation of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 

8:45  9:15 a.m. 	Leonard A. Jason, Ph.D., DePaul University
  	  	  	A Focus on Diagnostic Criteria and Case Definitions 
  	  	  	INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  	  	  	NIH Moderator: Catherine Laughlin, Ph.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
  	  	  	Co-Moderator: Harvey J. Alter, M.D., Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, NIH

9:15  9:20 a.m. 	Session Overview

9:20  9:40 a.m. 	Ronald Glaser, Ph.D., The Ohio State University
  	  	  	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Pathophysiologyof EBV Infection: Trying to Connect the Dots to Make Sense  

9:40  10:00 a.m. 	John Chia, M.D., EVMED Research
  	  	  	The Pathogenic Role of Enteroviruses in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  

10:00  10:15 a.m. 	MORNING BREAK

10:15  10:35 a.m. 	Judy A. Mikovits, Ph.D., Whittemore Peterson Institute
  	  	  	XMRV and MLV-Related Viruses in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  

10:35  10:55 a.m. 	John M. Coffin, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, NIH
  	  	  	Endogenous Retroviral Origin of XMRV and MLV-like Sequences  

10:55  11:15 a.m. 	Summary and Panel Discussion
  	  	  	SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
  	  	  	NIH Moderator: Basil Eldadah, M.D., Ph.D., National Institute on Aging, NIH
  	  	  	Co-Moderator

11:15  11:20 a.m. 	Session Overview

11:20  11:40 a.m. 	Gordon Broderick, Ph.D., University of Alberta
  	  	  	Regulatory Imbalance in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Network Biology Perspective  

11:40  12:00 p.m. 	Mangalathu Rajeevan, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  	  	  	Genomic Studies of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  

12:00  12:20 p.m. 	Keith W. Kelley, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  	  	  	From Systemic Infection to Brain Inflammation  

12:20  12:35 p.m. 	Summary and Panel Discussion

12:35  1:30 p.m. 	LUNCH
  	  	  	IMMUNOLOGY
  	  	  	NIH Moderator: Timothy A. Gondr -Lewis, Ph.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
  	  	  	Co-Moderator: David M. Mosser, Ph.D., University of Maryland

1:30  1:35 p.m. 	Session Overview

1:35  1:55 p.m. 	Mary Ann Fletcher, Ph.D., University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
  	  	  	Immunology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and GWI  

1:55  2:15 p.m. 	Benjamin Natelson, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  	  	  	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Are Not Always the Same  

2:15  2:30 p.m. 	Summary and Panel Discussion

2:30  2:40 p.m. 	Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
  	  	  	NEUROLOGY
  	  	  	NIH Moderator: John Kusiak, Ph.D., National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH
  	  	  	Co-Moderator: Shaheen Lakhan, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., M.Ed., Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation

2:40  2:45 p.m. 	Session Overview

2:45  3:05 p.m. 	Kathleen C. Light, Ph.D., University of Utah
  	  	  	Greater Post-Exercise Gene Expression of Adrenergic and Sensory Receptors and Cytokines in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome versus Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia, and Healthy Controls  

3:05  3:20 p.m. 	AFTERNOON BREAK

3:20  3:40 p.m. 	Roy Freeman, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
  	  	  	Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Autonomic Nervous System  

3:40  4:00 p.m. 	James Baraniuk, M.D., Georgetown University
  	  	  	Neuroimmunology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  

4:00  4:15 p.m. 	Summary and Panel Discussion
  	  	  	EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY AND ENERGY METABOLISM
  	  	  	NIH Moderator: Cheryl L. McDonald, M.D., National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
  	  	  	Co-Moderator: Kevin P. Davy, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

4:15  4:20 p.m. 	Session Overview

4:20  4:40 p.m. 	Jane Kent-Braun, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst Muscle Function and Fatigue in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  

4:40  5:00 p.m. 	Christopher R. Snell, Ph.D., University of the Pacific/Pacific Fatigue Lab, Stockton, CA Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and the Assessment of Fatigue in CFS/ME  

5:00  5:20 p.m. 	Peter C. Rowe, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  	  	  	Orthostatic Intolerance in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  

5:20  5:45 p.m. 	Summary and Panel Discussion
 

[U][B]DAY 2  FRIDAY, APRIL 8[/B][/U]

7:00  8:00 a.m. 	REGISTRATION

8:00  8:15 a.m. 	RECONVENE
  	  	  	DIAGNOSIS AND BIOMARKERS
  	  	  	NIH Moderator: Donald G. Blair, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, NIH
  	  	  	Co-Moderator: Samir Khleif, M.D., National Cancer Institute, NIH

8:15  8:35 a.m. 	Nancy Klimas, M.D., University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
  	  	  	Immune Based Biomarkers in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  

8:35  8:55 a.m. 	Dane B. Cook, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
  	  	  	Can Functional Neuroimaging Data Serve as a Biomarker for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?  

8:55  9:15 a.m. 	Michael Dean, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, NIH
  	  	  	Identifying Genes and Genetic Risk Factors for Complex Diseases  

9:15  9:35 a.m. 	Summary and Panel Discussion
  	  	  	TREATMENT
  	  	  	NIH Moderator: Christopher Mullins, Ph.D., National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH
  	  	  	Co-Moderator: Susan Keay, M.D., Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine; and Veterans Administration Maryland Health Care System

9:35  9:40 a.m. 	Session Overview

9:40  10:00 a.m. 	Fred Friedberg, Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook
  	  	  	Self-Management in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Meaning of "Improvement"  

10:00  10:20 a.m. 	Italo Biaggioni, M.D., Vanderbilt University
  	  	  	Chronic Fatigue and Postural Tachycardia Syndromes  

10:20  10:35 a.m. 	MORNING BREAK

10:35  10:55 a.m. 	Theoharis C. Theoharides, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., F.A.A.A.A.I., Tufts University School of Medicine Substance P-Stimulated TNF Secretion from Human Mast Cells Involves Fission and Translocation of Mitochondria with Extracellular DNA Release That Induces Auto-Inflammation, Processes Blocked by the Natural Flavonoid Luteolin  

10:55  11:15 a.m. 	Lucinda Bateman, M.D., Fatigue Consultation Clinic, Salt Lake City
  	  	  	Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome at the Fatigue Consultation Clinic: The Art of Supportive Care Medicine  

11:15  11:45 a.m. 	Summary and Panel Discussion

11:45  1:00 p.m. 	LUNCH
  	  	  	OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNICATION (A Panel Discussion) 
  	  	  	NIH Moderators: John T. Burklow and Marin P. Allen, Ph.D., Office of Communications and Public Liaison, NIH

1:00  1:05 p.m. 	Session Overview  

1:05  1:15 p.m. 	K. Kimberly McCleary, CFIDS Association of America
  	  	  	Communicating with Research Stakeholders  

1:15  1:25 p.m. 	Kenneth J. Friedman, Ph.D., Castleton State College
  	  	  	Elephants in the Room: Acknowledging Impediments to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research and Education  

1:25  1:40 p.m. 	Patricia Fero, M.E.P.D., Wisconsin ME/CFS Association, Inc.
  	  	  	3 Generations: A View from Wisconsin
  	  	  	Mary M. Schweitzer, Ph.D., MCEAS, University of Pennsylvania
  	  	  	The Role for Internet in Communication  

1:40  1:50 p.m. 	John T. Burklow, Office of Communications and Public Liaison, NIH 

1:50  2:15 p.m. 	Summary and Panel Discussion 

2:15  2:30 p.m. 	AFTERNOON BREAK
  	  	  	SUMMARY
  	  	  	NIH Moderator: Dennis Mangan, Ph.D., Office of Research on Women's Health, NIH
  	  	  	Co-Moderator: Suzanne D. Vernon, Ph.D., CFIDS Association of America

2:30  4:45 p.m. 	All Speakers and Co-Moderators
  	  	  	 Summary of Each Session
  	  	  	 Responses by Department of Health and Human Services Federal Agencies
  	  	  	 Full Workshop Panel Discussion  

4:45  5:00 p.m. 	CLOSING COMMENTS
  	  	  	Vivian W. Pinn, M.D., Office of Research on Women's Health, NIH
 

Anne

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Thanks for this, LJS, and thanks to Cort for the first report from the workshop!

Two questions for those of you who have seen the entire workshop:

1. If you were to recommend say five of the presentations (or discussions) to a medical team just starting to learn about ME/CFS, which would you recommend? I e: Which were the best presentations? (bringing home the message that this certainly is a biomedical disorder)

2. And the opposite: which parts should they not be watching?

We've got a newly started ME/CFS project here, and we'd like to guide the doctors and other medical staff to the best information, making it as accessible as possible. We're thinking we'll hand them a USB with the workshop, plus a paper with recommendations of presentations, marking exactly where they're at on the recording (time wise, if anyone has done this, please share - for example, Bateman starts at xx.xx)

Grateful for your input!