The 5th Invest in ME International ME/CFS Conference 2010
A New Era in ME/CFS Research
[sb: May 24 is the new Oct 8. Look at the speakers and topics here. And next I'll post what's planned for Cold Harbour Retrovirus Meeting May 24 - 29, over 300 abstracts. Too bad they're on the same day. And too bad neither is webcasting.]
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Here is the provisional conference agenda
Registration is from 07.45. The conference begins at 09.00 and finishes at 17.30.
For conference delegates - please aim to be in your seat by 08:55
Start Presenter Presentation
07.45 Registration
08.55 Invest in ME Welcome to the Conference
09:05 Professor Leonard Jason PhD How Case Definitions Can Stigmatize: Implications for
Epidemiology, Etiology, and Pathophysiology
09:50 Professor Nora Chapman PhD Persistent Enteroviral Infections
10:35 Dr John Chia MD Enteroviruses in ME/CFS, Diagnosis and Treatment
11.15 Break
11:35 Dr Paul Cheney MD, PhD Diastolic Dysfunction in ME/CFS: A Cardiac
Manifestation of Cellular Defects in ME/CFS
12:20 Dr. Jonathan Kerr MD, PhD Study of SNPs to determine subtype status in CFS patients
12.50 Lunch
13:40 Dr Nancy Klimas MD Immunological Biomarkers in ME/CFS
14:25 Professor Brigitte Huber PhD Presence of Retrovirus as a Biomarker for ME/CFS
15.10 Coffee/tea Break
15:30 Mrs Annette Whittemore Future Pathways of Research into ME
15:45 Dr. Judy Mikovits PhD Implications of XMRV Research for ME/CFS
16:40 Professor Malcolm Hooper and Presenters Plenary Session
17.30 Adjourn
(Please note that the agenda, format and times are subject to change. We recommend that you look in Conference News to keep abreast of news relating to the conference)
[sb: The format on the site, link below, is easier to read. Also on this link is a list of the speakers with good bios, including photos and areas of interest.]
http://www.investinme.org/IIME Conference 2010/IIME 2010 International ME Conference Agenda.htm
A New Era in ME/CFS Research
[sb: May 24 is the new Oct 8. Look at the speakers and topics here. And next I'll post what's planned for Cold Harbour Retrovirus Meeting May 24 - 29, over 300 abstracts. Too bad they're on the same day. And too bad neither is webcasting.]
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Here is the provisional conference agenda
Registration is from 07.45. The conference begins at 09.00 and finishes at 17.30.
For conference delegates - please aim to be in your seat by 08:55
Start Presenter Presentation
07.45 Registration
08.55 Invest in ME Welcome to the Conference
09:05 Professor Leonard Jason PhD How Case Definitions Can Stigmatize: Implications for
Epidemiology, Etiology, and Pathophysiology
09:50 Professor Nora Chapman PhD Persistent Enteroviral Infections
10:35 Dr John Chia MD Enteroviruses in ME/CFS, Diagnosis and Treatment
11.15 Break
11:35 Dr Paul Cheney MD, PhD Diastolic Dysfunction in ME/CFS: A Cardiac
Manifestation of Cellular Defects in ME/CFS
12:20 Dr. Jonathan Kerr MD, PhD Study of SNPs to determine subtype status in CFS patients
12.50 Lunch
13:40 Dr Nancy Klimas MD Immunological Biomarkers in ME/CFS
14:25 Professor Brigitte Huber PhD Presence of Retrovirus as a Biomarker for ME/CFS
15.10 Coffee/tea Break
15:30 Mrs Annette Whittemore Future Pathways of Research into ME
15:45 Dr. Judy Mikovits PhD Implications of XMRV Research for ME/CFS
16:40 Professor Malcolm Hooper and Presenters Plenary Session
17.30 Adjourn
(Please note that the agenda, format and times are subject to change. We recommend that you look in Conference News to keep abreast of news relating to the conference)
[sb: The format on the site, link below, is easier to read. Also on this link is a list of the speakers with good bios, including photos and areas of interest.]
http://www.investinme.org/IIME Conference 2010/IIME 2010 International ME Conference Agenda.htm