CFSAC Agenda - October 29-30, 2009

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee
US Department of Health and Human Services

October 29-30, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Friday, October 30, 2009
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave SW, Room 800
Washington, DC 20201

Purpose of the meeting: The Advisory Committee will meet to discuss (1) progress in HHS agencies’ response to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), (2) progress in research on and understanding of CFS, and (3) Advisory Committee structure, past recommendations, and charter. It will prepare and forward recommendations to the HHS Secretary.

Agenda
Thursday, October 29, 2009
9:00 a.m.	Call to Order Opening Remarks Roll Call, Housekeeping	Dr. James Oleske Chair, CFSAC University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey Dr. Wanda Jones Designated Federal Official HHS Office on Women’s Health
9:15 a.m.	Agency Updates: HRSA, SSA, NIH, FDA, and CDC	Ex Officio Representatives
10:15 a.m.	Presentation: XMRV Association with CFS	Dr. Daniel Peterson Whittemore Peterson Institute Reno, Nevada
11:00 a.m.	Perspective on XMRV and Human Retroviruses	Dr. John Coffin Tufts University Boston, Massachusetts
11:15 a.m.	Committee Discussion	Committee Members
12:15 p.m.	Public Comment	Public
1:15 p.m.	Subcommittee Lunch	Subcommittee Members
2:00 p.m.	Committee Discussion	Committee Members
3:30 p.m.	CFS and FII/MBP	Dr. David Bell Lyndonville, New York
4:00 p.m.	Public Comment	Public
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn
Friday, October 30, 2009
9:00 a.m.	Call to Order Housekeeping	Dr. James Oleske Chair, CFSAC University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey Dr. Wanda Jones Designated Federal Official HHS Office on Women’s Health
9:15 a.m.	Public Comment	Public
10:15 a.m.	Committee Discussion	Committee Members
11:45 a.m.	Special Emphasis Panel	Cheryl Kitt National Institutes of Health
12:15 p.m.	Subcommittee Lunch	Committee Members
1:30 p.m.	Discussion of Recommendations (Continued)	Advisory Committee Members
3:30 p.m.	Comments from outgoing committee members	Advisory Committee Members
4:00 p.m.	Adjourn