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October 27, 2020, TBDWG Meeting (online)

October 27, 2020

Agenda

Draft-subject to change

Time Agenda Item Speaker
9:00 am – 9:03 am Welcome
- Roll Call w/introductions
Jim Berger, DFO
9:03 am – 9:08 am Recap of Meeting #15
Review of Meeting #16 goals and timeline
Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-Chair
9:08 am – 9:10 am Overview of the Working Group’s Mission, Vision Statement, Values Jim Berger, DFO
9:10 am – 9:40 am Public Comment Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-Chair
9:40 am – 9:50 am Public Comment Subcommittee Update Scott Commins, Co-Chair
Angel Davey, Co-Chair
Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chai
9:50 am - 9:55 am CDC Update Ben Beard
9:55 am – 10:10 am Chapter 8: Epidemiology and Surveillance — review Ben Beard
Gene Shapiro
10:10 am – 10:25 am Chapter 11: Looking Forward — review Working Group
10:25 am – 10:35 am Chapter 1: Background — review< Working Group
10:35 am – 10:45 am Chapter 2: Methods — review Working Group
10:45 am – 11:05 am Chapter 9: Federal Inventory — review Sam Donta
Pat Smith
David Walker
11:05 am – 11:25 am Chapter 10: Public Input Review Scott Commins, Co-Chair
Angel Davey, Co-Chair
Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
11:25 am – 11:45 am Report Template, Table of Contents and Title Page – Review Working Group
11:45 am – 1:00 pm Working Lunch at Desk Working Group
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Chapter 3: Tick Biology, Ecology, and Control
-Review in Template Format
Kevin Macaluso
Beto Perez de Leon
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Chapter 4: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Diagnostics
-Review in Template Format
Sam Donta
Alt. FDA Rep, Todd Myers
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Chapter 5: Causes, Pathogenesis, and Pathophysiology
-Review in Template Format
Scott Commins
Angel Davey<
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Chapter 6: Treatment
-Review in Template Format
Dennis Dixon
Sam Donta
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Chapter 7: Clinician and Public Education, Patient Access to Care
-Review in Template Format
Alt. CMS Rep, Scott Cooper
Pat Smith
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Review of Meeting #16 and Next Steps Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-Chair
4:00 pm Adjournment  

During this meeting, the TBDWG will review chapters and the template for the 2020 report to the HHS Secretary and Congress. This meeting is open to the public. An agenda will be provided prior to the meeting.

Federal Register Meeting Notice

Written Public Comment

Meeting Summary

Archived Webcast

If you would like the October 27, 2020 slide presentation, please send your request to tickbornedisease@hhs.gov.


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Content last reviewed January 28, 2021
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