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December 2, 2020, TBDWG Meeting (online)

December 2, 2020

During this meeting, the TBDWG will finalize and vote on 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.

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If you would like the December 2, 2020, slide presentation, please send your request to tickbornedisease@hhs.gov.


Agenda

Time Meeting Item Presenter
9:00 am - 9:03 am Welcome
  • Roll Call w/introductions
Jim Berger, DFO
9:03 am - 9:08 am Recap of Meeting #17
Review of Meeting #18 agenda and goals
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 - 10:00 am Lyme X Presentation Kristen Honey, HHS
10:00 am - 10:02 am Executive Summary review
  • Chapter has already been approved with the editorial changes; we will just show that the changes were made
Working Group
10:02 am - 10:03 am Chapter 1: Background
  • Chapter has already been approved with no changes; we will just show the chapter in the template again
Working Group
10:03 am - 10:04 am Chapter 2: Methods
  • Chapter has already been approved with no changes; we will just show the chapter in the template again
Working Group
10:04 am - 10:06 am Chapter 3: Tick Biology, Ecology, and Control Review in Template format
  • Chapter has already been approved with the editorial changes; we will just show that the changes were made
Kevin Macaluso
Beto Perez de Leon
10:06 am - 10:08 am Chapter 4: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Diagnostics Review in Template format
  • Chapter has already been approved with the editorial changes; we will just show that the changes were made
Sam Donta
Alt. FDA Rep, Todd Myers
10:08 am - 10:09am Chapter 5: Causes, Pathogenesis, and Pathophysiology review in Template format
  • Chapter has already been approved with no changes; we will just show the chapter in the template again
Scott Commins
Angel Davey
10:09 am - 10:10 am Chapter 6: Treatment review in Template format
  • Chapter has already been approved with the editorial changes; we will just show that the changes were made
Dennis Dixon
Sam Donta
10:10 am - 10:12 am Chapter 7: Clinician and Public Education, Patient Access to Care review in Template format
  • Chapter has already been approved with the editorial changes; we will just show that the changes were made
Alt. CMS Rep, Scott Cooper
Pat Smith
10:12 am - 10:14 am Chapter 8: Epidemiology and Surveillance review
  • Chapter has already been approved with the editorial changes; we will just show that the changes were made
Ben Beard
Gene Shapiro
10:14 am - 10:15 am Chapter 9: Federal Inventory review
  • Chapter has already been approved with no changes; we will just show the chapter in the template again
Sam Donta
Pat Smith
David Walker
10:15 am - 10:17 am Chapter 10: Public Input review
  • Chapter has already been approved with the editorial changes; we will just show that the changes were made
Scott Commins, Co-Chair
Angel Davey, Co-Chair
Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
10:17 am - 10:18 am Chapter 11: Looking Forward - review in template
  • Chapter has already been approved with no changes; we will just show the chapter in the template again
Working Group
10:18 am - 10:20 am Chapter 12: Conclusion review in template
  • Chapter has already been approved with the editorial changes; we will just show that the changes were made
Working Group
10:20 am - 10:25 am Appendices review in template Working Group
10:25 am - 10:30 am Front Cover, Table of Contents and Back Cover review Working Group
10:30 am - 10:35 am Review of Meeting #18, Thank You Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-Chair
10:35 am Adjournment  
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Content last reviewed February 9, 2021
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