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Thursday February 13, 2020
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Eastern Time
CDC ME/CFS Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (SEC) Call
Call number: 1-888-603-7036
Participant Code: CDC MECFS
Please mark your calendars for the next CDC Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (SEC) Conference Call. The call will feature brief updates on CDC’s ME/CFS activities by Dr. Elizabeth Unger, Chief Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, followed by a live Q&A session. Dr. Jennifer McQuiston, Deputy Director of CDC’s Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, will moderate the call. Members of CDC’s ME/CFS program and division leadership will be on the call. We look forward to your active participation.
A transcript will be available following the call.
Disclaimer: Although the content of calls is directed to patients, caregivers, health care professionals, and other interested parties, CDC has no control over who participates on the conference call. Therefore, please exercise discretion on sensitive content and material, as confidentiality during these calls cannot be guaranteed.
If you would like to be notified of future calls, please send an email to MECFSSEC@cdc.gov.
Contact for MECFS-SEC Conference Call:
Previous Conference Calls
CDC held a second roundtable meeting on August 30, 2018 with stakeholders composed of ME/CFS patients, advocates, clinicians with ME/CFS expertise, healthcare professional organizations, medical educators, researchers/foundations, and other government agencies. Building on the first roundtable project, the goal of this project was to provide an opportunity for individuals to share their thoughts on ME/CFS educational materials for patients as well as materials focused on the needs of healthcare providers. The project included various phases using small conference calls and the face-to-face meeting.
- Roundtable Summary pdf icon[PDF – 118KB]
- Appendix 1: Call List pdf icon[PDF – 342KB]
- Appendix 2: Agenda pdf icon[PDF – 508KB]
- Appendix 3: Fred Fridinger, DrPH presentation pdf icon[PDF – 1.04MB]
- Appendix 3: Lily Chu, MD, MSHS presentation pdf icon[PDF – 333KB]
- Appendix 3: Christine E. Prue, MSPD, PhD, and Valerie Johnson, MPH, CHES presentation pdf icon[PDF – 1.65MB]
CDC held a roundtable meeting on September 26, 2016 with stakeholders composed of ME/CFS patients, advocates, clinicians with ME/CFS expertise, healthcare professional organizations, medical educators, researchers/foundations, and other government agencies. The goal of the face-to-face meeting was to provide an opportunity for individuals to share thoughts on how the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report could best be communicated through materials and content on the CDC website.