Meetings

THE CDC CFS Patient-Centered Outreach and Communication Activity (PCOCA) has been changed to:
CDC Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (MECFS-SEC)
CDC MECFS Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (SEC) Webinar/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.