Meetings
CDC holds regular Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (SEC) calls to update the ME/CFS community on CDC activities and facilitate presentations from guest speakers. CDC co-sponsors and participates in the NIH Interagency ME/CFS Working Group meetings. CDC also holds Roundtable Meetings with partners composed of ME/CFS patients, advocates, educators, clinicians, and researchers to gather vital partner input on specific projects and products.
The next CDC Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (MECFS-SEC) Conference Call will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 3:00 pm Eastern Time.
Meeting Agenda
Welcome and SEC Call Overview
Updates from CDC [156 KB, 7 pages]:
Elizabeth Unger, PhD, MD
Branch Chief, Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Guest Speaker:
David M. Systrom, Jr., MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiopulmonary Laboratory
"Neurovascular Dysregulation Underlies Exercise Intolerance in ME/CFS"
Participants can join the Zoom webinar by clicking the link below:
- Zoom Webinar URL: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1602725945?pwd=ZXZxcGJ2bTh1MjFKUURIcjlUS0crdz09
When the Zoom page opens:
- Click on the “launch meeting” button.
- Enter your email address and name.
- Click on the “join webinar” button.
Join by phone using one of the following numbers (when prompted, please enter the meeting id and passcode):
Telephone: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-646-828-7666
Meeting ID: 160 272 5945
Passcode: 71633915
Question and Answer (Q&A)
To ask a question during the meeting within the Zoom webinar platform, please:
- Click on the “Raise Hand” button.
- Ask your question when prompted.
To ask a question during the meeting by phone, please:
- Enter *9 to add yourself to the queue.
- Ask your question when prompted.
To access closed captioning, please click the following link:
- Closed captioning URL: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=11599StakeholderEngagementCall
If you would like to be notified of future calls, please send an email to MECFSSEC@cdc.gov.