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.
Upcoming Meetings
The next CDC Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (SEC) Conference Call will be held on Friday, May 13, 2022, 3 p.m. Eastern Time.
Meeting Agenda:
Welcome and SEC Call Overview
Updates from CDC:
Elizabeth Unger, PhD, MD
Branch Chief, Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ME/CFS Program Update pdf icon[PDF - 7 pages]
Guest Speaker:
Stephen Gluckman, MD
Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
"The Management Options (yes there are management options) for People with ME/CFS"
Participants can join the Zoom webinar by clicking this link:
https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1610234560?pwd=d2ZTOStBL05lNnhaZjUremFNd2wrZz09external icon
When the Zoom page opens, click on the “launch meeting” button, enter your email address and name, then click on the “join webinar” button.
Participants can also 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: 161 023 4560
Passcode: 55637917
International numbers available:
https://cdc.zoomgov.com/u/aejSZoFrLHexternal icon
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.
For closed captioning, please click the following link:
https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=4480MECFSStakeholdersEngagementCommunicationsexternal icon
If you would like to be notified of future calls, please send an email to MECFSSEC@cdc.gov.