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.

Meeting Agenda

Welcome and SEC Call Overview


Updates from CDC
Jennifer R. Cope, MD, MPH
Medical Officer, Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Guest Speaker
Jacek Skarbinski, MD
Department of Infectious Diseases, Kaiser Oakland/Richmond, California
Assistant Program Director, Kaiser Permanente Northern California HIV Fellowship
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-like Illness Following COVID-19 in a Large Integrated Health System: Findings from the STOP ME/CFS Study


Participants can join the Zoom webinar by clicking the link below:

Join the Zoom Webinar

  • Zoom Webinar URL: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1605335113?pwd=UFdKbkpsbG45TkVWMVNXY05WWDRoZz09

When the Zoom page opens:

  1. Click on the “launch meeting” button.
  2. Enter your email address and name.
  3. 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 1-646-964-1167

Meeting ID: 160 533 5113

Passcode: 23622158

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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:

Launch closed captioning

  • Closed captioning URL: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=12537CDCMyalgicEncephalomyelitisChronicFatigue

If you would like to be notified of future calls, please send an email to MECFSSEC@cdc.gov.

Previous Meetings

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (SEC) Calls

Interagency ME/CFS Working Group Meetings

Roundtable Meetings