State of the Knowledge Workshop ME/CFS Research April 7-8, 2011

State of the Knowledge Workshop
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Research
April 7-8, 2011

Building 31, Conference Room 6C10
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD  20892

This NIH workshop will bring together subject experts who will discuss multiple aspects of ME/CFS, including epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment.  The workshop panelists will identify gaps in knowledge and opportunities for new biomedical research. 

Workshop Agenda, Online Registration, and Visitor/Hotel Information.  This workshop is open to the public. Please note that attendance is limited, and we encourage registration for those attending in person. For those who are unable to attend, the workshop will be available via NIH VideoCasting (http://videocast.nih.gov/) both during and after the event. 

Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation should indicate your needs on the registration or contact Infinity Conference Group at (703) 925-9455 ext. 0 or by e-mail at icg@infinityconferences.com. Sign Language Interpreters can be provided if requested.

This workshop is sponsored by the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health in collaboration with the Trans-NIH ME/CFS Research Working Group.

Preliminary Agenda  DAY 1 – THURSDAY, APRIL 7  8:00 – 8:05 WELCOMING  8:05 – 8:15 OPENING  8:15 – 9:15 PLENARY TALKS  9:15 – 10:45 INFECTIOUS DISEASES  10:45 – 11:00 Morning Break  11:00 – 12:15 SYSTEMS BIOLOGY  12:15 – 1:00 Lunch (On your own)  1:00 – 2:00 IMMUNOLOGY  2:00 – 3:15 NEUROLOGY  3:15 – 3:30 Afternoon Break  3:30 – 5:00 EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY AND ENERGY METABOLISM  DAY 2 – FRIDAY, APRIL 8  8:00 – 8:15 Reconvene  8:15 – 10:20 DIAGNOSIS AND BIOMARKERS  10:20 – 10:35 Morning Break  10:35 – 12:30 TREATMENT  12:30 – 1:30 Lunch (On your own)  1:30 – 2:30 COMMUNICATION OUTREACH  2:30 – 2:45 Afternoon Break  2:45 – 4:45 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS  4:45 – 5:00 CLOSING

Sponsored by The Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH) In collaboration with The Trans-NIH ME/CFS Research Working Group

If you have any questions, call (703) 925-9455 ext. 0 or e-mail icg@infinityconferences.com **************************************************************************** Online registration needs to be done by March 30. https://www.infinityconferences.com/InfiniBase/Registration/Reg.aspx?ptguid=bf17bb1b-7df8-4ba5-b7a0-ba91edfbd56c Let us hope that the session called EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY AND ENERGY METABOLISM will have real biomedical information, not the psychobabble from the UnumProvident controlled psychopuppets from UK and the CDC. More info: http://orwh.od.nih.gov/CSF%202011/newsEvents.htm