Friday, March 18, 2011

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 – 10:45INFECTIOUS DISEASES
 10:45 – 11:00Morning Break
 11:00 – 12:15SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
 12:15 – 1:00Lunch (On your own)
 1:00 – 2:00IMMUNOLOGY
 2:00 – 3:15 NEUROLOGY
 3:15 – 3:30 Afternoon Break
 3:30 – 5:00EXERCISE 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
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Online registration needs to be done by March 30.


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

 
 

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