The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Assistant Secretary for Health on issues related to myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Administrative and management support for CFSAC is provided by the HHS Office on Women’s Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH). Patient and other stakeholder participation is encouraged and sought.
After each meeting, the CFSAC votes on and sends recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Assistant Secretary for Health. You can review past recommendations HERE, and learn more about the CFSAC and why it was started HERE.
The first CFSAC Meeting of 2017 is Scheduled for January 12, 2017, 12:00PM – 5:00PM and January 13, 2017, 9:00AM -5:00PM Eastern Time.
Anyone that is interested in participating in the meeting may join using the call-in or log-in information found below.
- January 12, 2017 – Conference Details
- 1-888-788-9429
- Participant passcode: 8951613
- Participants can join the event directly at:
https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PWXW1712119&p=8951613&t=c
- January 13, 2017 – Conference Details
- 1-888-788-9429
- Participant passcode: 8951613
- Participants can join the event directly at:
https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PWXW1712135&p=8951613&t=c
If you would like to receive notification of CFSAC activity directly via email, you can sign up for the CFSAC listserv at https://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/cfsac_email_list.html Should you decide you’d like to get more involved, there will be opportunity to sign up to make public comments prior to meetings in the future.
Lucinda Bateman, MD, is a renowned clinician, researcher, and educator. Her Johns Hopkins University Medical School training instilled an approach to care that she has employed throughout her career - the patient comes first and the unknown or unexplained does not equate to a lack of proper and compassionate care. Since starting her own practice in 2000, she has served on six boards or committees, been the principal investigator for 45 studies, authored/coauthored 40 journal articles, served as adjunct instructor and adjunct assistant professor in the University of Utah Departments of Preventative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Anesthesiology, and lectured around the world.