STREAMING LIVE NOW: CFSAC Meeting in DC until 4 pm Eastern Time.May 10, 2010

It’s a time of high tension in the ME/CFS community. Many wonder if and when CFS Advisory Committee (CFSAC) recommendations will be honored, whether meaningful research will be supported, and even whether this meeting may mark the Committee’s end (its charter expires in September).

The CFSAC & The Meeting
The CFSAC provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the US Dept. of Health & Human Services on issues related to ME/CFS. This is done through public meetings held in Washington, DC twice a year, with Wanda K Jones, Principal Deputy Asst. Secretary for Health, currently presiding. CFSAC members will present reports, and patients & advocates will make brief public statements.

You Can Read Much of the Written Testimony Online Now
The scripts of many of the public testimonials are online now at the CFSAC website - www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/meetings/presentations/05102010.html

The Meeting Agenda/Presentation Times
Find the times of recommendations, comments & discussion of issues at www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/meetings/agendas/cfsac20100510_agenda.html

Streamed Live, Archived for Public Viewing
TODAY'S MEETING IS BEING STREAMED LIVE online until 4 PM Eastern Time (1 PM Pacific, 2 Mountain, 3 Central, and for other time zones use the World Clock Time Converter - http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html)

To Watch the Meeting Live Online
Go to the NIH VideoCasting Center at http://videocast.nih.gov/. Coverage scheduled from 9 AM to 4 PM, May 10. The government tracks number of viewers as a measure of “interest.”

To Ensure You Have the Right Software Downloaded
To make sure, or download what you need free, go to http://videocast.nih.gov/faq/#software

Watch the Video Later, at the NIH VideoCasting Archive
Videos of the webcast will be offered online on the NIH.gov website within a day or two - http://videocast.nih.gov/

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee

The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services via the Assistant Secretary for Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on issues related to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

Wanda K. Jones, DrPH
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health

For more information, visit
http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs

Monday, May 10, 2010 9:00:00 AM EDT (-0400)

HHS Office on Women's Health (OWH)

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Runtime 480 minutes