CFSAC November Meeting Agenda and Call-in Information

CFSAC November Meeting Agenda and Call-in Information

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CFSAC Meetings Page: http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/meetings/index.html

CFSAC November meeting Call-in Information

http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/meetings/agendas/cfsac20111108_callininfo.html

CFSAC Fall 2011 Meeting (November 8-9)
Audio Call-In Information

The Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Advisory Committee will be available via AUDIO Lines. The following call-in information will provide access to the meeting via audio lines:

Please dial the participant dial-in number:
Participant Dial-In Number: (866) 395-4129

Please use the following passcodes for each day:
Passcodes:

Tuesday, November 8: 24756185
Wednesday, November 9: 24759937

Please note, each caller can press *0 at any time during the call tocontact the operator for support.

There will be an operator on the line to welcome you and each caller will be asked their name and email address (this is not a requirement). You will be placed into the conference.

During the lunch hour, callers may hold the line or choose to call back to access the conference.

The CFSAC meeting will begin from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm Tuesday, November 8 and 9:00 am – 4:30 pm on Wednesday, November 9.

November 8-9 2011 Meeting Agenda

http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/meetings/agendas/cfsac20111108_agenda.html

CFSAC Fall 2011 Meeting (November 8-9)

Day One

Agenda – CFSAC Fall 2011 Meeting
November 8, 2011

9:00 am Call to Order
Opening Remarks
Christopher R. Snell Chair, CFSAC

Roll Call, Housekeeping
Nancy C. Lee, M.D., Designated Federal Officer

9:10 am International Classification of Diseases-Clinical Modification (ICD-CM)
Donna Pickett, RHIA, MPH, National Center for Health Statistics

10:00 am Public Comment Public

11:15 am Break

11:30 am Welcome Statement from the Assistant Secretary for Health Howard K. Koh, M.D., Ph.D

12:00 pm Agency Updates: AHRQ, CMS, FDA, HRSA
Ex Officio Members

1:00 pm Subcommittee Lunch Subcommittee Members

2:00 pm Public Comment Public

2:45 pm Break

3:00 pm Future Interdisciplinary Research for CFS Utilizing a Variety of Scientific Disciplines, Gailen Marshall, M.D., Ph.D.
Committee Discussion

4:00 pm Committee Discussion

Past CFSAC Recommendations Committee Members

5:00 pm Adjourn

Day Two

Agenda – CFSAC Fall 2011 Meeting
November 9, 2011

9:00 am Call to Order
Opening Remarks
Christopher R. Snell, Chair, CFSAC

Roll Call, Housekeeping
Nancy C. Lee, M.D., Designated Federal Officer

9:15 am HHS Office on Disability
Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, M.D, M.Sc., Ph.D, Deputy Director, HHS Office on Disability

10:00 am Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Webpage
Eileen Holderman
Nancy G. Klimas, M.D.
Ermias Belay, M.D.

10:30 am Break

10:45 am Agency Updates: CDC, SSA, NIH
Ex Officio Members

11:45 am Minimal Elements for Papers
Leonard A. Jason, Ph.D.

12:15 pm Subcommittee Lunch
Subcommittee Members

1:15 pm Public Comment
Public

2:15 pm Break

2:30 pm Committee Discussion

Finalize Recommendations Committee Members

4:30 pm Adjourn

[ENDS]

Related information and posts:

1] Coding CFS in ICD-10-CM: CFSAC and the Coalition4ME/CFS initiative: http://wp.me/pKrrB-1hd

2] Minutes of May 10-11 2011 CFSAC meeting (Extract: Discussion of concerns re coding of CFS for ICD-10-CM)

3] A Summary of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Its Classification in the International Classification of Diseases CDC, 2001.

4] CFS orphaned in the “R” codes in US specific ICD-10-CM

5] Forthcoming US “Clinical Modification” ICD-10-CM (starts half way down page)