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CFSAC Goings and Comings

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

There are a number of CFS Advisory Committee tidbits to share, with more goings than comings. Barbara James, the CFSAC Designated Federal Officer, is retiring from HHS at the end of April. No word on who will replace her. It’s … Continue reading →

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P2P Missteps Continue

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

There are new developments in the continuing saga that is the NIH’s Office of Disease Prevention’s mismanagement of public comment on the P2P report. When I last wrote about this on April 3rd, ODP had acknowledged that yes indeed, they … Continue reading →

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Expired Opportunities

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

NIH funding of ME/CFS research has bumped up against a deadline that could have dire consequences for 2015 and beyond. The primary mechanism for grant applications has expired. Grant applications to NIH must be submitted in response to calls for … Continue reading →

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Your Move, HHS

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

Since the IOM report came out, the patient/advocate online community has been on fire. Everyone is staking out a position. You like the name, or you don’t; you think the definition will work, or it won’t. And I have plenty … Continue reading →

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CFSAC Meets P2P

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

Mary Dimmock has been kind enough to provide this post and transcript of the CFS Advisory Committee’s discussion of the P2P report this week. Since the Executive Summary for the P2P ME/CFS Workshop was published on December 18, 2014, a … Continue reading →

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CFSAC: Stand Up for Your Work

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Jennie Spotila

I delivered this public comment by telephone at the December 3, 2014 CFS Advisory Committee meeting. This committee’s legitimacy is at stake. Nine months ago, your March meeting recommendations were substantially altered after your public vote. Documentary evidence that I … Continue reading →

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NIH: Passing ME/CFS Over Again

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Jennie Spotila

NIH will (in its own mind anyway) be showcasing ME/CFS at the P2P Workshop next week. But ME/CFS research at NIH is caught in a never-ending cycle of being passed over in every way that matters. At its June 2014 … Continue reading →

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Another CFSAC Violation

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Jennie Spotila

Today I must report that once again, the CFS Advisory Committee violated federal law. This time, recommendations made by the Committee were illegally altered after the public meeting. The story of what happened, how I got it fixed (hopefully), and … Continue reading →

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CFSAC SNAFU

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Jennie Spotila

We’ve known about the CFS Advisory Committee meeting on December 3rd and 4th for awhile, but yesterday the details came out about the agenda and public comment. Judging from the advocates I’ve talked to, it’s not going over well. If … Continue reading →

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NIH Says No, and Also No

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Jennie Spotila

With no announcement or fanfare, the CFS Advisory Committee has posted a response from HHS to the June 2014 recommendations. My information is that  – inexplicably – even CFSAC members were not notified when the response was posted. I urge … Continue reading →

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