Journal of IiME Volume 1 Issue 1 International ME/CFS Conference Agenda DAY 1 - 1st May 2007 - ME Awareness & Support Day Start Presenter Presentation 08:30 REGISTRATION & MEDIA INTERVIEWS 10:30 IiME Welcome to the Conference 10:40 Norman Lamb MP Opening Speech/Key Note Speech RESEARCH & FUNDING – A Review of Current Work & Requirements 11:05 Dr. Derek Pheby 11:30 Dr. Jonathan Kerr 12:00 Lunch 13:00 Professor Kenny De Meirleir 13:30 Annette Whittemore 13:55 Dr. Daniel Peterson 14:25 Dr. Vance Spence 14:45 Professor Malcolm Hooper Case Study – Epidemiology of ME/CFS Case Study - Biomedical research (A view of a biomedical research team, how it is funded, what it needs, how it could be improved, what the future research would look like) MODELS for TREATMENT of ME/CFS Treatments for ME/CFS Integrative & Complementary Medicine A Model ME/CFS Clinic - The CFS Clinic – Reno, Nevada, USA Experiences of Research into ME – Past, present and future Biomedical Research into ME/CFS: where does it go from here Future ME/CFS Projects - Research being planned & Common Aims - how to get researchers working together 15:15 Coffee/tea Break CURRENT ISSUES - NICE, GUIDELINES, CAMPAIGNS 15:35 Ellen Piro 16:00 Dr. Byron Hyde 16:30 Open forum NICE Guidelines – Experiences from Norway ME and Insurance companies Plenary Session • International alliances • Guidelines • Diagnostic testing • Tissue Banks • Local Services 17:30 Adjourn Invest in ME Charity Nr 1114035 www.investinme.org 50
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