ME Conference Presentation
View full announcement here:http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Coalition4MECFS/26fc9=
3a557/TEST/c215c5f9b0
=20
On September 14th, the Coalition 4 ME/CFS presented a proposal to theNati=
onal Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) to reclassify chronic fatigue =
syndrome (CFS) as a neurological disease in the United States Internation=
al Classification of Diseases-10-CM (ICD-10-CM) and International Classif=
ication of Diseases-9-CM (ICD-9-CM).
=20
Mary Dimmock, who prepared the proposal, and Marly Silverman, PANDORA fou=
nder and coalition steering committee member, presented the proposal on b=
ehalf of the coalition to the Coordination and Maintenance Committee at t=
he Center for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) inBaltimore,Maryland.
=20
The coalition will also be hosting a breakout session pertaining to the I=
CD-10-CM and ICD-9-CM at IACFS/ME Biennial Conference-Translating Evidenc=
e into Practice onSeptember 23, 2011 inOttawa,Ontario,Canada from12:45 =
- 1:45 p.m. This session will focus on giving an ICD meeting Coordinatio=
n and Maintenance Committee overview and getting input from the medical p=
rofessional community.
=20
The Coordination and Maintenance Committee will be taking input from the =
public untilNovember 18, 2011 through email atnchsicd9CM@cdc.gov <mailt=
o:nchsicd9CM@cdc.gov>. We are encouraging the public to submit comments t=
o the committee and have furnished a sample letter for you on our website=
-- (see below)
=20
For more information on the ICD and the coalition's initiative, we have f=
urnished some helpful links:
=20
You can view the following on the coalition website:http://coalition4mecf=
s.org/News.html
=B7 ICD Announcements
=B7 Frequently asked questions -- FAQ
=B7 Sample Letter to the Coordination and Maintenance Committee
=B7 Coalition 4 ME/CFS ICD-10-CM and ICD-9-CM proposal to reclas=
sify CFS
=B7 Coalition's Update to the Proposal letter to Donna Picket co=
ngratulating the authors of the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis:International C=
onsensus Criteria (ME-ICC) and relation to the coalition's proposal dated=
August 1, 2011 =20
=20
We also welcome new members to the Coalition 4 ME/CFS. Contact the coalit=
ion for more information.
=20
Please help support IACFS/ME conference by donating here -http://iacfsme.=
org/Home/SupportTheConference/tabid/471/Default.aspx
=20
About Coalition 4 ME/CFS:
Coalition4ME/CFS was founded onMarch 1, 2011. The mission of the coalitio=
n is to engage and mobilize governmental health agencies, the private bio=
medical industry, researchers, health care providers, and the public towa=
rd finding a cure for ME/CFS and related NeuroEndocrineImmune diseases. V=
isit us on Facebook. -
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coalition-4-ME-CFS/126612960745896 -Follo=
w us on Twitter <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Coalition4MECFS/26fc93a557/TEST=
/1b10b655f6> -https://twitter.com/#!/Coalition4MECFS <https://twitter.c=
om/#%21/Coalition4MECFS>
=20
Coalition members are the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia Organizat=
ion of Georgia, Inc.,CFS Knowledge Center, CFS Solutions of West Michig=
an, PANDORA, Inc. (Patient Alliance for Neuroendocrineimmune Disorders Or=
ganization for Research& Advocacy, Inc.),Phoenix Rising, Rocky Mountain=
CFS/ME& FM Association (RMCFA), Vermont CFIDS Association, Inc., and Wi=
sconsin ME/CFS Association, Inc.
=20
Contact: Coalition 4 ME/CFS
=20
:: Join our email list -http://coalition4mecfs.org/contact.html
=20
:: website -http://coalition4mecfs.org/index.html
=20
:: email:info@coalition4MECFS.org <mailto:info@coalition4MECFS.org>
--=20
---------------------------------------------
Send posts to CO-CURE@listserv.nodak.edu
Unsubscribe at http://www.co-cure.org/unsub.htm
Too much mail? Try a digest version. See http://www.co-cure.org/digest.htm
---------------------------------------------
Co-Cure's purpose is to provide information from across the spectrum of
opinion concerning medical, research and political aspects of ME/CFS and/or
FMS. We take no position on the validity of any specific scientific or
political opinion expressed in Co-Cure posts, and we urge readers to
research the various opinions available before assuming any one
interpretation is definitive. The Co-Cure website <www.co-cure.org> has a
link to our complete archive of posts as well as articles of central
importance to the issues of our community.
---------------------------------------------
