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2007 Fall Conference DVD Now Available for $15

The DVD of NJCFSA's Fall 2007 Conference is now available for purchase. To purchase, please mail a check made payable to NJCFSA for $15.00, (shipping included), to:
    NJCFSA Library
    P.O. Box 328
    Port Republic, N.J. 08241.
The featured conference speakers were: Dr. Richard Podell, Dharam Ablashi, D.D.M., M.S.,Dip. Bact., Dr. Kenneth Friedman, NJCFSA, Dr. Susan Levine. Dr. Malcolm Schwartz of the Monmouth Medical Center moderated the program.

The DVD is also available to NJCFSA members through the NJCFSA Library.

Download Conference Brochure (.pdf file).

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME CONFERENCE

Sunday, October 7, 2007

NEW RESEARCH, TESTING & TREATMENT IN
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME & FIBROMYALGIA

Sheraton Eatontown Hotel Conference Center
Eatontown, New Jersey

NJCFSA Fall 2007 Conference
Co-sponsored by
Monmouth Medical Center
&
New Jersey Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association

CME Credits available for physicians

“This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas, Standards and Policies of the Medical Society of New Jersey through the joint sponsorship of Monmouth Medical Center and NJCFSA, Inc. Monmouth Medical Center is accredited by the Medical Society of New Jersey to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Monmouth Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.”

Nursing Contact Hours have been applied for
Contact Hours have been applied for through Monmouth Medical Center. Monmouth Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver, by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (P91-11/2004-2007)

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Sunday, October 7, 2007

11:30 –1:00 pm     Registration, exhibits and buffet lunch

1:00 – 1:15 pm     Introduction & Welcome
        Malcolm Schwartz, D.O., will moderate the conference.

1:15 – 2:00 pm     Progress in Research & Practical Treatments for Fibromyalgia
        Richard Podell, M.D., will present new biological research on the mechanism of pain in     patients with Fibromyalgia, and will discuss practical aspects of treatment.

2:00 – 2:45 pm     Viral Pathogenesis of CFS: The Role of HHV-6 and EBV in a Subset of CFS Patients
        Dharam Ablashi, D.V.M., M.S., Dip. Bact., will explain some of the challenges surrounding the diagnosis of Epstein-Barr Virus and Human Herpesvirus-6 in CFS patients and the significance of these findings for treatment trials.

2:45 – 3:00 pm     Coffee, tea & beverage break

3:00 – 3:15 pm     Presentation of Awards

3:15 – 4:00 pm     Differentiating Active Versus Latent Infection with EBV and HHV-6 in CFS Patients
        Susan Levine, M.D., will discuss the use of different types of ultra-sensitive viral testing for Epstein-Barr Virus and Human Herpesvirus-6 to determine the disease status and response to anti-viral therapy in the CFS patient.

4:00 – 4:30 pm     Question and Answer Panel Session

Monmouth Medical Center relies upon faculty in its CME Program to provide educational information that is objective and as unbiased as possible. In accordance with the nationally accepted guidelines, faculty is asked to indicate any commercial relationship that might be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest.

NJCFSA, Inc.
P.O. Box 477
Florham Park, NJ 07932

Download Conference Brochure (.pdf file).

For additional conference information (e.g., general information, speaker bios, CME credits, and registration information), please call 888-835-3677