ME North East

Fourth Annual General Meeting and Conference

Freeman Hospital Education Centre - Newcastle Upon Tyne

Saturday 15th May 2004 11.00 am - 3.30 pm

Part One: AGM

Agenda

11 am-11.30 am Registration - Tea, Coffee & Biscuits

AGM will commence promptly at 11.30 am
1. Welcome and Apologies
2. Minutes from last AGM
3. Report from the Chair - Launch of ME North East Clinical Services Framework
4. Adoption of Accounts - Appointment of Auditors
5. Appointment/election of nominations to Management Committee
6. Chief Executives Report
7. Any other business

Buffet Lunch 12 noon to 1.00 pm

Part Two: Conference
“Delivering Clinical Services for CFS/ME in the North East”

Afternoon session will start at 1.15 pm prompt

1.15 pm Introduction by Jennifer Elliott. Chief Executive ME North East

Dr Gavin Spickett. Lead Clinician for the Central Network Coordinating Centre (CNCC)
An outline of the role and responsibilities of this virtual centre.

Dr Nigel Speight. Consultant Paediatrician
A regional view of service development for children and young people with ME

A panel representing each of the four local multi disciplinary teams (LMDT’s)
What services mean in your locality.

2.15 pm Comfort Break 2.35 pm

2.35 pm Question and answer session

Your opportunity to discuss this important 1st step in delivering services for people with ME. Written questions will be collected during the comfort break and as many as possible will be taken in this
question and answer session.

3.30 pm Close (please remember to hand in your evaluation form on the way out).