Invitation to the Chief Medical Officer of England
6th Invest in ME International ME Conference 2011
On 22nd October 2010 Invest in ME formally invited the interim Chief Medical Officer of England, Dame Sally Davies, to open the 6th Invest in ME International ME/CFS Conference 2011 in Westminster, London.
Invest in ME have invited the presiding CMO to attend or present at our conferences in all of our recent years.
The Chief Medical Officer has again declined to attend the 2011 conference.
As in previous years the conference is held within a short walaking distance from the CMO's office. Once again Invest in ME are disappointed that the CMO could not find a half of one day to attend a major international conference on ME (see google map).
The correspondence is here -
From Invest in ME to CMO
Dear Dame Sally,
Invest in ME is a UK charity which holds an annual CPD-accredited conference in Westminster, London.
On 27th May 2011 we shall be holding the sixth Invest in ME International Conference and we would like to invite you to come along to listen and discuss with some of the most renowned ME/CFS experts in the world.
The conference regularly attracts delegates from a dozen countries and discusses management, treatment and biomedical research of myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Many thanks for your consideration of this request and we look forward to meeting you in May.
Invest in ME
Charity Nr. 1114035Support ME Awareness www.investinme.org
From CMO to Invest in ME
Thank you for inviting Dame Sally Davies to attend your annual conference on ME/CFS to be held on Friday 27 May 2011.
Unfortunately, Dame Sally has a prior commitment on the date given and I'm afraid therefore it is not possible to accept your kind invitation on this occasion. Please accept our apologies for this.
With best wishes.
Rita Culwick
Private Office of the Chief Medical Officer for England
From Invest in ME to CMO
Thank you for your response.
Please could I ask if Dame Sally would be sending a representative to the conference?
This is the foremost biomedical research conference on ME/CFS in Europe with the world's leading researchers.
With today's implementation of a permanent ban on blood donation by ME/CFS patients in the UK this conference would be an ideal opportunity for the CMO to be acquainted with the latest research on a disease which is possibly infectious,
Invest in ME
Invest in ME (UK Reg. Charity Nr. 1114035)
www.investinme.orgSupport ME Awareness - support biomedical research into ME
From CMO to Invest in ME
Thank you for your further email. I regret the Chief Medical Officer has
no representative to nominate at this time.
With best wishes.
Rita Culwick
Private Office of the Chief Medical Officer for England
