UPLOADS: IOM Gulf War Illness "Chronic Multisymptom Illness" Panel

The following documents related to the VA-contracted Institute of Medicine panel, "Development of a Case Definition for Chronic Multisymptom Illness" in 1990-91 Gulf War veterans, have been uploaded and made available for public use.    

Additional documents will be linked/added as they become available.  

• Statement of Scope for the panel 
• VA"Statement of Work" (VA contractual language for the panel)
• Biographies of Panel Members
• Agenda: Meeting 1, June 26, 2013
• Presentations - Gulf War veterans
• Written statement, Anthony Hardie, Gulf War veteran (RAC)
• White Paper memo: IOM Panel Membership Analysis and Criticique
• Written statement, Angela McLamb, Gulf War veteran
• Written statement, Denise Nichols, Gulf War veteran
• Written statement, David Winnett, Gulf War veteran
• Presentations - RAC Researchers
• Presentation by Roberta White, Ph.D. (RAC Scientific Director)
• Presentation by Lea Steele, Ph.D. (RAC Past Scientific Director), Baylor University
• Presentation by James P. O'Callaghan, Ph.D. (RAC, CDC)
• Powerpoint Presentation by The Hon. James H. Binns (RAC Chair)
• Presentations - VA and Other Researchers
• Presentation by Wes Ashford, M.D., Ph.D., Director, War Related Ilness and Injury Center (VA-WRIISC), CA
• Presentation by James Baraniuk, M.D., Medical Researcher, Georgetown University
• Presentation by Seth Eisen, M.D., Director, VA Health Services Research and Development Service, Office of Research and Development (VA-ORD)
• Comments of Beatrice Golomb, M.D., Ph.D. University of California, San Diego (RAC Past Scientific Director)
• Presentation by Drew Helmer, M.D., M.S., Director, War Related Illness and Injury Center (VA-WRIISC), NJ
• Presentation by Steven Hunt, M.D., VA Puget Sound Health Care System
• AUDIO (Courtesy of Keith Nordeng, Gulf War veteran)
• Part 1 of 5
• Part 2 of 5
• Part 3 of 5
• Part 4 of 5
• Part 5 of 5
• Media Press Coverage
• FORBES:  Inside the effort to define Gulf War Illness, June 28, 2013 [Archived version]
• USA Today: Gulf War illness advocates skeptical of institute panel, June 26, 2013 [Archived version]  [Navy Times version] 
• USA Today:  Witnesses tell Gulf War panel it needs more experts, June 26, 2013 [Archived version]