APPENDIX A: Task Force Meeting Agendas
Summary of Task Force Fact Finding Meetings
December 21-22, 1993
- Interagency Efforts
- Current Congressional Concerns
- DoVA Perspective, Clinical Background Information
- Intelligence Assessment of Chemical/Biological Warfare in Gulf War
- Reported Incidents of Chemical Agent Detection or Exposure
- US/Coalition Force Chem/Bio Detection Equipment Capabilities, Limitations
& Operational Employment
- Health Effects Overview
- Health Effects of Chemical/Biological Agents
- Iatrogenic Effects (Pyridostigmine Bromide, vaccines)
- 123d ARCOM EPICON Investigation
- Psychosocial Stressors
- 24th Naval Reserve Construction Battalion EPICON Investigation
- Leishmaniasis
- Depleted Uranium
- Kuwaiti Oil Well Fires Studies
- Institute of Medicine's Effort (Charter & law)
January 10-11, 1994 (CW/BW Panel)
- Chemical Agent Detection Technology
- Biodetection Program
- Natick Lab Evaluation of T
- shirt Color Change
- UK Perspective on Persian Gulf Chemical Incidents
- Low
- level Exposure Effects
- Other Detection Programs
- Update on Chemical Incident Review
- Meteorological Assessment of Persian Gulf Region (1/17/91
- 3/2/91)
- Modeling of Czech Incident; Other Hypothetical Scenarios; Cloud Travel;
Diffusion
Modeling
- OSHA: Effects of Chronic Pesticide Exposure
- EPA: Pesticide Hazards (Low
- level Effects)
- VA: Registry Summary
- Joint Service Environmental Support Group
January 27-28,1993 (Medical Panel)
- DoVA Update (Registry, Clinical, Research)
- MG Blanck Update on Middle East Trip
- Medical R&D Presentations
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
- Toxicology Forum
- Organophosphates
- Mustard Agents
- Pyridostogmine Bromide
- Gulf War Tissue Study
- Inhaled Particulates
- Other Health Hazards
- Update on Chemical Incident Review
- Other Gulf War Committees Activities
- Joint Service Environmental Support Group Registry
- Epidemiological Efforts and Plans
- CW/BW Panel Update
February 7-8, 1994 (CW/BW Panel)
- Active Duty Registry Profile
- Chemical Officer Forum
- UNSCOM Team
- Central Command
- Army Central Command
- Army VII Corps
- Army 82 Airborne Division
- Army 2d Chemical Battalion
- Health Panel Update
- UK Presentation
- Modeling Update
- overhead imagery
- micrometeorological data
- C/B Detection Program
- Requirements Development
- R&D
- Tech Base
- PB Follow
- up
- Dead Animals/Sanitation/Insecticides
- VA Update
February 24-25,1994 (Medical Panel)
- CW/BW Panel Update
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Proposed Persian Gulf Illness Case Definition
- Gulf War Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (Dr. Hyman)
- Veterans Illness Profile (Mr. Haines)
- Infectious Disease Wrap
- up
- VA Epidemiological Review
- Senator Riegle's Study (Mr. Tuite)
March 24-25, 1994
- Normal Incidence of Disease
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Case Definition Efforts
- Congressman Browder
- ODS Chem/Bio Event Timeline
- Executive Session