We are thrilled to share that The US ME/CFS Clinician Coalition has launched a beautiful website to provide clinicians with expert information on the diagnosis and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The website includes the basics of clinical management, diagnosis and management, comorbid conditions, and resources on ...
#MEAction NY is co-sponsoring a free CME webinar Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 and we need to share widely so clinicians can know to register! DATE: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 12:00-1:00 EST Topic: Post-Viral Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): What Every Clinician Needs to Know Speaker: David Kaufman, MD, ...
The Mayo Clinic recently removed harmful recommendations of Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) from their website, a win for people with ME and their families. The site still contains problematic language and misleading information, but this recent change could help many individuals ...
CALL FOR ARTISTS We’re excited to announce that we are takingsubmissions for our second annual Postcards to Doctors initiative! Read how to submit below. Postcards to Doctors works a lot like Postcards to Voters, which sends handwritten postcards to individuals to encourage them to vote. Postcards to Doctors uses the ...
NIH Director Francis Collins just published a blog post highlighting the plight of COVID-19 “long haulers” and the role of citizen-science efforts at the Body Politic COVID-19 Support Group in compiling the first detailed patient survey of long COVID and analyzing the results. #MEAction reported on the survey results in ...
We have 6 places available on a digital marketing training course. Being able to communicate information effectively and efficiently is key to much of the work #MEAction does. We are looking for new volunteers to join us. If you’d like to help us reach and engage our target audiences, we’d ...
What a Summer for Advocacy and Education! We know the summer isn’t over yet, but A LOT has been happening with ME advocacy and education in the United States and the United Kingdom, and we want to make sure you are up to date, in the loop, and ready for ...
The ME community has faced incredible challenges in achieving compassionate clinical care and adequate research funding. Now we face a sobering, new reality: a population of post-COVID patients, or “long haulers” are experiencing long-term consequences of COVID-19. While those with “long COVID” may be diagnosed with other post-viral diseases and ...
#MEAction UK has written a letter of complaint to Good Morning Britain in response to recent statements from Dr Hilary Jones on the programme, regarding the rehabilitation of long COVID patients. In his interview with Kate Garraway yesterday, Dr Jones recommended graded exercise as a strategy for those recovering from ...
Join us this Wednesday for a community meeting to debrief about last week's NIH Interagency ME/CFS Working Group meeting, and to discuss where we go from here. Join the call this Wednesday, Aug. 19th at 3pm ET / 12pm PT. The meeting was quite something. At the last minute, Jaime ...
