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Reposting:

 

ME/CFS CONFERENCES - CALGARY, ALBERTA October 24, 2008

 

- For Family Physicians, General Internists, Rheumatologist &

Psychiatrists November 8, 2008

- For Researchers & clinicians of all disciplines November 9, 2008

- Public Lecture

 

 

Dear Friends:

 

Below please find three announcements of conferences coming up in Alberta.

The event is co-sponsored by the University of Calgary and the University of

Alberta. International Speakers have been confirmed. I have purposely not

made these as attachments as many of you do not wish that. However, these

notices are available in jpg. Just send me a note and I will be happy to send

you the attachments.

 

Please post these notices on your web sites, let your members know and

especially send the notices to professionals who may be interested to attend.

The

research symposium will be an opportunity for clinicians, researchers and

patient advocates to jointly discuss the development of a Canadian Research

Agenda.

 

It is also important that someone would represent your organization and

attend the conferences. As there is still time, try to raise some funds to

send

one of your people to the conferences. At least one of each province would

be great. Dr. Stein needs assistance in many areas to make this conference a

success. A donation towards the funds to be expended for this project, would

also be of great assistance. Please contact if you can help. To make a

donation, her address is also listed below.

 

 

If you have any questions, or are able to help, please contact:

 

Ellie Stein MD

4523 – 16 A Street SW

Calgary, Alberta T2T 4L8

Phone: 287-9941 Fax: 287-9958

e-mail: _espc

 

_ (espc)

HELP WANTED: Dr. Stein needs assistance in many areas and if you can help,

please get in touch with her. Some of the areas she needs help in are:

* approaching specialty supplement companies who make the products we

all use.

* drugstore chains

* Specialty Supplement manufacturers

* approaching charities and businesses outside of the health sector.

* Health Food Stores, Homeopathic doctors, Nurses organizations,

public health agencies

* Getting the word out to researchers and non MD health professionals.

This could involve calling key people, asking them to send emails to their

contacts or organizations, putting up flyers around town, getting access to

email or FAX lists

* Approaching and inviting key public sector persons is important. A

volunteer is needed to make a list of key people and make the initial call.

 

* Putting posters around town

* Personally inviting health care professionals and non MDs, key

researchers

There may be other people whom we did not cover that you feel would be

interested in this conference. Please contact them. It is important that this

conference is a success so that more can be held in the future. Your help

would be much appreciated and we thank you.

See conference details below please.

 

 

Lydia

Lydia Neilson, M.S.M., President CEO

NATIONAL ME/FM ACTION NETWORK

_www.mefmaction.net_ (http://www.mefmaction.net)

 

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DEVELOPING A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AGENDA TO UNDERSTAND DISABLING FATIGUE

 

 

The 1st Alberta Interdisciplinary Research Symposium and Discussions

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Libin Lecture Theatre, University of Calgary

 

Of interest to:

 

Researchers and clinicians of all disciplines who work with patients/clients

with disabling fatigue in chronic

disease.

This includes autoimmune disorders, chronic infection, chronic liver

disease, pulmonary and heart disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, overtraining

and

stress syndromes and fatigue of unknown causes.

 

 

Format:

 

The morning will consist of short oral presentations by invited speakers to

summarize areas of study and emerging questions. The afternoon will include

oral and poster presentations from among those submitted followed by

facilitated small groups to enable networking and knowledge development. The

day will

end with a large group discussion of directions for further study of

disabling fatigue.

 

 

Objectives:

 

 

• To facilitate interdisciplinary discussion about disabling fatigue.

 

• To develop research questions about disabling fatigue. For example how

does fatigue vary among various medical conditions? What is the etiology of

disabling fatigue? How can disabling fatigue be evaluated? How can disabling

fatigue be optimally managed?

 

• To further the development of an Alberta wide collaboration among fatigue

clinicians and researchers with the goal of funded research to answer some of

the above questions.

 

For Registration and Call for Abstracts - see _www.cme.ucalgary.ca_

(http://www.cme.ucalgary.ca)

 

 

Keynote addresses:

 

 

Dr. Nancy Klimas MD (Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami

School of Medicine and VA Medical Centre, Miami, Florida) - Researcher in

immunology of HIV and CFS/ME, President of the International Association for

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IACFS/ME), Co-Author:

Canadian Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of ME/CFS -

" Biologic mediators of Fatigue "

 

Dr. Alison Bested MD (Hematological Pathology, Toronto, Ontario) - Clinical

practice dedicated to patients with disabling fatigue, Acting medical

director of the Environmental Health Clinic at Women's College Hospital

Toronto,

Co-Author: Canadian Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of

ME/CFS

- " What are the important clinical questions in disabling fatigue research? "

 

 

Confirmed Speakers:

 

 

Dr. Carey Johnson MD (Medical Genetics, Calgary) - “Disabling Fatigue in

Ehrlers Danlos Syndromeâ€

 

Dr. Bryan Kolb PhD (Chair, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, U

of L) - " Brain Plasticity and Fatigue "

 

Dr. Brian MacIntosh PhD (Kinesiology, U of C) - " Central and peripheral

mechanisms of muscle fatigue "

 

Dr. Karin Olson PhD (Nursing, U of A) - " A new paradigm for understanding

fatigue "

 

Dr. Steve Simpson MD FRCP© (Psychiatry, U of C) - " Managing fatigue in

cancer survivors "

 

Dr. Neil Skjodt MD (Sleep Medicine, U of A) - “Sleep assessment and

disorders in chronic fatigueâ€

 

Dr. Mark van Ness PhD, Staci Stevens MA (Sport Sciences, University of the

Pacific, Stockton, California)

- " Using cardiopulmonary exercise testing to determine metabolic function

and disability "

 

 

No Scent Makes Good Sense

*Participants with allergies and sensitivities thank you for not wearing ANY

scented personal care products such as aftershave, cologne, perfume, hand

cream or hairspray.*

 

 

 

CHRONIIC FATIIGUE SYNDROME// MYALGIIC ENCEPHALOMYELIITIIS PROGRAM

 

 

 

for Family Physicians, General Internists, Rheumatologists, and

Psychiatrists

 

Part I: Diagnosis and Assessment of Patients with CFS/ME

 

Friday, October 24th, 2008 - 1:00 - 4:45 pm - Dr. Clara Christie Theatre

 

After attending, participants will be able to:

 

• Use the Canadian Consensus Guidelines and check lists to accurately

diagnose patients presenting with the signs & symptoms of CFS/ME

• Use the Guidelines’ history, physical examination and laboratory tests to

exclude other diseases that can cause chronic fatigue, sleep disorders, pain

and cognitive difficulties

• Assess occupational disability in CFS/ME

• Differentiate CFS/ME from psychiatric disorders

 

Dr. Pierre Flor Henry MD FRCP© Clinical Professor and Director, Clinical

Diagnostics and Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of

Alberta, Co-Author: Canadian Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis and

Treatment

of ME/CFS

 

 

Dr. Eleanor Stein MD FRCP©

Psychiatrist with dedicated CFS practice, Calgary, Alberta

 

Dr. Irena Esche MD FRCP©

Psychiatrist in private practice, Calgary, Alberta

 

Part II: Clinical Management of CFS/ME

 

Friday, November 7th, 2008 - 1:00 - 4:45 pm - Libin Lecture Theatre

 

Through case examples and discussion, participants will learn:

 

• The treatment approach to CFS/ME

• Management of sleep, activities, pacing, pain and diet

• To take an environmental history to evaluate the impact of

environmental/dietary influences on health

• To teach the basics of stress management learning the tools of meditation

and breathing regulation

• To assist patients with the emotional effects of chronic illness: CFS/ME

 

Dr. Alison Bested MD FRCP© (Hematological Pathology) Author:

Hope and Help for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, Co-Author:

Canadian Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of ME/CFS

Dr. Eleanor Stein MD FRCP©

Psychiatrist with dedicated CFS practice, Calgary, Alberta

 

Dear Friends:

 

We in Calgary are very excited to announce a landmark CFS/ME event upcoming

in for November 2008.

 

The event is co-sponsored by the U of Calgary and the U of Alberta. We have

national and international speakers confirmed.

 

 

Please post these notices on your web sites, let your members know and

especially send the notices to professionals who may be interested to attend.

The

research symposium will be an opportunity for clinicians, researchers and

patient advocates to jointly discuss the development of a Canadian Research

Agenda.

 

If you have any questions, please contact me,

 

Sincerely, Ellie Stein MD

 

Ellie Stein MD

4523 – 16 A Street SW

Calgary, Alberta T2T 4L8

Phone: 287-9941 Fax: 287-9958

e-mail: _espc_ (espc)

 

 

Dr. Ernie McCrank MD FRCP©

Psychiatrist in private practice, Calgary, Alberta

To register, please go to _www.cme.ucalgary.ca

_ (http://www.cme.ucalgary.ca/)

No Scent Makes Good Sense

*Participants with allergies and sensitivities thank you for not wearing ANY

scented personal care products such as aftershave, cologne, perfume, hand

cream or hairspray.*

 

 

 

 

 

CHRONIIC FATIIGUE SYNDROME//MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS PROGRAM

 

 

Public Lecture

Research Update and Clinical tips from the experts

Of interest to patients with CFS/ME and other fatiguing illnesses, their

families and the general public

 

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

1:30 - 4:30 pm

Libin Lecture Theatre, University of Calgary

 

 

• Dr. Nancy Klimas, President of the International Association for Chronic

Fatigue Sydrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IACFS/ME), co-author of the

Canadian Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of ME/CFS, and

faculty

at the University of Miami School of Medicine will present a world wide

research update on CFS/ME.

 

• Dr. Alison Bested MD FRCPC is a Hematological Pathologist who has a

specialty practice dedicated to CFS/ME, FM and MCS for the past 17 years. She

is

the author of

Hope and Help for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, a co-author of

the 2003 ME/CFS Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment

Protocols, and Acting Medical Director of the Environmental Health Clinic at

Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, Ontario.

 

 

To register, please go to _www.cme.ucalgary.ca

_ (http://www.cme.ucalgary.ca/) Price: $30.00/person or $15.00/low-income

person

Libin Lecture Theatre is wheel chair accessible.

 

No Scent Makes Good Sense

*Participants with allergies and sensitivities thank you for not wearing ANY

scented personal care products such as aftershave, cologne, perfume, hand

cream or hairspray.*