The University of Calgary will host 2 symposia on ME/CFS - 24th October and 7th November 2008
A Message from psychiatrist and ME expert Dr Stein, (you can download her ME Guidelines for psychiatrists here .....):
"Now is the time to ensure that the U of Calgary educational programs on CFS/ME are a huge success.
Attached are two posters:
The CME Flyer is appropriate for health care professionals of all types. Please make copies (black and white copies on brightly colored paper are best) and give them to each health care professional that you deal with eg. family doctor, specialist, massage therapist, physio, home care nurse, pharmacist.
The Public Lecture flyer is appropriate for all. Please make copies and ask permission to post them at places where affected people or family members may notice them eg. health food store, grocery store, library, pharmacy, health clinics, church, health club.
Imagine if your doctor attended the CME course and was able to make helpful suggestions about managing your health. Imagine if your friends and family attended the public lecture and got a better understanding of what you are going through.
With your help this can be possible ... and don't forget to register yourself!"
Dr Ellie Stein, psychiatrist
"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"
Apart from Dr Stein, there will be other psychiatrists like professor Pierre Flor Henry who is a Clinical Professor and the Director of the Clinical Diagnostics
and Research Centre of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta but he is also the Co-Author of the Canadian Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of ME/CFS
2 comments:
Thanks for the link to Dr Stein's Guidelines. I found it refreshing to read content from a Canadian psychiatrist specialising in ME/CFS that views the management of psychiatric problems of ME/CFS suffers in the correct context: that they are a secondary consequence of coping / failing to cope with the biological consequences rather than v.v.
I applaud her criticism of the Wessely cabal and the dangers of CBT.
hey dr speedy, all i can say is thank god for canada!
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