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  1. Daisymay

    Call for doctors to clearly declare any funding from industry

    In Baroness Julia Cumberlege report on the pelvic mesh etc scandal, calls for doctors to have to clearly declare any funding from industry. If the BPS doctors involvement with the insurance industry, for all these decades, had really been out there, clearly declared for all to see, with all...
  2. Hoopoe

    Allen Frances tweets about CFS

    He seems to totally get it. Amazing. Yet another sign the public perception of ME/CFS is improving.
  3. jonathan_h

    Looking for feedback on my letter to local doctors

    I’m writing a letter to local doctors in the hopes some can be convinced to complete this new medscape CME on ME/CFS diagnosis and treatment (which I chose because of the positive feedback it received in this thread.) I’m trying to improve my chances of success by making it feel personal—to that...
  4. Andy

    UK: ME/CFS CPD module from Study PRN and supporting podcasts

    Nina Muirhead has created this free Continuous Professional Development module for health professionals in the UK. For those interested, it's possible to view, and even complete, the module but you will need to create a free account - you will have to claim that you are a health professional of...
  5. Andy

    Survey: Doctors' Knowledge and Understanding of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, UK, 2018, Hng

    Originally intended to be published in a journal, Dr Hng has decided instead to release this into the public domain. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R6MgsNuEjdj1fsfJds5bJ2MAACSogOXn/view Post on her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DrHng/posts/922049561548938
  6. Andy

    MEAction: INVITE YOUR DOCTOR TO LEARN ABOUT ME – MEDICAL EDUCATION EVENT IN LONDON, 1st April 2020

    https://www.meaction.net/2020/03/04/invite-your-doctor-to-learn-about-me-medical-education-event-in-london/
  7. InfiniteRubix

    Gaslighting's evil twin siblings: Brandolini's Law of the Asymmetry of Bullshit and Gish Galloping

    Some of what we face as pwME has naming that I wasn't aware of.... Essentially they amount to the relative insurmountability of an overwhelming blitzkrieg of BS: Bullshit asymmetry principle (Brandolini's Law) "Bullshit" on @Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit?wprov=sfta1 Gish...
  8. Sly Saint

    Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Test Your Strengths and Gaps in Knowledge Authors: Nancy Klimas, MD

    " CME Information Target Audience and Goal Statement This activity is intended for primary care physicians, pediatricians and other clinicians who manage patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The goal of this activity is to assess physician knowledge of...
  9. W

    Who's Who?

    Not sure where the right place is for this, so apologies to Mods if they need to move it, but is there a thread or something which lists ME researchers, doctors and so on with a(n objective) thumbnail description of what it is they do? I see so many people referred to, and I don't always know...
  10. Andy

    Which difficulties do GPs experience in consultations with patients with unexplained symptoms: a qualitative study, 2019, Houwen et al

    Open access, https://bmcfampract.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-019-1049-x
  11. Saz94

    Guardian series: "Blood, sweat and tears"

    The Guardian have a series of perspectives from healthcare professionals. https://www.theguardian.com/society/series/blood-sweat-and-tears
  12. C

    Looking for an ME or FM friendly doctor in British Columbia? Got a BC health care practitioner you can recommend?

    FROM THE ME/FM SOCIETY OF BC The number one question our Society receives, whether by phone, email or via social media: Can you refer me to a doctor? The Problem: The only expert ME doctors in British Columbia, who are currently taking new patients, are at BC Women’s Hospital Complex Chronic...
  13. Sly Saint

    Blog, the Mighty "Dear Doctor: What Not to Say to Me"

    full title Dear Doctor: What Not to Say to Me and Other Fibromyalgia Patients although the author has ME/CFS full blog here https://themighty.com/2019/09/things-doctors-say-fibromyalgia-patients/
  14. B

    Private UK Consultants not using the psycho-social model recommendations

    Hey there, I'm looking for recommendations for consultants that can be seen privately in the UK who are not subscribed to the psycho-social model. Those who don't just offer GET and CBT, and who offer medical responses. By scouring these forums so far I have identified: Dr. William Weir...
  15. N

    The Times - Untouchable ‘diva doctors’ bully staff and put patients at risk (2019)

    This article in The Times 'Untouchable "Diva Doctors" ...' https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/untouchable-diva-doctors-bully-staff-and-put-patients-at-risk-xgk8kc6nt
  16. ahimsa

    Postcards to Doctors - new project from ME Action

    A new project from ME Action: Note: Since the current CME is only available in the U.S., we are only providing addresses for doctors in the U.S. at this time. Read full details at https://www.meaction.net/postcards-to-doctors/
  17. Hoopoe

    Danish doctors don't like that they can no longer treat ME as functional disorder

    https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=da&u=https://dagensmedicin.dk/nok-er-nok-lad-laegerne-vaere-laeger/ Rest behind a paywall. Can anyone get access to the full article?
  18. Andy

    How Can I Convince Doctors I’m an Informed Patient? [uses ME as one example of the issues]

    https://www.healthline.com/health/doctors-listen-to-patients#1
  19. Andy

    How To Find A Doctor When You Have ME/CFS, Because The Process Can Be Challenging

    https://www.bustle.com/p/how-to-find-a-doctor-when-you-have-mecfs-because-the-process-can-be-challenging-15536013
  20. Sly Saint

    Dr Gabrielle Murphy - UK BPS ME/CFS doctor

    Taken from a blog originally from 2011 but the comments go on to 2018; other comments: in the interest of being equipoise, a more positive comment (although Dr Murphy knew that the patient was a medical student): full blog here...
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