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4th Columbia Psychosomatics Conference - Per Fink among speakers

Discussion in 'Psychosomatic news - ME/CFS and Long Covid' started by Kalliope, Sep 22, 2018.

  1. Kalliope

    Kalliope Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    https://twitter.com/user/status/1043517879814119424


    From the program:

    Bodily Distress Syndrome or Functional Somatic Syndromes: How to diagnose and treat
    Per Fink, MD, Dr.Med.Sc., PhD
    Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark


    How to Treat Functional Disorders in Primary Care and General Medical Hospitals: A brief introduction to a training program for family physicians and other medical doctors
    Per Fink, MD, Dr.Med.Sc., PhD
    Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
     
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  2. Kalliope

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    From the presentation of the speakers:

    Per Fink, MD, PhD, Dr.Med.Sc.

    Director, The Research Clinic for Functional Disorders and Psychosomatics
    Professor, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

    Prof. Per Fink heads The Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, an interdisciplinary department focusing primarily on research in functional disorders as well as on developing treatment programmes. The clinic is highly specialized and treats patients with functional disorders, which includes functional somatic syndromes and health anxiety. The department employs around 45 researchers/clinicians and administrative staff and receives patients from all over Denmark. Per Fink's research is centred around diagnostics and classification of functional somatic syndromes and health anxiety, and he has developed research criteria for these that are now widely used by other researchers. Another focus area has been development of a treatment program for managing patients with functional disorders in primary care. This program is now integrated in the specialist training for primary care physicians. Per Fink has an extensive publication list and is considered one of the leading researchers within this area.
     
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  3. NelliePledge

    NelliePledge Moderator Staff Member

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    Isn’t Colombia one of the NIH funded biomedical research places? Is this event actually under the auspices of the Uni or just some organisation hiring their premises. Hopefully some attendees will ask some pointed questions.
     
  4. Andy

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    Haha, so is a Psychosomatics Conference where people only believe that they are there and then do a talk on that basis? I suppose it would save on travel ;)
     
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    Is it just me or does that sound like a gathering for those suffering psychosomatically rather than those aiming to treat?
     
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    Maybe the conference organizers should have a screening of Unrest, before Per Fink's talk.
     
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    Does anyone know what Per Fink said at the BACME conference in the UK this year?
     
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  12. MEMarge

    MEMarge Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Thanks @Sly Saint, I can always rely on you to have the relevant resources at your fingertips.
     
  13. Sly Saint

    Sly Saint Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I don't know about that............it's called the search function:D
     
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