ME/CFS International Research Symposium, March 2019, Australia

Simone

Simone

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Emerge Australia is hosting an international research symposium, 12-15 March 2019, in Melbourne, Australia. This symposium, “ME/CFS: The biological basis, diagnosis, treatment and management” is supported by funding from the Department of Health. Key speakers include Dr. Neil McGregor, Professor Paul Fisher, Associate Professor Brett Lidbury, Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik and Professor Don Staines.

The symposium will be targeted to researchers and clinicians, though will be open to anyone to attend. More details will be available on Emerge’s website in the coming weeks: http://emerge.org.au/symposium

The symposium will culminate in a special issue of the journal Diagnostics, which will also be hosted by Emerge, entitled “Biomedical Insights that Inform the Diagnosis of ME/CFS". The guest editors for the special issue are Dr Brett Lidbury and Professor Paul Fisher. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/diagnostics/special_issues/ME_CFS
 
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The following keynote speakers have been confirmed for the Symposium:
- Dr. Chris Armstrong
- Dr. Leighton Barnden
- A.Prof. Jonas Bergquist
- Prof. Ron Davis
- Prof. Paul Fisher
- Dr. Elisha Josev
- A.Prof. Brett Lidbury
- Prof. Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik
- Dr Neil McGregor
- Dr. Alain Moreau
- Dr.Luis Nacul
- Dr Robert Phair
- Prof. Don Staines
- Dr Cara Tomas
- Dr. Wenzhong Xiao

The symposium will run over 3 days.
Days 1 & 2 will offer an opportunity for research scientists to share latest research with each other, and will help facilitate international research collaboration and encourage biomedical research into ME/CFS in Australia.
Day 3 will have a clinical focus and put a spotlight on diagnosis, management and treatment of ME/CFS in Australia. This day will allow an engagement with the wider medical community about ME/CFS.

Abstract submissions will close on Jan 15, 2019. Early career researchers are encouraged to submit: https://emerge.org.au/symposium/abstract-submission

To register for the symposium: http://emerge.org.au/symposium/

*The symposium will be live-streamed for those unable to attend.
 
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Emerge is proud to host this international research symposium on ME/CFS supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health. It presents an immense opportunity for both local and international scientists to share insights and collaborate, and critically serve the needs of the ME/CFS patient community to be informed and heard. We welcome all those interested in ME/CFS to join us for all or part of the symposium from 12–15 March 2019.

12th March – Afternoon arrival & Cocktail Welcome Reception
13th March – Day 1 Scientific programme
14th March – Day 2 Scientific programme & Symposium Dinner
15th March – Day 3 Clinical Focus & Open Day including a Symposia Summary with Q&A

Key speakers will include: Dr. Neil McGregor, Professor Paul Fisher, Associate Professor Brett Lidbury, Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik and Professor Don Staines. A Special Issue "Biomedical Insights that Inform the Diagnosis of ME/CFS" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/diagnostics/special_issues/ME_CFS) is edited by Associate Professor Brett Lidbury and Professor Paul Fisher. The Special Issue contains all of the speaker submissions and other accepted manuscripts contributing to our objective for Biomedical Insights that Inform the Diagnosis of ME/CFS. The deadline for submission is on 31 May 2019.
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https://www.mdpi.com/journal/diagnostics/events/9165
 
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A reminder that this event is coming up and is being live-streamed
(this is from an email)

We are just days away from our 2019 ME/CFS International Research Symposium, and the excitement can be felt all around the Emerge Australia office! Held in Geelong, Victoria from 12th to 15th March, we have a stellar lineup of international and domestic speakers.
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Alternatively, if you are unable to attend, we will be live-streaming the event throughout. You can view the live-stream via our Facebook page, or via the website www.goliveaustralia.com.au/emerge2019/. After the event, edited versions of the presentations will be made available on our Vimeo channel and on our website.
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A note about the livestream: most of the conference will be streamed, but there may be some portions which are unavailable, due to embargoed results.

For those wanting to tweet about the conference, the hashtag is #mecfsconference.
 
I don't know how to add this to the calendar but if someone can manage it that would be great

How do i convert this day and time to EST?

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They’ll be made available on Emerge’s Vimeo channel. Not sure how long after the conference, but I’ll post the link here when they’re up.
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That was my big question, is it being youtubed.
 
I am very surprised that a Dutch CBT/GET proponent will do a presentation at this symposium.

He is part of the group of fatigue researchers who are still promoting CBT and CBT/ GET as a cure for CFS and for QFS although their research showed a null result.


https://corsius.wordpress.com/2019/01/05/cbt-for-cfs-does-not-qure-patients-suffering-with-qfs/


https://corsius.wordpress.com/2018/12/30/are-they-really-qured/


https://corsius.wordpress.com/2019/...gative-findings-regarding-cbt-in-cfs-and-qfs/
 
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the article mentions Robert Naviaux, who will be flying to Australia, but sadly won’t be attending Emerge’s conference. For anyone interested, he’s coming to Australia for the MINDD International Forum in Sydney on 23-24 March
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Hmm. Interesting how it's just Australian women and children facing this epidemic of chronic illness - Australian men are somehow immune to it.
 
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