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ahimsa said:
"Coffee" with a Clinician, from Bateman Horne Center:

Topic: Assessing Impaired Function (Clinical Evaluation)

Wednesday, February 11, 10 am MDT (9 am PT / 11 am CT / 12 pm ET)

Featuring:
- Jennifer Bell, FNP, and BHC Provider
- Sallie Rediske, MPT, is a medically retired Physical Therapist and has had ME/CFS since she was 8 years old.
- Jaime Booz, SLP, is a speech language pathologist at the University of Utah Health and has lived experience with Long COVID & ME/CFS.
- and moderated by Thalia Ruschioni (Bateman Horne Center Executive Director)

Coffee with a Clinician is free to attend, with an optional $5 donation to support BHC’s education and outreach programs.

Advance registration required - Registration link
(registration link shows time in your time zone)
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"Coffee" with a Clinician, from Bateman Horne Center:

Topic: Post-Exertional Malaise, Part 1
The Coffee with a Clinician sessions are dedicated to sharing key principles and practical tips from the BHC Clinical Care Guide.

Topic: Sections 4.1 and 4.2 – Key characteristics and pathophysiology of post-exertional malaise (PEM)
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Wednesday, March 11, 10 am MDT (9 am PT / 11 am CT / 12 pm ET)

Coffee with a Clinician is free to attend, with an optional $5 donation to support BHC’s education and outreach programs.

Advance registration required - Registration link
(registration link shows time in your time zone)
 
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Trish said:
Can anyone who takes part in these sessions or watches them afterwards report back on whether they find them worthwhile?
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I haven't taken part in any or watched any of the recordings but I have read most of the recaps and I find them interesting on a personal level in terms of hearing how people cope and what they have struggled with and also find interesting some of the reflections from the facilitator.
 
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Trish said:
Can anyone who takes part in these sessions or watches them afterwards report back on whether they find them worthwhile?
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I used to attend their support group sessions when I was doing better.

They'd open with a slide containing a few questions on the topic to get people talking about their experiences. There was no conversation between attendees. People were just saying their thoughts and feelings one by one, sometimes referring to something someone else had said. There used to be around 200 people on the call, so they tried to give a chance to everyone who wanted to speak.

Often the person leading the sessions (who is a certified therapist and patient) commented on what had been said. I found his perspective and comments really interesting, as opposed to superficial which is often my impression with therapists.
 
I listen to the support groups regularly mostly because the social worker Timothy Weymann who leads them is very helpful, compassionate and has a chronic illness (RA, I think) as well.

His commentary comes at the beginning of the sessions and are summarized in the "recaps" which also contain comments from the chat and that of the participants who speak during the hour-long session.

The other offering: Coffee with a Clinician has been less helpful for me personally. I will sometimes watch them them later when the slide pack is published with the video.
 
shak8 said:
I listen to the support groups regularly mostly because the social worker Timothy Weymann who leads them
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I thought his background was in psychology because he provides therapy for living but now I see he's LCSW and they can be therapists as well.

It's possible that's why I liked him - he's able to put things into the context of society and systems affecting our lives instead of putting all responsibility on individuals and their "flawed" way of thinking.
 
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