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Healthcare provider education:

ME Introduction & diagnosis

Getting started

 

Canadian Consensus Criteria for diagnosis ME

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See pages 22 and 23 for Diagnostic Protocol

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Diagnostic checklist 

(from BC Women's Hospital Complex Chronic Diseases Program)

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Bateman Horne Center (USA) resources

 

Provider Resources for ME/CFS
 

Provider Resources for FM

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Introduction and Diagnosis

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 The Diagnosis and Managment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

(12 minute introductory video from MEAction)

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ME and Long-COVID

Please read more on this emerging topic, and refer to above diagnosis and symptom support material as required.

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To provide you with a starting point, here are several important references.

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Diagnosing and Treating ME/CFS

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Click here for the complete guide for diagnosis and treatment of ME from the US ME/CFS Clinician Coalition.

Additional video information

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An educational webinar featuring Dr. Nina Muirhead, Dr. Lucinda Bateman, Dr. Luis Nacul and Patient Voice Hilary Robertson. This webinar was developed in partnership by the ME|FM Society of BC and ICanCME to develop a webinar for the Federation of Medical Women in Canada (September, 2021).

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A 1.25 hour video.

Improving the way medical providers understand, diagnose, and treat ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia is critical to progress and a primary focus of the Bateman Horne Center (2017).

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A 1-hour video.

 

 

 

 

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  1. Diagnosis and Management of ME,

  2. Connection between ME and Long-COVID,

  3. Current and Upcoming Research (2021).

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A 1-hour CIHR-IMHA webinar.

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N.I.C.E. Guidelines: evidence-based recommendations for diagnosis and management of ME/CFS (2021)

In October 2021, The National (UK) Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) produced an updated review of the evidence for ME/CFS care.

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Other Resources
MEPedia Primer for Doctors and Researchers

A wiki resource for health care professionals on ME/CFS. 
ME/CFS Clinician Coalition

Succinct and easy navigation to clinical resources/support.
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