The connection between Long COVID and ME is evolving. In an effort to collect information on this developing topic, there is a new page to our website out today. ME and long covid resources - hosts a collection of published research on ME and Long COVID, collected accounts from researchers and experts, and a series of media pieces covering “long-haulers” developing ME/CFS. Please visit, read and share.

We are excited to announce a new page on our website! Pacing is one of the key management strategies for ME/CFS. Pacing Resources is a collection of high quality resources that support pacing education for people living with ME/CFS. This page lists educational materials such as, guides, tool suggestions and videos. We also encourage health care providers to learn more about pacing. We have highlighted pacing management on our Symptom management and referral (for health car

We have found two new helpful resources to share this week: 1) ME/CFS Survival Guidebook: The Art of Living with ME/CFS 2) Facets of ME: A launch of a new education series of the multiple aspects of living and managing ME/CFS 1) ME/CFS Crash Survival Guidebook: The Art of Living with ME/CFS The guidebook can be viewed online, downloaded, or printed – in color or black and white. This guidebook is designed for patients, for those allies supporting patients and for medical p

On November 29, 2021, we hosted a webinar for our members. Great to see so many of you together with us! This session presented findings of our preliminary project examining the unmet needs of British Columbians living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). Full, short and graphic reports of this project: ME in BC: How the healthcare system for ME impacts clinicians and patients , is available at: Our research | MEFM SOCIETY OF BC . Watch the recording of this presentation belo

We express our gratitude to ICanCME Research Network for sharing this informative Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy episode with us. Episode description: More than 10 million people across the world are living with the long-term consequences of COVID-19. But the crushing fatigue experienced by so many with long COVID—the postexertion malaise—is not new. People have lived with postviral illness and postexertion malaise, and they've faced stigma and harm for d

Dr Luis Nacul's video message to our British Columbia community for the May 30 Millions Missing BC 2020 online rally.

This post is updated as new resources are shared with us. Book your Covid-19 vaccine https://www2.gov.bc.ca/getvaccinated.html With the rising threat of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the aggressive new measures taken here in Canada to contain the outbreak, we are thinking of our community of British Columbians living with ME and FM. It's hard enough to cope with living with a complex chronic disease. The challenges become more acute during a pandemic that targets the im

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Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) , also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is a multisystem disorder that affects the brain, the autonomic nervous system, the cardiovascular system, the gastrointestinal system, and the immune system. It is estimated that this disease affects approximately 3 million Americans and 580,000 Canadians . Dr. David Kaufman, Internal Medicine physician at the Center for Complex Diseases Mountain View, California, and former Medical Director of