Professional Education & Clinical Practice Tools Policy Brief - Community Edition

The ME|FM Society of BC expresses profound disappointment with the 2025 BC Budget’s continued neglect of over 87,000 British Columbians living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), 136,000 with FM and 118,000+ for those living with ME post COVID.  Despite years of advocacy and explicit recommendations from the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, this budget ignores the urgent needs of a community facing systemic healthcare barriers, stigma, and a loom

BC Women's Hospital Complex Chronic Diseases Program presents a position statement regarding Functional Capacity Evaluations for people living with ME/CFS. “Healthcare providers need to keep in mind that when patients with ME/CFS exceed their individual capacities, PEM and serious deterioration of function may result”. "Based on current guidance from major institutions..., FCEs are not recommended for assessment of functioning in individuals with a diagnosis of ME/CFS." Read

"I feel like this series is a life-line for people with ME or Long-COVID who are faced with healthcare and social support systems that provide so little access to knowledgeable help and meaningful support." Christina Wiebe Our new educational series, including 12+ helpful, informative modules, is now being sent directly, by email, to people across the province. Information is fact-based, up-to-date, and developed by experts, patients and caregivers. Includes friendly, easy

For an audio version of this article, click on the red SoundCloud arrow. CityNews Vancouver ME/FM Society of BC My MLA and ME program Full article Recently, the ME/FM Society of BC was invited to participate in a local local news story from CityNews Vancouver highlighting the challenge to find care for ME in BC. This news article highlights the challenges that ME patients have in finding a knowledgeable doctor to support their care. The article also highlights the stigma e

For an audio version of this article, click on the red SoundCloud arrow. Introduction and diagnosis Symptom management and referral ME W ebinar for physicians Complex Chronic Diseases Program FAQ page In order to support you with your primary care provider, our website hosts information on Introduction and diagnosis and Symptom management and referral . This information is aimed at health care providers. Our Introduction and Diagnosis page contains links to The National

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

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

To our ME community, We are elated to share with you the exciting progress we have made in our advocacy efforts - progress with our government that we know has been long awaited by those affected by ME! We are extremely proud of the work the Society's Advocacy Committee and our wonderful “MLA and ME Advocates” have undertaken this past year. MLA Relationships are being made and we now have 40 MLAs partnered with one of our ME Advocates. Plus, we recently experienced milestone

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

​ A 1-hour CIHR-IMHA webinar discusses: 1) Diagnosis and Management of ME, 2) Connection between ME and Long COVID, 3) Current and Upcoming Research ​ Dr. Muirhead is a surgeon, researcher, medical educator, Oxford graduate and patient from the UK. She is an Internationally recognized expert on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and a member of the ICanCME's Working Group on Trainee Development/Medical Education.