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From: "IACFS/ME" <IACFSME@mail.vresp.com>
To: ffriedberg@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Date: 07/13/2011 10:04 AM
Subject: Key Speakers - 10th International IACFS/ME Conference - Sept. 22-25
The 10th biennial conference of the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME brings together leading international experts in the field of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. This is a unique opportunity to learn from and network with those who are advancing our understanding of these puzzling illness conditions.
General conference topics include:
- Fatigue, pain & sleep
- Cognition & brain function
- Child and adolescent CFS/ME
- Fibromyalgia
In addition, sessions will address: advances in assessment and treatment (from biological to behavioral); as well as new developments in virology, immunology, and neuroendocrinology.Attendees to IACFS/ME conferences are primarily biomedical & behavioral professionals, including clinicians, researchers, & educators.
This event is accredited for 23 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in continuing medical education.
2011 Conference Location:
Delta Ottawa City Centre Hotel
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW Limited availability!
We have a block of discounted rooms available for IACFS attendees. Book your hotel room online at the discounted conference rate while supplies last!
For online booking use the access code “IAC”.
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Learn from the world's top biomedical research scientists and specialized clinicians in the field of CFS/ME.
Diagnosing CFS/ME: Difficult Clinical Cases
Nancy Klimas, MD
Immediate Past President, IACFS/ME
Professor of Medicine
Microbiology, Immunology and Psychology
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine and
Miami VA Medical CenterTen Important Facts about CFS/ME
That Can Inform ResearchByron Hyde, MD
Founder and Director
Nightingale Research Foundation
Ottawa, OntarioAre Tender Points Necessary in Fibromyalgia?
Daniel Clauw, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MIContrasting Case Definitions
Leonard Jason, Ph.D.
Professor
DePaul University Chicago, ILThe Case FOR Human Gamma Retroviruses (HGRV)
in CFS/MEJudy Mikovits, Ph.D.
Research Director
Whittemore-Peterson InstituteComplete list of distinguished speakers & topics:
Full-day Patient Conference
September 22, 2011Sessions: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Reception: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pmThe special conference day for patients and caregivers of patients with CFS/ME will focus on a wide range of helpful topics from New Developments in Possible Causes to New Research on What Helps People Cope with ME/CFS, and includes a special Breakout Session for Parents of Children with ME/CFS.
Patient Conference Agenda >>
About IACFS/ME:IACFS/ME is, a 501(c)3 non-profit association, dedicated to promoting, stimulating and coordinating the exchange of ideas related to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), ME and fibromyalgia (FM) research, patient care and treatment. The IACFS/ME also conducts and/or participates in local, national, and international scientific conferences in order to promote and evaluate new research and to encourage future research ventures and cooperative activities to advance scientific and clinical knowledge of these illnesses.
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