TO THE ME/CFS, FM AND RELATED ILLNESSES COMMUNITY
I would like to warmly thank Lydia Neilson for
this important opportunity to appeal to you on behalf of the International
Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME (IACFS/ME; a non-profit
organization; www.iacfsme.org).
Our upcoming research and clinical conference (Sept. 22-25, 2011) — the only
international professional and patient conference dedicated to CFS/ME and FM --
will be held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (www.iacfsme.org). We hope to see you there.
Our organization, founded in 1994, strongly
advocates for biomedical research and improved patient care for people with
CFS/ME and FM. In the past two
years, we have increased our service to the community by publishing a quarterly
scientific journal (Bulletin of the IACFS/ME) and the IACFS/ME Newsletter which
reports on current issues on CFS/ME.
We have also posted IACFS/ME position
statements on critical and timely issues including the PACE trial, DSM-5
Somatic Symptom Disorder, the delayed publication of an important MLV retrovirus
study, and the (US) CDC leadership of their CFS program. Our strong advocacy statements have
also been regularly voiced in public testimony at the CFS Advisory Committee
meetings in Washington, DC since 2009.
We are now developing a new CFS/ME clinical practice manual for
physicians (to be discussed at the Ottawa meeting).
I am asking for your support of the
upcoming Ottawa conference in order to continue the important work of the
IACFS/ME. A donation in any amount
will help to sustain our mission of scientific advocacy and improved patient
care. To donate, click here: http://iacfsme.org/Home/SupportTheConference/tabid/471/Default.aspx
With your support, we will continue to
offer our biennial research and clinical conferences – an important venue to
engage medical professionals in the field CFS/ME and FM. To make a donation click here:
http://iacfsme.org/Home/SupportTheConference/tabid/471/Default.aspx
Thank you.
With best regards,
Fred
Fred Friedberg, PhD
President
IACFS/ME