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From: "IACFS/ME" <IACFSME(a)mail.vresp.com>
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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”.
Hotel Information >
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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 Center
Ten Important Facts about CFS/ME
That Can Inform Research
Byron Hyde, MD
Founder and Director
Nightingale Research Foundation
Ottawa, Ontario
Are Tender Points Necessary in Fibromyalgia?
Daniel Clauw, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Contrasting Case Definitions
Leonard Jason, Ph.D.
Professor
DePaul University Chicago, IL
The Case FOR Human Gamma Retroviruses (HGRV)
in CFS/ME
Judy Mikovits, Ph.D.
Research Director
Whittemore-Peterson Institute
Complete list of distinguished speakers & topics:
Full-day Patient Conference
September 22, 2011
Sessions: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Reception: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
The 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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NATIONAL ME/FM ACTION NETWORK - HOST OF THE IACFS/ME INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & CLINICAL
CONFERENCE - OTTAWA, CANADA
SEPTEMBER 22 - 25, 2011
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