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
Lydia
Lydia E. Neilson, M.S.M. , Founder
Chief Executive Officer
NATIONAL ME/FM ACTION NETWORK
512 - 33 Banner Road
Nepean, ON K2H 8V7 Canada
Tel. 613.829.6667
Fax 613.829.8518
Email: mefmaction(a)ncf.ca
www.mefmaction.com
NATIONAL ME/FM ACTION NETWORK - HOST OF THE IACFS/ME INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & CLINICAL
CONFERENCE - OTTAWA, CANADA
SEPTEMBER 22 - 25, 2011
For details on agendas and registration, please visit:
Member of
www.iacfsme.org