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ME CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 28, 2017, REYKJAVIK.

Jo Best

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Organised and hosted by European ME Alliance member organisation, Icelandic ME Society:
https://www.mefelag.is/me-conference-2017

AGENDA

9:00 Spokesperson for the Icelandic ME Society welcomes guests


9:10 Representative from health authorities


9:20 Prof. Margrét Guðnadóttir: Akureyri disease


9:50 Helga Haraldsdóttir. A patient tells about her experience of the Akureyri disease


10:05 Questions to speakers mentioned above


10:15 Break


10:35 Short video from the Icelandic ME society


10:45 Dr. Daniel Peterson gives extensive talk about ME


11:25 Invest in ME. Introduction; about researches and possible student exchange program.


11:55 Questions to Dr. Peterson and the Invest in ME representative.


12:10 Lunch

Morning


Afternoon

13:10 Øystein Fluge, MD, PhD, consultant in oncology and researcher, Dept. of Oncology, Haukeland University Hospital and Ingrid Gurvin Rekeland, MD, physician in oncology training and research fellow, Dept. of Oncology, Haukeland University Hospital: Therapeutic intervention and disease mechanisms in ME/CFS


14:30 Dr. Nigel Speight, Paediatrician, Durham UK:
The challenge of the severe case of Paediatric ME


15:00 Ewa W. Wedlund, reg. occupational therapist

and med. lic.: Activity and Participation in persons with ME/CFS: Non-medical approaches.


15:30 Questions from audience for Dr. Fluge, Dr. Rekeland, Dr. Speight og Ewu W. Wedlund


15:45 Break


16:05 Panel discussion with all the speakers. Audience can hand in written questions in forehand


17:00 End of agenda
From: https://www.mefelag.is/me-conference-2017