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July 10, 2012
The appointment of Dr. Alison Bested to the position of Medical Director at Vancouver's new Complex Chronic Disease Clinic has been announced. (Below is the official press release.)
Notice that the description of the new clinic includes both ME and CFS patients:
The appointment of Dr. Alison Bested to the position of Medical Director at Vancouver's new Complex Chronic Disease Clinic has been announced. (Below is the official press release.)
Notice that the description of the new clinic includes both ME and CFS patients:
This clinic is for people who suffer from a group of complex chronic diseases which include but are not limited to:
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia Syndrome
- Lyme disease.
Vancouver – A new clinic focused on treating people who suffer from a group of complex chronic diseases has appointed its first Medical Director.
Dr. Alison Bested will lead the Complex Chronic Disease Clinic, which will be located at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre in Vancouver. The clinic is the first of its kind in the province.
Dr. Bested is expected to start on October 1, 2012, giving her time to close up her current medical practice in Toronto where she treats patients with complex medical illnesses.
In March 2011 the Ministry of Health announced a $2 million investment to study cases and best practices for patients with complex chronic diseases.
The clinic will focus on diseases such as Lyme disease, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Clinic staff will work with patients and doctors from across the province not only to provide care for people but to also learn more about these complex diseases.
Bested is a medical specialist who has worked with complex medical illnesses for the past 21 years. She is the Medical Specialist Liaison at the Environmental Health Clinic at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. She is also a lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.
Read more information about the new centre here.
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Dr. Alison Bested, MD, FRCPC
“I’m looking forward to continuing my work in the field of complex chronic diseases in British Columbia,” said Bested. “This clinic will be an excellent way for us to focus our resources and energy on patients dealing with very complex medical illnesses that require specialized treatments.”
Alain Gagnon, Senior Medical Director, BC Women’s Hospital
We are thrilled to have recruited one of Canada’s premiere physicians in this field, said Alain Gagnon. “Her passion for knowledge translation as well as her dedication to patients will advance the care for people all across British Columbia.”
Dr. Alison Bested's Biography
Dr. Alison Bested is a Haematological Pathologist . For the past 21 years she has a medical practice in Toronto that treats patients with complex medical illnesses including: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities.
Dr. Bested is the Medical Specialist Liaison at the Environmental Health Clinic at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. She is a lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Bested uses Telemedicine to outreach individual patients in Ontario and also with her Education and Support Group.
Dr. Bested was one of the authors of the Canadian ME/CFS consensus definition that was published in the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in 2003.
The second edition of her book “Hope and Help for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia” was published by Sourcebooks House in 2008.