charles shepherd
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ME/CFS Research and Management meeting
reMEmber shine the spotlight on ME/CFS research and management | Dr Shepherd recalls highlights of Burgess Hill meeting | 14 May 2016
Thanks to everyone who came to this three-hour meeting in Burgess Hill, Sussex, on Saturday May 14. The meeting was organised by the Sussex-based ME/CFS charity ReMEmber and there was hardly a spare seat left in the room once we got started! There were presentations by consultant immunologist Dr Amolak Bansal (research) and ME Association medical adviser Dr Charles Shepherd (management).
This is a summary of key points on both research and management – especially those that relate to the way in which some of the current research findings on infection, immune system dysfunction, muscle/mitochondrial function, etc, link in to practical patient management. The summary also includes information from the meeting on the role of stress, activity management and drugs that may affect the underlying disease process in ME/CFS (e.g. antivirals, steroids and rituximab).
The meeting opened with Dr Bansal’s presentation on research.
This was followed by an excellent patient interaction section on what people want to have included in a hospital-based ME/CFS referral service in Sussex.
The final session was devoted to practical aspects of Management.
Full report here:
http://www.meassociation.org.uk/201...ghlights-of-burgess-hill-meeting-14-may-2016/
reMEmber shine the spotlight on ME/CFS research and management | Dr Shepherd recalls highlights of Burgess Hill meeting | 14 May 2016
Thanks to everyone who came to this three-hour meeting in Burgess Hill, Sussex, on Saturday May 14. The meeting was organised by the Sussex-based ME/CFS charity ReMEmber and there was hardly a spare seat left in the room once we got started! There were presentations by consultant immunologist Dr Amolak Bansal (research) and ME Association medical adviser Dr Charles Shepherd (management).
This is a summary of key points on both research and management – especially those that relate to the way in which some of the current research findings on infection, immune system dysfunction, muscle/mitochondrial function, etc, link in to practical patient management. The summary also includes information from the meeting on the role of stress, activity management and drugs that may affect the underlying disease process in ME/CFS (e.g. antivirals, steroids and rituximab).
The meeting opened with Dr Bansal’s presentation on research.
This was followed by an excellent patient interaction section on what people want to have included in a hospital-based ME/CFS referral service in Sussex.
The final session was devoted to practical aspects of Management.
Full report here:
http://www.meassociation.org.uk/201...ghlights-of-burgess-hill-meeting-14-may-2016/