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ME/CFS AUSTRALIA (SA) INC
Registered Charity 698
Mailing address:
GPO Box 383,
Adelaide,
South Australia 5001
Office:
266 Port Road,
Hindmarsh,
South Australia 5007
Ph: (08) 8346 3237
('834 MECFS')
Office Hours:
Wednesdays, 10am-3pm
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10am-3pm)
Ph: (08) 8346 3237
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FIBROMYALGIA HELP: Contact Fibromyalgia SA at the Arthritis Foundation of SA 118 Richmond Road, Marleston 5033 Ph: (08) 8379 5711 |
ME/CFS Australia (SA) Inc supports the needs of sufferers of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and related illnesses. We do this by providing services and information to members.
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ME Conference in Norway
Monday 11 May 2009
The Norwegian Myalgic Encephalopathy Association will be hosting a Conference on Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME) for Health Personnel on 12 June, 2009 in Norway.
The Conference is open to any health professional, and will be held in Store Auditorium, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
You can download the programme here (PDF, 68KB).
Here's the programme for the Conference:
CONFERENCE ON MYALGIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (ME) FOR HEALTH PERSONNEL, 12th June, 2009
Store Auditorium, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
Organizer: Norwegian Myalgic Encephalopathy Association
Myalgic Encephalopathy and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome have long been poorly understood disorders. Using new biotechnological techniques the underlying pathophysiology of the syndrome(s) has been unmasked. Several treatable clinical entities have been discovered.
PROGRAMME
Chairpersons: Professor Ola Didrik Saugstad, MD, PhD and General Practitioner Mette Sophie Johnsgaard, MD
09:00 - 09:30
Registration, coffee/tea
09:30 - 09:35
Welcome
Ellen V. Piro, leader, Norwegian ME Association
09:35 - 10:00
ME in Norway
Professor Ola Didrik Saugstad, MD, PhD, FRCPE, Department of Paediatric Research, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet
10:00 -10:15
Film about a severely ill ME patient
Facts & Figures
10:15 - 10:45
ME in 2009: Overview of Current Scientific Research Data Including a Study on Severely Disabled Norwegian Patients
Professor Kenny De Meirleir, MD, PhD, Professor of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Medicine at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium; Internist at Himmunitas Foundation, Brussels, Belgium
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee/tea break
11:00 - 11:45
Scientifically Based Work-up in ME Patients
Professor K. De Meirleir
11:45 - 12:45
Lunch (open for questions from the press/media)
12:45 - 13:15
ME is a Treatable Disorder: Treatment Outcome Based on Scientifically Based Medicine
Professor K. De Meirleir
13:15 - 13:45
Intolerances & Diet Guidelines in ME
Christine Tobback, BSc in Food Sciences, Dietician specialized in ME and Food Intolerances/Allergies, Himmunitas Foundation, Brussels, Belgium and Lillestrøm Helseklinikk
13:45 - 14:00
Coffee/tea break
14:00 - 14:15
Example of a Norwegian Clinic Specialized in ME/CFS
General Practitioner Mette Sophie Johnsgaard, MD, Lillestrøm Helseklinikk
14:15 - 14:30
A Patient’s Experience & short clips from coming documentary
Anette Gilje, BA in Business Administration, Writer and Coach
Film directed by Pål Winsents, documentary filmmaker
14:30 - 15:00
Open forum/Questions
Enrolment at: www.me-forening.no [Norwegian language website]
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