ME/CFS South Australia 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. Disclaimer ME/CFS South Australia Inc aims to keep members informed of various research projects, diets, medications, therapies, news items, etc. All communication, both verbal and written, is merely to disseminate information and not to make recommendations or directives. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed on this Web site are not necessarily the official views of the Society or its Committee and are not simply an endorsement of products or services. |
|
|||||||||||
Canadian recommendations for rational care of persons with FibromyalgiaThursday 18 July 2013
Canadian Recommendations for Rational Care of Persons with Fibromyalgia Editor's comment: This report, issued by the Canadian Pain Society and Canadian Rheumatology Association, appears to be a summary of the "New Canadian Guidelines for Treating Fibromyalgia" released in May 2013. Canadian Pain Society and Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendations for Rational Care of Persons with Fibromyalgia. A Summary Report. By Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, et al. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To summarize the development of evidence-based guidelines for the clinical care of persons with fibromyalgia (FM), taking into account advances in understanding of the pathogenesis of FM, new diagnostic criteria, and new treatment options. METHODS: Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, and patient followup were drafted according to the classification system of the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, and following review were endorsed by the Canadian Rheumatology Association and the Canadian Pain Society. RESULTS:
CONCLUSION: These guidelines should provide the health community with reassurance for the global care of patients with FM with the aim of improving patient outcome by reducing symptoms and maintaining function. Source: Journal of Rheumatology, July 1, 2013. By Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, Peter A. Ste-Marie, Don L. Goldenberg, John X. Pereira, Susan Abbey, Manon Choinière, Gordon Ko, Dwight E. Moulin, Pantelis Panopalis, Johanne Proulx and Yoram Shir. From the Division of Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec; Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Rheumatology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; Centre de la recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, and Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; Division of Physiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; and departments of Clinical Neurological Sciences and Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
The above originally appeared here.
blog comments powered by Disqus |
||||||||||||
|
Registered Charity 3104
Email:
sacfs@sacfs.asn.au
Mailing address:
PO Box 322,
Modbury North,
South Australia 5092
Phone:
1300 128 339
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday,
10am - 4pm
(phone)