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Date(s) - 12/06/2009
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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).
CONFERENCE ON MYALGIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (ME) FOR HEALTH PERSONNEL
Programme: (Stavanger 12 juni 2009 program)
Conference fee: NOK 800,-
Invoice will be sent through mail
Final date for registration 28th May
Enrolment at: (Click here for online enrolment)
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]