This section contains references to articles and abstracts on conference reports, clinical research and news articles related to ME/CFS.
Upcoming Conferences
10th International IACFS/ME Research and Clinical Conference
When: September 22-25 2011
Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Entitled 'Translating evidence into practice', this conference will consist of a 4-day professional meeting and a one day patient meeting which will coincide with a day of professional workshops. The professional conference themes will focus on fatigue, pain, sleep, pediatrics, cognition and brain function in ME/CFS, fibromyalgia and related illnesses. These topics will be addressed in scientific sessions on assessment and treatment and in original biomedical research particularly in the fields of immunology, virology and neuroendocrinology. There will also be workshops for clinicians and researchers.
Past Conferences
2010 PHC Research Conference 'Primary health care research and health reform: Improving care'
When: 30th June - 2nd July 2010
Where: Darwin
Conference abstract: Kaspers et al (2010) 'Managing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): is there evidence for what patients take?', Bond University.
5th Invest in ME International ME/CFS Conference 2010
When: 24th of May 2010
Where: Westminster, London, UK.
Entitled 'A new era of ME/CFS research', this conference will focus on biomedical research into ME/CFS. A number of internationally renowned experts in ME/CFS will be attending, including Professor Brigitte Huber PhD; Dr Judy Mikovits PhD; Dr Jonathan Kerr MD, PhD; Dr Paul Cheney MD, PhD; Dr. Nancy Klimas MD; Professor Nora Chapman PhD; and Dr. John Chia MD.
The conference home page can be accessed here.
12th International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and other Acquired Immunodeficiences
Ruschetti, F et al (2010) 'Repeated Detection of Infectious Xenotropic Murine Virus-Related Virus (XMRV) in Human Neoplasia and Neuroimmune Diseases (listed as 'Pathogenic Consequences of Xenotropic Murine Virus-related Virus (XMRV) Expression in the Development of Chronic Diseases', from the Program Book: 12th International Conference On Malignancies In AIDS And Other Acquired Immunodeficiencies (ICMAOI) April 26-27, 2010, NIH Main Campus, National Cancer Institute, p. 33.
Lecture by Dr. Anthony Komaroff, Professor of Medicine and Editor-in-chief of Harvard Health Publications.
When: April 24th
Where: Milton Hospital, Massachusetts US.
The video and slides from this presentation can be accessed here. Material sourced from the Massachusetts CFIDS/ME and FM Association.
Invest in ME Conference, 2010
A personal summary of the 2010 Invest in ME conference, prepared for ME Association (UK) members by Dr Charles Shepherd.
CFIDS Assocation of America Webinar Series 2010
Defining CFS: Diagnostic Criteria and Case Definitions, Dr. Leonard A. Jason explores whether current CFS and ME/CFS case definitions and whether they adequately identify patients who have
this illness.
Recording of program: http://www.cfids.org/webinar/defining-cfs041410.wmv
Program slides: http://www.cfids.org/webinar/jason-slides041410.pdf
Garvan Public Seminar Series 2010
The Immune System in Health and Disease, Sydney Australia. Dr Ute Vollmer-Conna - head of the Department of Human Behaviour, School of Psychiatry, University of NSW - talks specifically on ME/CFS. Refer to audio section at about 35 -48 minutes.
4th Invest in ME International Conference 2009
Invest in ME (2009) 'The 4th Invest in ME International ME/CFS Conference 2009: Conference Review', London.
9th International IACFS/ME Research and Clinical Conference 2009
van Konynenburg (2009) 'Treatment Study of Methylation Cycle Support in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia', from the 9th International IACFS/ME Conference in Reno, Nevada.
Lapp, C (2009) 'A clinicians summary: The ninth International IACFS/ME Research and Clinical Conference' Reno, Nevada.
Phillips, N (2009) 'Proceedings of the ninth International IACFS/ME Research and Clinical Conference', Emerge, vol. 28, no. 2.
6th International Conference on HHV-6 & 7 2008
Held in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, June 2008.
HHV-6 Foundation (2008) 'Summary of the 6th International Conference on HHV-6 and -7', Baltimore, Maryland.
International Symposium on Viruses in CFS & Post-viral Fatigue, Day 4 - June 23, 2008 - Clinician Forum. Click below for video presentations by:
Other conference-related documents
Eleanor Stein (2009) 'Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) program and Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on Disabling Fatigue in Chronic Illness', Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 29, no. 3.
Youtube Videos
(2009) 'Genetic understandings from Whittemore Peterson Institute Reno Nevada' video 1; video 2.
