The Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association, a 501(c)3 founded in 1985, exists to meet the needs of patients with ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) or FM (Fibromyalgia), their families and loved ones. The Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association works to educate health-care providers and the general public regarding these severely-disabling physical illnesses. We also support patients and their families and advocate for more effective treatment and research.
2019-01 January Newsletter
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Dear Friends,
Our year is off to a good start. We held a highly successful educational event for healthcare graduate students, healthcare professionals, and the public at the MGH Institute of Health Professions (IHP), our former President was a coauthor on a scientific paper, and we are gearing up for advocacy efforts in early April.
Resources for the MGH Institute (and anyone else)
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Slide Presentation, January 15, 2019
Required and recommended reading for the IHP Interprofessional rounds January 2019
Supplementary Readings: Annotated List (Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association)
Links to more information about ME/CFS (Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association)
Get CME/CE credit for watching Unrest
New videos are posted!
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Not able to attend recent screenings of Unrest or other events in Massachusetts?
Videos from these events are now posted.
Video from MGH Institute of Health Professions (Boston, January 2019)
Video from Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association Fall 2018 Annual Meeting (Newton, MA, November 2018)
"How Investigative Journalism Succeeds In a Hostile Medical Environment" with David Tuller, DrPH
Video from Boston University (Boston, October 2018)
Video from Cooley Dickinson Hospital (Northampton, May 2018)
Video from Massachusetts State House (Boston, April 2018)
Video from Massachusetts Department of Public Health (Boston, March 2018)
Video from Regent Theatre (Arlington MA, Nov. 2017)
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Notice about names
The Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association would like to clarify the use of the various acronyms for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Chronic Fatigue & Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) on this site. When we generate our own articles on the illness, we will refer to it as ME/CFS, the term now generally used in the United States. When we are reporting on someone else’s report, we will use the term they use. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies, including the CDC, are currently using ME/CFS.
Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association changed its name in July, 2018, to reflect this consensus.