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- Last Updated: 01 March 2024 01 March 2024
A monthly speaker series
3rd Sunday of each month at 4 p.m. ET
Free and open to everyone
“Sunday Conversations with MassME” is a monthly speaker series with discussion on a wide variety of topics. These sessions are appropriate for patients, family members/caregivers, and health care professionals. Sunday Conversations take place via Zoom on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 4 p.m. ET, and are free and open to anyone. Presentations are recorded for later viewing. Registration is required.
Sunday Conversation for March:
“Dysautonomias 101: More Than Just POTS”
Sunday, March 17, 2024, 4 p.m. Eastern Time
“Dysautonomias” refers to the generic term encompassing all disorders of the autonomic nervous system. In this edition of Sunday Conversations, Peter Cariani will give a brief overview of the autonomic nervous system and what can go wrong. He will also describe the role of dysautonomias in ME/CFS, FM, and other chronic conditions, what causes these conditions to be self-sustaining, what medical specialties treat dysautonomias, and add his own thoughts about diagnosis and treatment. Hayla Sluss is Moderator and Discussant. A recording will be available after the event.
Links to recordings, slides, and other resources from past events:
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"Living with co-morbidities or other serious illnesses: Small Group Discussions" February 18, 2024. This event was not recorded.
- "It's Not All In Your Head" with Judy Tsafrir, M.D., January 21, 2024
- "What Sociology and the Illness Narratives Can Teach Us About Living with Chronic Illness" November 19, 2023
- "Living with Chronic Illness: Small Group Discussions" August 20, 2023. This event was not recorded.
- "Zoom through 40 years of ME/CFS history with MassME" June 18, 2023
- "Using wearable technology to measure and manage Long COVID and ME/CFS". May 21, 2023
- "What Every Provider Should Know About ME/CFS (and how their patients can help them learn)" April 16, 2023
- "The Broken Mishkan: Performance and Community Conversation" with Sara Nesson" March 19, 2023. A recording will be made available to registrants for a limited time after the performance.
- "Pacing for PEM: An OT and PT perspective on what it is and how you can use pacing strategies in your daily life" February 19, 2023.
- "Selected readings from The Long Haul, with Ryan Prior and Cynthia Adinig" January 22, 2023.
- "Coping During the Holidays with ME/CFS, Long COVID, and Related Chronic Illness" November 20, 2022. This was a small group conversation event and was not recorded.
- There was no Sunday Converstion in October. At our Annual Meeting on October 22, Dr. Anthony Komaroff presented "MECFS and Long COVID: Emerging Similarities and Why it Matters". For full coverage of the meeting, visit our Youtube playlist.
- "How Those Living with Long Covid and ME/CFS can Enhance Their Quality of Life by Integrating Traditional Chinese Medicine Into Their Healthcare Plan" September 18, 2022
- Sunday Conversations: Special Edition - August 21, 2022 Small group conversations about a variety of topics. This program was not recorded.
- "A whole-person health approach to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – Lessons for Post-COVID conditions." June 19, 2022
- "Fibromyalgia" May 15, 2022
- "Working with Your Healthcare Provider" April 24, 2022
- "A Functional Medicine Approach to Complex Chronic Illnesses" March 20, 2022
- "Applying for Social Security Disability if you have ME/CFS or Fibromyalgia" February 20 2022
- "Physical and Occupational Therapy for ME/CFS and Similar Chronic Illnesses" January 16, 2022
Click to see all events in a list format.