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March 19, 2014 – 8:30 am to 6:00 pm
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge, Stanford, California
A Continuing Medical Education Conference Presented by the Department of Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Hospital & Clinics
http://chronicfatigue.stanford.edu/documents/ChronicFatigueSyndromeCME2014-FORMS-r3a.pdf
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge, Stanford, California
A Continuing Medical Education Conference Presented by the Department of Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Hospital & Clinics
http://chronicfatigue.stanford.edu/documents/ChronicFatigueSyndromeCME2014-FORMS-r3a.pdf
STATEMENT OF NEED
This CME Symposium seeks to fulfill the need in the medical and research community to increase the awareness that Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a physical condition and real disease. With this activity we hope to impact the fund of knowledge that will optimize the medical care of ME/CFS patients by providing tools and resources from keynote speakers in proper diagnosis, evaluation and management of the ME/CFS patient, as well as spark new ideas for further research. The symposium will utilize lectures, videos of patient interviews, panel discussion, and audience interactive systems to present time-tested information and update attendees in current research findings in ME/CFS at Stanford University.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is designed for primary care physicians, family physicians, internists, cardiologists, neurologists, infectious disease, psychiatrists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners,
researchers and interested allied health professionals who manage patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Identify patients with ME/CFS and diagnose using Fukuda criteria.
• Incorporate new research findings in ME/CFS into the clinical practice and clinical research, employing current biomarkers.
• Differentiate ME/CFS from psychological and psychiatric illnesses and manage CFS patient adequately.