I would like to warmly thank Lydia Neilson for this important =
opportunity to appeal to you on behalf of the International Association =
for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME (IACFS/ME; a non-profit organization; =
www.iacfsme.org). Our upcoming research and clinical conference (Sept. =
22-25, 2011) =97 the only international professional and patient =
conference dedicated to CFS/ME and FM -- will be held in Ottawa, =
Ontario, Canada (www.iacfsme.org). We hope to see you there.
Our organization, founded in 1994, strongly advocates for biomedical =
research and improved patient care for people with CFS/ME and FM. In =
the past two years, we have increased our service to the community by =
publishing a quarterly scientific journal (Bulletin of the IACFS/ME) and =
the IACFS/ME Newsletter which reports on current issues on CFS/ME.=20
We have also posted IACFS/ME position statements on critical and timely =
issues including the PACE trial, DSM-5 Somatic Symptom Disorder, the =
delayed publication of an important MLV retrovirus study, and the (US) =
CDC leadership of their CFS program. Our strong advocacy statements =
have also been regularly voiced in public testimony at the CFS Advisory =
Committee meetings in Washington, DC since 2009. We are now developing =
a new CFS/ME clinical practice manual for physicians (to be discussed at =
the Ottawa meeting).
I am asking for your support of the upcoming Ottawa conference in order =
to continue the important work of the IACFS/ME. A donation in any =
amount will help to sustain our mission of scientific advocacy and =
improved patient care. To donate, click here: =
http://iacfsme.org/Home/SupportTheConference/tabid/471/Default.aspx
With your support, we will continue to offer our biennial research and =
clinical conferences =96 an important venue to engage medical =
professionals in the field CFS/ME and FM. To make a donation click =
here:=20
http://iacfsme.org/Home/SupportTheConference/tabid/471/Default.aspx
Thank you.
With best regards,
Fred
Fred Friedberg, PhD
President
IACFS/ME
Lydia
Lydia E. Neilson, M.S.M. , Founder
Chief Executive Officer
NATIONAL ME/FM ACTION NETWORK
512 - 33 Banner Road
Nepean, ON K2H 8V7 Canada
Tel. 613.829.6667
Fax 613.829.8518
Email: mefmaction@ncf.ca
www.mefmaction.com
=20
NATIONAL ME/FM ACTION NETWORK - HOST OF THE IACFS/ME INTERNATIONAL =
RESEARCH & CLINICAL CONFERENCE - OTTAWA, CANADA
SEPTEMBER 22 - 25, 2011
For details on agendas and registration, please visit: =20
Member of www.iacfsme.org
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