INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MYALGIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (ME)

FOR PATIENTS AND CARE-GIVERS, THURSDAY 18th OCTOBER, 2007

Oslo Kongressenter,Samfunnssalen, Oslo, Norway

Organiser: Norwegian Myalgic Encephalopathy Association

Programme

Chair: Anna-Louise Midsem

12.00Registration

12.45 Welcome

Ellen V. Piro, leader of Norwegian ME Association

12.50 Official Opening

Member of Parliament, Laila Dåvøy

13.00 Updates in Biomedical Research in ME – an Overview

Professor Birgitta Evengård, MD, PhD, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm

13.30Immunology in ME

Professor Nancy Klimas, MD, Dept. of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL

13.50 Lunch

14.40 The Importance of the ME/CFS Case Definition and Why the Name ME/CFS Matters

Professor Leonard Jason, PhD, Psychologist, Clinical and Community Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Ill

15.05 Gastrointestinal Problems in ME

Professor Kenny De Meirleir, MD, PhD, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

15.25 Coffee/tea break

15.40 Sleep Problems and Pain Syndromes in ME

Charles W. Lapp, MD, Private Practice Clinician, Hunter Hopkins Center, Charlotte; Clinical Professor, DukeUniversity, Durham, NC

16.00Ultra-Brief Behavioral Management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Medical Care
Assistant Professor Fred Friedberg, PhD, Psychologist, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

16.20 Open forum / Questions

16.50Close

Professor OlaDidrik Saugstad, MD, PhD, FRCPE, Department of Pediatric Research, The National Hospital (Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet), Oslo

17.0Adjourned

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • You must register for the conference by October 2nd. You register at:
  • Thursday October 18th is for patients and care-takers and costs (NOK) kr. 350.-.
  • Friday October 19th is reserved for health personnel and costs (NOK) kr. 1400,-.
  • The fee includes course materials, coffee/tea and lunch.
  • An invoice for the conference fee will be sent you when you are registered. The conference fee must be paid in time in order to assure your participation.
  • There will be some beds available in the conference room for those who need to lie down.
  • The conference language is mainly English.

Professor Evengård will be speaking in Swedish.

Professor Nyland and Dr. Med. Brubakk will be speaking in Norwegian.

NEED A HOTEL?

For those who need to stay overnight we have reserved single rooms with breakfast at the Thon Hotel Slottsparken from October 17th to 20th at (NOK) kr. 960,- a night. You reserve and pay for your room directly with the hotel. The telephone number is 0047-23 25 66 00.

In order to get the special reservation price you need to give the following reference number:

3296 650.

This offer is open until October 2nd

TheConferenceVenue:

Oslo Kongressenter, Samfunnssalen, Arbeidersamfunnets plass 1