The “Purple Book” – a benchmark text for clinicians and practitioners This guide, co-authored by Doctors with M.E. Honorary Fellow Dr. Charles Shepherd and Consultant Neurologist Dr. Abhijit Chaudhuri, provides a comprehensive review of research, diagnosis, symptoms, and all aspects of management regarding ME/CFS/PVFS. It is an essential evidenced-based summary for all health professionals and…Continue readingReference Text: ME/CFS/PVFS – An Exploration of the Key Clinical Issues
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Doctor with M.E.: My Journey with “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” Doctors with M.E. Founder Dr. K.N. Hng shares her story of learning and suffering from ME/CFS in this engaging, thought provoking and concise book. With humanity, wit, and links to a variety of resources, she brings her own journey as a medic to life. A must…Continue readingLearning from a medic’s own journey
A free online CPD module by Doctors with M.E. Director Dr Nina Muirhead is now available. The module is composed of 10 clinical cases that will challenge and improve your clinical knowledge and patient management for ME/CFS. This CPD module is endorsed by all major charities globally, with additional funding for distribution by the Scottish…Continue readingCPD Module 1hr – Case Studies on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Predictors for Developing Severe ME/CFS Following Mononucleosis New research, co-authored by Doctors with M.E. honorary fellow Professor Leonard Jason, attempts to identify why some patients develop severe ME/CFS following Infectious Mononucleosis (IM, Epstein Barr or Glandular Fever) by seeking out possible predisposing risk-factors. Additional gastrointestinal symptoms and abnormal immune markers prior to IM infection appear…Continue readingPredictors for Severe ME/CFS
The law does not allow clinical judgement to be discriminatory or to breach duties of care – a normally uncontroversial statement with an unusual degree of unmanaged consequences for this field of disease. The law does not allow clinical judgement to be discriminatory or to breach duties of care – a normally uncontroversial statement with…Continue readingUnlawful clinical judgement (flu and covid vaccination examples)
Unmanaged post-viral disease liability, risk exposure and rising pandemic exposure (draft) Compliance obligations for professionals, operational and expertise risks in practice management, social care, occupational health intermediation, insurance underwriting, claims management and reinsurance Summary The role of habitualised unlawful clinical judgement and discrimination that leads to elevated probability of evidentiable malpractice is outlined. Obligations and…Continue readingCompliance, medico-legal considerations and enforceable obligations
Risk generation and unnecessary liability accumulation is commonly exacerbated by low and/or prejudicial standards of communication and/or record keeping in ME/CFS and other post-viral disease contexts. False record taking is commonly experienced in this field. Beyond the statutory contexts, the frequent frontline status quo regularly breaches a range of associated General Medical Council (GMC) and…Continue readingObligation to not mislead or evade diagnosis and to provide sufficient detail (FND, MUS, PPS, ‘dysregulation model’ and Long Covid examples)
Doctors with M.E. Honorary Fellow, Professor Derek Pheby, has responded to Dr. Nina Muirhead’s article for the Royal College of Physicians, following up her 2019 article. This article comes within Royal College of Physicians initiatives to work with medical specialities to improve care for Long COVID patients. In particular, Dr. Muirhead discusses the recent surge…Continue readingDwME Honorary Fellow responds to RCP post
Doctors with M.E. Director, Dr. Nina Muirhead, has written for the Royal College of Physicians in a follow up to her 2019 article. This article comes within Royal College of Physicians initiatives to work with medical specialities to improve care for Long COVID patients. In particular, Dr. Muirhead discusses the recent surge in clinical interest…Continue readingRoyal College of Physicians and DwME on the ME/CFS interest surge
On the 10th of November 2020, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its draft updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). NICE has updated its 2007 recommendations on the use of psycho-behavioural treatments for ME/CFS, concluding that Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) should no…Continue readingPosition Statement: 2021 NICE Guideline Update