Advances in our Understanding of ME/CFS and the Effects of Long COVID

Announcing Our 2021 Annual Meeting

Annual Event Flyer 2021. Advances in our Understanding of ME/CFS and the Effects of Long COVID with NIH Researchers, Saturday, October 23 from 12:30 pm to 4 pm.

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Sunday Conversations - August 21, 2022

 

Join MassME for a Special Edition of Sunday Conversations! We are looking forward to meeting you "in person"!

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Sunday Conversations - June 19, 2022

"A whole-person health approach to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – Lessons for Post-COVID conditions”

Whole-person health is the term the NIH uses for Integrative medicine approaches.

Presented by Maria Vera Nunez, M.D.

Sunday, June 19, 2022, 4 p.m. ET

This program was presented jointly with the New Jersey ME/CFS Association. 

 

  

Dr. Maria Vera Nunez has been specializing in the treatment of people living with ME/CFS for more than 20 years, having originally worked with Dr. Nancy Klimas at Nova Southeastern University’s Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine for 7 years. Dr. Vera uses a whole-person health approach to evaluate patients with chronic, multi-system conditions, including ME/CFS and Long COVID. She uses advanced functional medicine testing to personalize treatments. She strives to create a partnership with her patients, considering their preferences and empowering them to acquire skills to support their healing process.

Dr. Vera is a Board-certified Internal Medicine and Integrative Medicine physician, a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, and has a Master of Science degree in Medical Informatics. She was an Assistant Professor at Nova Southeastern University’s Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, a national referral center for ME/CFS cases, for 7 years. Currently, she is an attending physician at the Whole Psychiatry and Brain Recovery Center in Maryland and a Research Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina.

This is a virtual presentation via Zoom.

 

Video links:
Full event
Whole Person Health
Patient Perspective
Q&A

Slides

Resources

 


 

In Memoriam: Elizabeth (Libby) Potter and Heather Colman-McGill

We are deeply saddened to bring you news of two deaths in our Massachusetts ME/CFS community: Elizabeth (Libby) Potter and Heather Colman-McGill.

Read more: In Memoriam: Elizabeth (Libby) Potter and Heather Colman-McGill


Sunday Conversations - May 15, 2022

"Fibromyalgia”

Presented by Paul Monach, M.D.

The presentation is specific to Fibromyalgia (FM), but many patients with chronic complex diseases have symptoms or also a diagnosis of FM.

Sunday, May 15, 2022, 4 p.m. ET 

 

 

Paul Monach, M.D.

Paul Monach, M.D., is Chief of the Rheumatology Section in the Boston VA Healthcare System, and an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He has a PhD in immunology and completed residency and a rheumatology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston. He is a member of the Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center at Boston VA Healthcare System.

This is a virtual presentation via Zoom.

Video links:

Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz31KwoUbYrE9Uk71UjIDLGy2v6QVjwcN
Full event: https://youtu.be/cJxJLs1zLWM
Part 1-Fibromyalgia overview: https://youtu.be/PXkznGEg0ak
Part 2-Patient voices: https://youtu.be/IIFwzB-1CJQ
Part 3-Q&A: https://youtu.be/Ej7Ozno4oHo

Slides

Resources:

Fibromyalgia Resources 
FM Medications (arricle summary)