#meded

"Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome cases in England much higher than first projected"

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-myalgic-encephalomyelitischronic-fatigue-syndrome-cases.html

"There are almost two-thirds more people living with ME/CFS in England than previously thought, a study says. The new estimate suggests that approximately 404,000 people are affected by ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), a 62% rise from the previously accepted figure of 250,000."

@mecfs

#MEcfs #NHS #England #Research #MedEd

"Around 250 doctors at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) have been certified as the first unionized resident and fellow physicians in Minnesota, according to union officials.

The physicians are represented by the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees International Union (CIR/SEIU)..."

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/hennepin-county-physicians-certified-union-minnesota-seiu/

#healthcare #hospitals #physicians #residents #fellows #MedEd #unions #labor #workers #organizing #CIR #SEIU

Hey, folks in the USA

Please tell your medical care team (docs, nurses, physios) about this one credit CME (Continuing Medical Education) course for ME/CFS:

https://millionsmissing.meaction.net/treatME/

Also, you can give them this 8-page document:

https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/s0025-6196(23)00402-0/fulltext

Several of my doctors actually read it!

#MEcfs #PwME #MedEd #Education

Message from Open Medicine Foundation:

"MERC [Medical Education Resource Center] has taught 15K+ providers in 89 countries—changing how ME/CFS & Long COVID are diagnosed and treated.

Our new Clinical Care Guide launches May 9!"

Learn more: https://www.omf.ngo/transforming-mecfs-care/

@mecfs @longcovid

#LongCovid #PwLC #MEcfs #PwME #MedEd #BatemanHorne #OMF

Hey, folks Please tell your medical care team (docs, nurses, physios) about this CME (see quote) We need to educate medical professionals! Also, you can give them this 8-page document: www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/s002... Several of my doctors actually read it! #MEcfs #PwME #MedEd

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fxzd5277so73zk3uxvlpzrg6/post/3llmqh4lsvs23

Diagnosis and Management of My...

Transforming into... what?
Transformational learning turns your world upside down, but when we work toward transformational learning for students do we need a direction?

After all, Optimus Prime is a transformer but that's not exactly what I have in mjnd with transformation in my Veterinary Medicine students...

#HigherEd #TransformationalLearning #VetEd #MedEd @academicchatter

Thoughts (with references) in this blog post

https://rebeccanordquist.edublogs.org/2025/03/21/transforming-into-what/

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“Who is the target audience for the paper? 

Physicians of all specialties and other healthcare practitioners, such as psychologists, physical therapists, social workers, nutritionists, and others.”

#MedEd #Mastodon #mecfs #longcovid
@mecfs @longcovid @dysautonomia

Time for more #EyePath! Here's a (slightly) less common presentation of intraocular melanoma

https://kikoxp.com/posts/56241

#Ophthalmology #MedMastodon #MedEd #Pathology @pathology

Video from SciShow:

"Exercise Actually Makes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Worse"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxSwYUennBA

"ME/CFS, or myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, is way more than being tired at the end of the day. And, contrary to situations like that, exercise is the last thing you'd want to do."

"If you haven’t heard of the condition, maybe that’s because some researchers estimate that around 90% of people with it are undiagnosed!"

#MEcfs #PwME #MedEd #PEM #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis

Here's a classic corneal dystrophy as my latest #EyePath case

https://kikoxp.com/posts/55211

#MedMastodon #MedEd #Ophthalmology @pathology

Here's a conjunctival tumour that's uncommon in #EyePath, but you may see it more often elsewhere.

https://kikoxp.com/posts/54697

#MedMastodon #MedEd #pathology #ophthalmology @pathology

"The Year Ahead" - An update from #MEAction

https://www.meaction.net/2025/01/23/the-year-ahead/

Includes info on advocacy and medical education projects planned for 2025, and how you can get involved!

Did you know that a set of flash cards on IACCs (Infection-Associated Chronic Illnesses) was created for medical students as part of their #TeachMeTreatMe project?

The CDC now lists these flashcards as a resource on their website:

https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/hcp/toolkit/resources-for-medical-students.html

@mecfs

#MEcfs #PwME #MedEd #Education #Advocacy #Volunteer

Part of the ad package we have with the Irish Medical Times for our upcoming GP webinar. It will also appear in the March edition and in upcoming IMT newsletters.

https://www.imt.ie/events/gp-educational-webinar-on-pvfs-and-me-cfs-20-01-2025/

@mecfs
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME #MedEd #MedMastodon

GP Educational Webinar on #PVFS and ME/CFS

Dr Ros Vallings, a New Zealand GP who is an expert on ME/ #CFS, will present a free talk followed by a Q&A session on Tuesday, April 8 7:30 PM for just over one hour.

https://irishmecfs.org/blog/april-8-2025-educational-event-for-gps-key-messages-for-primary-care-on-the-diagnosis-and-management-of-post-viral-fatigue-syndrome-and-mecfs

#MyalgicE #PostViralSyndrome #MedEd #CFSME #MEcfs @mecfs

If you’re interested in learning or talking about public health or social justice, I highly recommend @bicmay. Her timeline is filled with the latest medical news and updates on how politicians and politics can harm or help public health.

#Politics #PublicHealth #Medicine #Fanuary #SocialJustice #MedEd #Healthcare

Here's another #EyePath case. This time, it's an orbital biopsy with a classic appearance - the kind of thing you might see in an exam

https://kikoxp.com/posts/53694/public

#MedMastodon #Pathology #MedEd #Ophthalmology @pathology

A few links to the Bateman Horne website from in the article.

Post-Exertional Malaise (includes a video):

https://batemanhornecenter.org/providers/mecfs/criteria-specific-guidance/#post-exertional-malaise

Resources for health care providers:

https://batemanhornecenter.org/providers/

Resources for patients:

https://batemanhornecenter.org/outreach/support-connect/

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@mecfs @longcovid

#MEcfs #LongCovid #MedEd #PEM #Resources

"Post-Exertional Malaise in Fatiguing Diseases: What to Know to Avoid Harmful Exercise"

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/post-exertional-malaise-fatiguing-diseases-what-know-avoid-2024a1000ot1

"PEM is a defining feature of the condition myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and it is present in many people with long COVID. It is characterized by a worsening of fatigue and of other symptoms after previously tolerated physical or mental exertion …"

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@mecfs @longcovid

#MEcfs #LongCovid #MedEd #PEM #Exercise

AVF fistula examination with the #Eko500 . Note drop of diastolic component (murmurs from AVF must be continuous) along with a in the blood flow rate by 40%. While the exam was fairly conspicuous, the visualization is invaluable for #meded @eko_health #Nephrology #nephmastodon

Arteriovenous fistula recording with the Eko 500 #medicaldevices #meded
(During dialysis)