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Dr Charles Lapp’s Presentation ‘An Overview of ME/CFS Diagnosis and Management’
As part of ME Awareness Month ANZMES is giving members and the general public the opportunity to view Dr Charles Lapp’s presentation held in Auckland on the 6th of April 2017. The first video is doctor Lapp’s lecture “An overview of ME/CFS Diagnosis and Management”, and the second video covers the question and answer time from this meeting.
Dr Lapp – An Overview of ME/CFS Diagnoses & Management
Question & Answer Time
If you would like to purchase a DVD for your own use or to show to groups; a DVD can be purchased from Noel Morris who kindly videoed the Lecture for us.
To Purchase Dr Charles Lapp’s DVD
Dr Charles Lapp on Radio NZ – Nine to Noon Show
ANZMES is pleased to announce that committee member Sandra Forsyth has arranged an interview with Dr Charles Lapp on Radio NZ – Nine to Noon show.
As mentioned in our last post Dr Lapp is on an ANZMES sponsored tour throughout NZ, holding lectures for GP’s, Specialists, ME/CFS support groups and the general public with a focus on an overview of ME/CFS.
Dr Lapp’s interview will be aired on Tuesday the 4th of April according to the schedule from RNZ from 11am – 12 noon
The 11 to 12 slot features Business Commentator Fran O’Sullivan
Chronic Fatigue Expert DR Charles Lapp
Media Commentator Gavin Ellis
From this we are picking that Charles Lapp will probably start his interview about 11.20 to 11.30
Many thanks to Sandra for helping with arranging this interview. There have been a lot of other articles from the media on the tour and we will put these in another post in the next week or so.
ANZMES Sponsored Tour – Doctor Charles Lapp from the USA
Public Meetings that Local Support Groups are Hosting are as follows:
(Medical Specialists and General Practitioners have also been invited to these meetings)
Auckland 6th April 1pm – 3pm
Auckland CCS Disability Action
Kauri Room (Bottom of the Drive)
14 Erson Avenue
Royal Oak, Auckland
Napier 1st April 10.30 – 12 noon
Napier – Hawkes Bay
Venue: Greenmeadows
East Community Hall
83 Tait Drive
Greenmeadows
Nelson 29th March 10.30 – 12.00
Nelson – IACFS Bks
Nelson Suburban Club, 29th March
168 Tahunanui Drive,
Nelson
Dunedin 28th March 10.30 – 12 noon
Dunedin Community House
Alexander McMillan Room
Moray Place
Dunedin
Medical Professionals ONLY Meetings: –
GP’s have been sent invites for these meetings.
Contact Local CME Group for more details:
Wellington 31st March 1.30 – 3.00 pm
Hamilton 4th April 5.30 – 7.00 pm
Rotorua 3rd April 7.30 – 9.00 pm
Dunedin 27th March 6.00 – 7.30 pm
For More Information contact your local Support Group
or Contact Debbie either by
Email – info@anzmes.org.nz
or
Phone – 03 471 6203
Conference Notes for the IACFSME conference 2016
ANZMES has made this PDF version available to those who wish to download for their own use.
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Dr Vallings Presentation ANZMES Annual General Meeting – Auckland
This presentation was held at the ANZMES Annual General Meeting in Auckland on the 26th November 2016. Dr Ros Vallings presentation focused on the IACFS Conference which was held in Fort Lauderdale, United States recently. Dr Vallings was presented with the Nelson Gantz Clinicians Award for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis at that conference. Some of the research that Dr Vallings covers in her presentation is how Glutathione impaired brain function in ME patients and how ME Patients have high protein levels in the CFS (Cerberus Spinal Fluid). She also covers how there is a difference in the molecular building blocks with ME/CFS patients known as 3 SNPS and much more.
DVDS can also be purchased for seminars, conferences from
DVDS Noel Morris
Dr Ros Vallings Speaking in Rotorua on the 2nd of December
Dr Ros Vallings who has just come back from the International IACFS Conference with a prestigious award will be speaking in Rotorua on 2nd Dec at 2 pm at the Bainbridge Centre.
TOPIC: Overview of the Florida conference.
Courageous Deeds – Back to School 4 ME – Fundraiser for the Auckland Area
Courageous Deeds is a fundraiser challenging ten leaders with a passion for diversity and making a difference to head BACK TO SCHOOL for a day to raise awareness for young adults and teens with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) who have missed out on their youth and schooling due to this crippling and misunderstood illness.
Funds raised will go to support ME/CFS sufferers in the Auckland region.
Please click on image below for more information regarding ME Auckland
