by Lisa O'Brien | Jun 3, 2022 | Awareness Day, BHC News, Fibromyalgia, Long COVID, ME/CFS
Long Hauler Advocate, Lisa O’Brien shared her message of progress and hope at the BHC Messages of Hope Awareness Event on May 11, 2022. The following is a transcript of her message. Rob Ence: One of the opportunities we have as we go through the challenges...by Lisa O'Brien | May 13, 2021 | Awareness Day, Fibromyalgia, Long COVID, ME/CFS, Orthostatic Intolerance, Patient Voice
My name is Lisa O’Brien, and I am a COVID Long Hauler and the founder of the Utah COVID-19 Long Haulers group, a group I started almost a year ago when no one would take me seriously after being sick for several months. I knew there would be others in my community who..."*" indicates required fields
Lucinda Bateman, MD, is a renowned clinician, researcher, and educator. Her Johns Hopkins University Medical School training instilled an approach to care that she has employed throughout her career - the patient comes first and the unknown or unexplained does not equate to a lack of proper and compassionate care. Since starting her own practice in 2000, she has served on six boards or committees, been the principal investigator for 45 studies, authored/coauthored 40 journal articles, served as adjunct instructor and adjunct assistant professor in the University of Utah Departments of Preventative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Anesthesiology, and lectured around the world.
Bateman served as a clinical expert on the 2015 IOM/NAM committee, contributing her expertise in the development of the clinical diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS, a pivotal and influential moment for all clinicians, researchers, and patients. Medical and scientific collaborations include work with Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, CDC, NIH, RECOVER Initiative, Riken, and she is the co-founder of the U.S. ME/CFS Clinician Coalition.
In 2015 she expanded her impact by combining her private clinical and research practice with its sister non-profit, OFFER, to create a medical center of excellence, BHC, dedicated to the diagnosis, management, research, and education for the benefit of individuals impacted by msCCD. Her passion for increasing access to informed medical care fuels her focus on medical education today.
Lucinda Bateman, MD, is a renowned clinician, researcher, and educator. Her Johns Hopkins University Medical School training instilled an approach to care that she has employed throughout her career - the patient comes first and the unknown or unexplained does not equate to a lack of proper and compassionate care. Since starting her own practice in 2000, she has served on six boards or committees, been the principal investigator for 45 studies, authored/coauthored 40 journal articles, served as adjunct instructor and adjunct assistant professor in the University of Utah Departments of Preventative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Anesthesiology, and lectured around the world.
Bateman served as a clinical expert on the 2015 IOM/NAM committee, contributing her expertise in the development of the clinical diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS, a pivotal and influential moment for all clinicians, researchers, and patients. Medical and scientific collaborations include work with Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, CDC, NIH, RECOVER Initiative, Riken, and she is the co-founder of the U.S. ME/CFS Clinician Coalition.
In 2015 she expanded her impact by combining her private clinical and research practice with its sister non-profit, OFFER, to create a medical center of excellence, BHC, dedicated to the diagnosis, management, research, and education for the benefit of individuals impacted by msCCD. Her passion for increasing access to informed medical care fuels her focus on medical education today. Read her full bio here.
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