A Retrospective & Recognition
Dr. Bateman shares a retrospective look at the progress made by Bateman Horne Center in the last two years. She honors the contribution of Leigh Reynolds and looks ahead with excitement to the future for those impacted by ME/CFS. Six or seven months into the 2015 launch of Bateman Horne Center — the major financial…
Read MoreA Priceless Contribution: A Tribute to Leigh Reynolds
Suzanne Vernon pays tribute to Leigh Reynolds of Altimeter Consulting who broke ground in the evolution of the Bateman Horne Center from a small medical clinic to a nonprofit center of excellence with a national footprint. For the past 5 years, I’ve had the good fortune and honor to work with and learn from an…
Read MoreWhat I Learned from the NASA 10-Minute Lean Test
Written by a patient who participated in a BHC research study to validate a new protocol used to assess orthostatic intolerance. Here she shares what she unexpectedly learned from her NASA 10-Minute Lean Test at BHC To be perfectly honest, when I decided to participate in the NASA Lean Test Research study at BHC, I…
Read MoreBuilding the Ranks of Skillful and Informed Medical Providers
BHC Strategies for Bringing Doctors up to Speed on ME/CFS and FM presented by Lucinda Bateman, MD, BHC Founder and Medical Director Improving the way medical providers understand, diagnose, and treat ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia is critical to progress and a primary focus of the Bateman Horne Center. At the August 2nd BHC Education Meeting, Dr. Bateman shared her…
Read MoreWelcome to the Microorganism Hotel
Gut Microbes and ME/CFS Theresa Dowell is a family nurse practitioner and physical therapist. She has suffered from CFS for 12 years. It was her experiences as a CFS patient that motivated her to start a medical clinic in Flagstaff, Arizona dedicated solely to the treatment of Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyaglia. She comes to…
Read MoreLife Happens: Sleep, Weight, and Activity in Fibromyalgia
On July 5, Akiko Okifuji, PhD, presented “Life Happens” at the monthly Bateman Horne Center education meeting. Dr. Okifuji is a professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Utah. She has been actively conducting clinical research in chronic pain field, particularly in the area of fibromyalgia, for the past 20 years. She is…
Read MoreBateman Horne Center Named “Best in Healthcare”
Salt Lake City Award Program Honors BHC for Superior Patient Care Once again, the Bateman Horne Center has been selected for the 2017 Best of Salt Lake City Award in the “Best in Healthcare” category by the Salt Lake City Award Program. “I am humbled and honored that BHC has been selected for this award…
Read MoreHonoring Nearly Two Decades of Service
Beloved member of BHC family retires after 17 years A message from Valene Archibald as she retires after nearly two decades of service to the Bateman Horne Center. Sending her love and gratitude to Dr. B and the many patients she came to know and care so deeply for… Dear Patients and Friends, As some…
Read MoreCFSAC Education Workgroups Seeking Patient Input
BHC has converted their questions into a simple online questionnaire The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Assistant Secretary for Health on issues related to myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Administrative and management support for CFSAC is provided by…
Read MoreNASA 10-Minute Lean Test
A Simple Way to Assess Orthostatic Intolerance On June 7, 2017, at the monthly BHC Education Meeting, Pelle Wall, BHC Research Coordinator, reviewed the procedure and shared information about the research underway. Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is an umbrella term used to describe abnormal autonomic nervous system response to orthostatic challenge. Orthostatic hypotension (OH), neurally mediated hypotension (NMH) [or…
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