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Long COVID and ME/CFS: What’s the Connection?
August 7, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT
Dr. Bateman is the featured speaker at this seminar hosted by #MEAction aimed toward individuals struggling to recover from COVID-19, dubbed the long-haulers. Not all COVID long-haulers will fit ME/CFS diagnostic criteria, but many of the strategies used to manage ME/CFS could be helpful for those struggling to recover from COVID-19.
Friday, August 8th, at Noon Mountain Time. Learn more here.
Additional speakers include:
- Wilhelmina Jenkins
- JD Davis
- Brian Vastag
- Terri Wilder
- Jaime Seltzer
The seminar will discuss:
- symptom presentation and diagnosis of ME/CFS
- pacing and management strategies
- coping with new chronic illness
- advocating in your doctor’s office and beyond
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.