International, interdisciplinary webinar on clinical and objectifiable aspects of ME/CFS with a focus on post-exertional malaise
Date: 11th of July 2024
Time: 05.00 - 08.00 pm (CET)
Language: German with English contributions
For all those who are already waiting for the on-demand training from this webinar, here is a contribution by Prof. Dr. Todd Davenport from the UniteToFight Conference 2024:
Phenotyping Responses to Exertion in ME/CFS & Long Covid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHu87Cbhj5o
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex, chronic illness. The Canadian Consensus Criteria outline specific diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS, emphasizing post-exertional malaise, pathologic fatigue, sleep dysfunction, pain, neurological/cognitive manifestations, as well as autonomic, immunological, and neuro-endocrinological symptoms for a comprehensive assessment of the syndrome. This international, interdisciplinary webinar on ME/CFS highlights the clinical and objectifiable aspects of this complex disease, always with a focus on the leading symptom, post-exertional malaise, and is therefore also ideally suited, for example, as further training for medical or psychological assessors who deal with people with ME/CFS.
This webinar is sponsored by the WE&ME Foundation and organized by the Department of Primary Care Medicine of the MedUni Vienna in cooperation with Dr. Michael Stingl and the ÖG ME/CFS.
Program
05.00 – 05.15 pm (CET): Introduction to the webinar and presentation of the interdisciplinary DACH consensus on ME/CFS
Kathryn Hoffmann, Department of Primary Care Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
05.15 – 05.35 pm (CET): Clinical aspects of ME/CFS
Michael Stingl, Facharztzentrum Votivpark Vienna, Austria
05.40 – 06.10 pm (CET): Post-exertional Malaise (PEM)
Todd Davenport, Department of Physical Therapy at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, U.S.
06.15 – 06.45 pm (CET): Dysautonomia in MECFS: Objective findings
Svetlana Blitshteyn, Department of Neurology at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Dysautonomia Clinic, Buffalo, U.S.
06.50 – 07.15 pm (CET): Immunological aspects of ME/CFS
Eva Untersmayr-Elsenhuber, Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria
07.20 – 07.45 pm (CET): Neuropsychological aspects of ME/CFS with focus PEM
Markus Gole, clinical psychologist and philosopher in his private practice in Linz, Austria, and remote lecturer for Biological Psychology at the University of Applied Science in Hamburg, Germany
07.50 - 08.00 pm (CET): Closing
Registration
Please register by email with your full name and, if available, your doctor's number: pcm@meduniwien.ac.at
Please note: This email address has only been set up for registrations for this seminar, other inquiries cannot be processed here!
After registration, you will be sent the WebEx link for the online webinar (one week before the event and again the day before as a reminder).
Participation in this event is accredited with 3 CME by the Vienna Medical Association and is also recognized by the BÖP as continuing education if at least 75% of the time has been attended.
Svetlana Blitshteyn, MD is the Director and Founder of Dysautonomia Clinic in New York. She is the Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and is the Clinical Lead for the Autonomic Section of the long-COVID Collaborative at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Her research focuses are on dysautonomia, hypermobility spectrum disorders, mast cell activation syndrome and post-COVID autonomic dysfunction.
Todd Davenport, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH is Professor and Chair in the Department of Physical Therapy at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California; Master of Public Health degree from the University of California at Berkeley, California; and Doctor of Philosophy in Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences from the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom. Dr. Davenport is a scientific advisor to the Workwell Foundation and Chair of Long Covid Physio. His research involves the systems-level physiology and clinical recognition of post-exertional malaise/post-exertional neuroimmune exhaustion.
Markus Gole, PhD, PhD, is a board-certified clinical psychologist and philosopher in his private practice in Linz/Austria, and a remote lecturer for Biological Psychology at the University of Applied Science Hamburg. He is an author of several scientific papers (e.g., philosophy of mind, clinical and health psychology, affective neuroscience) and a book at the intersection between psychology and philosophy. In his clinical work, he is specialized in the (neuro-)psychological evaluation and treatment of post-COVID syndrome and ME/CFS.
Kathryn Hoffmann, MD, MPH is a Professor of Primary Care Medicine, GP and a Public Health scientist. She chairs the Department of Primary Care Medicine at the Medical University of Vienna. As a physician, lecturer, and researcher she is very much involved in the care of patients with post-acute infection syndromes including ME/CFS as well as in related teaching and research.
Michael Stingl, MD is a Neurologist and pioneer regarding ME/CFS in Austria. He has plenty of years of experience seeing patients with ME/CFS and now, additionally, post-COVID. He is involved in related studies and publications as well as teaching activities worldwide.
Eva Untersmayr-Elsenhuber, MD, PhD is a specialist in clinical immunology and founded her independent research group for gastrointestinal immunology at the Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research at the Medical University of Vienna in 2007. Her research focuses on the relationship between mucosal barrier function, microbiota and immune-mediated diseases such as ME/CFS, post-COVID syndrome and allergies. As a specialist in clinical immunology, Eva Untersmayr is also actively involved in patient care and looks after patients with ME/CFS, post-COVID syndrome and allergies. She is currently a member of the ÖGAI executive board and chairs several EAACI working groups.
About the sponsor: WE&ME Foundation
"Together we are fighting for those who can’t anymore."
The WE&ME Foundation (formerly TEMPI Foundation) was established in 2020 by the Ströck family and is situated in Vienna, Austria, where the family is renowned for their "Ströck" bakeries, which have delighted generations with their baked goods.
Initially self-funded, the foundation now strives to raise funds and awareness for research to improve the situation for patients and their loved ones.
The Ströck family and the dedicated WE&ME team are committed to funding groundbreaking research that unveils the complexities of ME/CFS, moving closer to effective treatments and a cure. Our unwavering commitment, we hope, is reflected in every initiative we undertake, as we strive to alleviate the burdens imposed by ME/CFS.
About the cooperation partners
ÖG ME/CFS
The ÖG ME/CFS is an Austrian patient organization which advocates for ME/CFS sufferers and their rights. It was founded by patients for patients in 2017 and offers a platform for information, exchange and support. In public relations and political work, the ÖG ME/CFS aims at education, recognition and research.
Dr. Michael Stingl
