ME/CFS & FM -State conferences

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State conferences focus on Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia

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The Organization for Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Education and

Research (OFFER) will host two Utah Health conferences this

Friday and Saturday in Salt Lake City.

The two conferences are designed to offer Utah medical

professionals and patients a chance to hear from some of the

country's top experts on chronic fatigue syndrome and

fibromyalgia. Experts will discuss the latest research advances

and treatment strategies for these two chronic illnesses.

Present will be Lucinda Bateman, MD, of the Fatigue

Consultation Clinic; Suzanne Vernon, PhD, of the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention; McCleary, president

and CEO of the CFIDS Association of America; Bell, MD,

a pioneering CFS physician; Kathleen Light, PhD, of the

University of Utah; and other experts.

Sen. Orrin Hatch also will be present. He will make closing

remarks at the conference for health care professionals and then

make opening remarks for the conference for patients and

caregivers. He will also receive an award acknowledging his

efforts to further CFS research and advocacy.

Both conferences will be at the Professional Development

Center at Salt Lake Community College Campus, 9750 S.

300 West, Sandy. For more information, call Milne at

or visit www.offerutah.org on the Internet.