2 Webinars georganiseerd door amerikaanse CFIDS

[marlène]

Datum: Dinsdag 4 mei
Uur: 3:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time = New York) oftwel 21u in België
Spreker: Suzanne D. Vernon, PhD

Registreren via de link:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/922384369

Ze zal de door hen gesponsorde projecten van volgende artsen presenteren:

Gordon Broderick, PhD,University of Alberta
Title: Molecular patterns of persistent immune activation in a post-infectious adolescent cohort
Objective: To use network analysis of gene expression and endocrine measures to identify biomarkers that describe the events from infectious mononucleosis to post-infection CFS.

Sanjay Shukla, PhD, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
Title: Metagenomics approach to study chronic fatigue syndrome patients
Objective: Determine if there is an altered ratio of gut commensal and pathogenic bacteria in CFS and if exercise increases microbe translocation to cause post-exertion symptoms.

Bud Mishra, PhD, New York University
Title: Translate science to a cure for CFS
Objective: To seek an etiologic explanation for CFS symptoms by designing a system that combines published literature with experimental data.

[marlène]

Ditmaal is het onderwerp voornamelijk chronische pijn en overlappende aandoeningen.

Datum: Woensdag 5 mei
Uur: 3:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time = New York) of 21u in België
Sprekers: Mary Lou Ballweg, Terrie Cowley, Kim McCleary and Christin Veasley

Registreren via de link:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/222396689%20

De vier overlappende aandoeningen die besproken worden zijn:

chronisch vermoeidheidssyndroom
endometriosis
temporomandibular (TMJ) disorders
vulvodynia.

Deze aandoeningen treffen vnl vrouwen of minstens viermaal vaker dan mannen.