The 7th Invest in ME International ME/CFS Conference 2012 will be held in Westminster, London, on 1st June 2012. CPD Credits will be available for healthcare professionals.
Discounts are available for early registration and payment until 16th March 2012. A discount is also available for healthcare professionals if WAMES sponsors you. Contact Jan to discuss this.
Benefits of attending Invest in ME 2012 Conference:
- Increase your understanding of diagnosis, treatment and management of ME
- Explore current and future biomedical research into ME
- Assess the role of immunological markers in ME
- Learn about ongoing clinical trials using Rituximab to treat ME patients
- Learn about inflammation in the CNS and its contribution to neurological disease
- Learn about the function of the immune response in the gut
- Share and exchange ideas with the leading practitioners in the field
IIMEC7 will be of interest to:
- Specialists in ME (CFS)
- GPs with an interest in ME (CFS)
- Neurologists
- Immunologists
- Virologists
- Palliative care nurses
- Occupational Therapists
- Specialists in pain management
- Specialists in care of the chronically ill
- Community nurses
- All trainees in these disciplines
- ME Support groups and charities
Confirmed Speakers:
- Dr Donald Staines Associate Professor, Bond University, Public Health Physician, Australia
- Professor Olav Mella University of Bergen, Institute of Medicine, Section for Oncology
- Dr Øystein Fluge University of Bergen, Institute of Medicine, Section for Oncology
- Dr Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik  Associate Professor, Biochemistry, Bond University, Australia
- Professor Hugh Perry  Professor of Experimental Neuropathology, University of Southampton
- Dr Mario Delgado  Head of Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine, Spain
- Dr Daniel Peterson   Simmaron Research, USA
- Dr Ian Gibson  Former Dean of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia
Additional speakers are expected to be announced shortly
