Tag Archives: medical education
Research: Investigating undergraduate medical education on ME/CFS
Investigating undergraduate medical education on myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome Cardiff University medical student Victoria Alice Reid & Dr Nina Muirhead surveyed 94 students from more than 16 medical schools across the UK. 35% of the students did not … Continue reading
Research: An audit of UK hospital doctors’ knowledge & experience of ME
An audit of UK hospital doctors’ knowledge and experience of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Keng Ngee Hng, Keith Geraghty and Derek FH Pheby in Medicina 2021, 57(9), 885; [doi.org/10.3390/medicina57090885] 27 August 2021 (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS: Causes, Clinical … Continue reading
Medical school education on ME
Medical school education on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Nina Muirhead, John Muirhead, Grace Lavery and Ben Marsh in Medicina 2021, 57(6), 542; [doi.org/10.3390/medicina57060542] 28 May 2021 (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS: Causes, Clinical Features and Diagnosis) Research abstract: … Continue reading
New ME/CFS training module for doctors & medical students
New CPD: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, May 13, 2020 A new training module for doctors and medical students has been developed by the CMRC Medical Education Group led by Dr Nina Muirhead, and leads to the award of 1 … Continue reading
ME/CFS: A case-based Learning Module for doctors & nurses
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A case-based learning module, by Stephen J Gluckman, in Medscape Education Family Medicine, 23 April 2020 Target Audience and Goal Statement: This activity is intended for primary care physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners (NPs), and other healthcare … Continue reading
Varied presentation of ME/CFS & the needs for classification & clinician education: a case series
Varied presentation of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the needs for classification and clinician education: a case series, by Eva Martín-Martínez, & Mercedes Martín-Martínez in Clinical Therapeutics vol 41, issue 4, pages 619–624, April 2019 Abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome … Continue reading
Can you help the doctors of the future understand ME?
Can you help the doctors of the future understand ME? What should medical students learn about ME? Email Dr Nina Muirhead nina.muirhead@nhs.net with a list of what you think medical students should learn about the condition. Nina has already sent a … Continue reading
#HelpNHSbeMEaware challenge is not just for ME Awareness week!
Thanks to those who have let us know they have been writing to their Health Boards with their experiences of NHS staff who don’t understand ME, and asking for training and awareness sessions for them. It is not too late … Continue reading
ME/CFS presents a medical education challenge in the US
Dr Kenneth Friedman submits evidence to the US Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) which he hopes will stimulate a long overdue, effective, national ME/CFS Medical Education program: Introduction: ME/CFS presents a medical education challenge in the United States.[1] Perhaps … Continue reading
