{"id":48183,"date":"2026-05-10T16:15:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=48183"},"modified":"2026-05-10T16:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:15:21","slug":"world-me-day-2026-educateme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/world-me-day-2026-educateme\/","title":{"rendered":"World ME Day 2026 #EducateME"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>#Educate ME<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>ME\/CFS is a seriously disabling condition impacting at least 67 million people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Medical education is lacking in most countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Patients are denied the care they deserve.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Consequences are significant:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>delayed diagnoses;<\/li>\n<li>harmful or inappropriate treatments;<\/li>\n<li>repeated experiences of stigma and disbelief;<\/li>\n<li>patients not warned\u00a0 of the risks of Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48184 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EducateME.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EducateME-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EducateME-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EducateME-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EducateME-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EducateME-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EducateME-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/338;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To help close the education gap WAMES is joining with countries around the world to share the <strong>Medical Education Hub <\/strong>created by the <strong>World ME Alliance<\/strong> (WMEA).<\/p>\n<p>WAMES is one of the 27 national organisations in the WMEA, from 21 countries, who are promoting information for medical professionals which:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>contains trusted, evidence-based resources<\/li>\n<li>aims to foster a future where care is grounded in science, and shaped by dignity and compassion<\/li>\n<li>provides a range of resources in various languages and categories, including:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">Full Guidelines<br \/>\nContinuing Professional Development<br \/>\nSevere ME<br \/>\nQuick reference summaries<br \/>\nMedicines<\/p>\n<p>Wales has begun to offer NHS support for ME, but many medical professionals still lack knowledge and confidence to diagnose and treat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share your story<\/strong>\u00a0of why medical education matters (using the hashtag\u00a0<strong>#EducateME<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Sian<\/strong> explains how better educated doctors could have helped her:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1iSk1KEN9YjcIhuR68N31W5GI82sD13av\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sian &amp; the Medical Educational Hub<\/a> [1min 20]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask healthcare professionals to read <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1LLG9j41Uh237UWf3QisSavzPdz4mX2IhEO9ss_K240o\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our one-page document<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0explaining how the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/worldmealliance.org\/medical-education-hub\/\">Medical Education Hub<\/a>\u00a0can help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share the full video <\/strong>[4 mins 34]: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FLEeY7eZZA9E2LGeEWYvayIUyjeKWv9a\/view\">World Me Day 2026 Medical Education Hub.mp4<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldmealliance.org\/medical-education-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more from the WMEA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Educate ME ME\/CFS is a seriously disabling condition impacting at least 67 million people. Medical education is lacking in most countries. Patients are denied the care they deserve. 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