The campaign is no longer active. We're leaving the website up as an archive, but please be aware that some of the information may not be current. Some other sources of information on ME/CFS medical education in the UK: • Doctors with ME • ME Action: Medical education in the UK • Physios for ME… Continue reading Welcome to the web archive of the ME/CFS Medical Education Campaign
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists promotes dangerous ‘treatments’ for children with ME/CFS
The logo of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Update 07/11/2023: the webpage has been taken down! The Royal College of Psychiatrists, through their website, recommends that children with ME/CFS should receive graded exercise therapy (GET) and gradually increase their activity. Although the website claims "this is not advice," in fact it very clearly is advice,… Continue reading The Royal College of Psychiatrists promotes dangerous ‘treatments’ for children with ME/CFS
Prestigious BMJ promotes ME/CFS misinformation
This post was updated on 16 July 2023 to say that many of the authors of the JNNP article are psychiatrists - the original version incorrectly stated that all of them are. The prestigious British Medical Journal (BMJ) has published an article which profoundly misrepresents the state of scientific knowledge on ME/CFS. The article, ME/CFS:… Continue reading Prestigious BMJ promotes ME/CFS misinformation
Website redesign
We've had a bit of a redesign - hopefully the new website will be easier to navigate, but please let us know if anything has disappeared or doesn't work.
#DontLetMEDie protest: ME/CFS patients demand medical treatment
Most medical professionals have no idea that people with ME/CFS are so angry about the standard of medical treatment that they receive - or don't receive - that they hold protests about it. On 8 March the campaigning group Chronic Collaboration held a protest in front of parliament, brandishing banners and placards with slogans such… Continue reading #DontLetMEDie protest: ME/CFS patients demand medical treatment
Welcome!
Welcome to the new website! The campaign is in its very early stages, but we'd love it if members of the ME/CFS community would have a look around, and perhaps let us know what you think - we can be reached at mecfs.med.ed.uk@gmail.com.
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