The VALLINGS REPORTS
Dr. Vallings, a general practitioner from Bucklands Beach, Auckland, New Zealand whose practice consists mostly of CFS patients, has consistently given us detailed reports from the AACFS/IACFS Conferences over the past seven years.
2004 AACFS SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
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Paula Carnes 'Good Enough to Take it to the Bedside' - a longtime CFS patient and contributer to numerous CFS chat groups.
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Dr. Vallings - New Zealand CFS Physician
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Dr. Charles Lapp - Renowned CFS physician
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Rich Von Konynenburg - an independent CFS researcher and longtime contributor to numerous chat groups, Rich gave us detailed overviews of four talks; Dr. Shoemaker's Talk / Dr. Teitelbaum's Talk / Dr. Hyde's Talk / Dr. Vrchota's Talk
The 2005 FATIGUE SCIENCE CONFERENCE IN JAPAN - this major conference on the cause of fatigue featured many internationally known CFS researchers Thanks to Co-Cure for providing these brief synopses of some of the talks.
The 2007 P.A.N.D.O.R.A./ IACFS 8th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE- This was the best conference yet. The Patient Conference organized by Marly Silverman and P.A.N.D.O.R.A. occupied two days and featured many of the top names in CFS. Reviews of the three day Professional Conference invariably noted a real excitement that findings from different arenas of research were beginning to cohere.
The PHOENIX RISING 8th IACFS CONFERENCE REPORTS From Cort Johnson - The most extensive coverage of the conference was written by a patient for patients. Cort Johnson runs this website.
- Part I: Politics and Advocacy / Dr. Teitelbaum and D-Ribose / Ask the Experts
- Part II: Sleep and CFS / Dr. De Meirleir and the Gut / P.A.N.D.O.R.A. Sand Castle Awards / Dr. Cheney's Keynote Address
- Part I: Fatigue Session Introduction / Vascular & Cardiovascular / Exercise Studies
- Part II: The Brain / Gene & Genetics Studies
- Part III: The Immune System, the Gut, Pain and Sleep
- Part IV: The Clinical Trials
OTHER 8TH IACFS CONFERENCE REPORTS
- Dr. Vallings - Dr. Vallings has been doing these reports for almost ten years now. Her reports have the distinction of covering every talk, paper and poster covered in the conference (!)
- Dr Charles Lappe - As always Dr. Lappe's report is engaging and informative. Not only does he summarize most of the papers/presentations he gives us his comments on many of them plus at the end of the paper he tells how this conference will change his practice.
