11 episodes
Learn about ME Action for M.E.
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- Health & Fitness
This series of podcast episodes complement the CPD accredited module on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), originally developed by Dr Nina Muirhead with the UK ME Research Collaborative. The module was updated in January 2023 in partnership with Doctors with ME and drawing on international expertise. The podcasts and the CPD module are relevant to GPs and other health and social care professionals treating not just M.E. but Long COVID too. The CPD module is free, available anytime online and offers 1 CPD point. It normally takes less than an hour to complete and is based on case studies and the latest biomedical evidence. Each question offers further reading to develop and increase knowledge. You can access this free module here: https://www.studyprn.com/p/chronic-fatigue-syndromeIMPORTANT Learn about M.E. podcasts contain general information about ME/CFS shared by professionals and individuals with lived experience. This is not medical advice, and should not be treated as such. You must not rely on the information on this website as an alternative to medical advice from your doctor or other professional healthcare provider. Any symptom management approach must be considered on a case-by-case basis by an experienced medical professional.
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Episode 11 - Learn about ME and Occupational Therapy
In this, the eleventh episode in our Learn About ME podcast series, we discuss how Occupational Therapy can support people living with Long Covid and M.E. Our guests are Katie Davies, Occupational Therapy Team Lead in NHS Grampian; and Corinne, a patient with Long Covid. To avoid potential harms by energy management being wrongly applied, the 2021 NICE guideline for ME/CFS recommends that, “in specific circumstances, people with ME/CFS should be referred to a physiotherapist or Therapist...
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Episode 10 – Learn About M.E. and Paediatrics
In this tenth episode of our Learn about M.E. podcast series, we discuss the need for specialist support and understanding for children and young people who live with M.E. The right support is essential to help them access education that meets their needs alongside appropriate health and social care.We hear from Dr Binita Kane, a Respiratory Consultant inManchester In January 2021, Dr Kane’s 10yr old daughter developed COVID and subsequently Long COVID / MECFS. Acknowledging her own limi...
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Episode 9 - Learn About M.E. and GP Prescribing
Our ninth episode in the Learn About M.E. series is about GP Prescribing for people with M.E. In this episode, Dr Aileen Billsdon-McGrane, a GP, discusses what GPs need to consider when they are prescribing to support people to manage their symptoms of M.E. We also hear from Kirstie Mitchell who has a diagnosis of M.E. Dr Billsdon-McGrane suggests GPs need to take a holistic approach to managing M.E. and that any management plan needs to be wider than just prescribing medication. Any pla...
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Episode 8 - Learn About M.E. and Decode M.E.
This is the eighth in our series of podcasts on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). In this episode, we discuss the exciting new research project, Decode M.E., launched in September 2022. This is the largest M.E./CFS study in the world and aims to identify potential genetic causes of why people become ill with M.E./CFS. It is funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The study is led by Professor C...
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Episode 7 – Learn About M.E. and Physiotherapy
In this seventh episode of our Learn About M.E. podcast series, M.E. Specialist Physiotherapists, Gina and Melanie discuss what Physiotherapists need to consider when working with someone with M.E. They share that anyone providing care needs to be fully aware of the condition and the latest guidance on ME/CFS (NICE Guideline Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and management [NG206]). Gina and Melanie both completed the free online CPD module on M...
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Episode 6 – Learn About M.E. and Nursing
In this sixth episode of our Learn About M.E. podcast series, we hear from a Clinical Nurse Specialist in M.E., Keith Anderson, about the vital support that nurses can provide to people with M.E. Keith is joined by a retired Nurse, Midwife, Health Visitor and Clinical Practice Teacher and Carer, Pamela Binny, who offers insight into some of the knowledge on M.E. she wished that she had while she was practising as a Nurse. She is able to describe, first hand, the devastating impact of M.E. not...