Highlights
It is important for healthcare providers to understand what life is like for people living with ME/CFS. Recognizing challenges associated with the illness improves communications between providers and people with ME/CFS and improves their quality of life.
Overview
CDC produced educational videos for healthcare providers to assist in learning about ME/CFS in a clinical setting. These videos describe different aspects of living with ME/CFS and how to better care for patients.
- A day in the life of a woman with ME/CFS.
- Strategies for successful office visits.
- How beliefs and attitudes affect caring for patients with ME/CFS.
"Missing My Life" - Impact of Living with ME/CFS
The “Missing My Life” video shows a woman with ME/CFS and what her life is like as she goes through part of her day. It shows some of the everyday events that she misses as she manages her illness.
Strategies for Office Time Management
Two physician assistants (PAs) discuss the time management challenges associated with diagnosing and managing ME/CFS.
Using the 2015 IOM Diagnostic Criteria for ME/CFS
Two physicians talk about the challenges associated with diagnosing and managing ME/CFS. One of the physicians describes the 2015 Institute of Medicine Report on ME/CFS and how it helped him with the symptom identification.
Medscape Education: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs
Join Medscape Education and hear from John Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD talk about how knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of ME/CFS can impact patients and healthcare providers.