Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: From Diagnosis to Management CME/CE

Author Information and Disclosures

Release Date: October 9, 2008; Valid for credit through October 9, 2009

Credits Available
Physicians - maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians;
Nurses - 2.0 ANCC contact hours (0.5 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology);
Pharmacists - 2.0 ACPE continuing education credits for pharmacists (0.2 CEUs)

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Contents of This CME/CE Activity

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify the 8 case-defining symptoms and other common symptoms that may indicate a CFS diagnosis
  2. Demonstrate clinical decision-making strategies to make a diagnosis of CFS
  3. Recognize barriers to diagnosis and to effective therapeutic management of CFS
  4. Summarize the components of supportive care for CFS patients
  5. Identify basic clinical approaches to symptomatic treatment, including pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions
  6. Explain the importance of pacing activity in the treatment of CFS and identify specific treatment guidelines for activity management
Authors and Disclosures

Marcia Harmon
Disclosure: Marcia Harmon has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Lucinda Bateman, MD
Disclosure: Lucinda Bateman, MD, has disclosed that she serves as principal investigator for a phase 3 drug trial for Hemispherx Biopharma.


Charles W. Lapp, MD
Disclosure: Charles W. Lapp, MD, has disclosed that he has received grants for clinical research from Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Schwarz, and Boehringer Ingelheim. Dr. Lapp has also disclosed that he has served as a speaker for Pfizer and Eli Lilly.


K. Kimberly McCleary
Disclosure: K. Kimberly McCleary has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Laurie E. Scudder, MS, NP-C
Disclosure: Laurie E. Scudder, MS, NP-C, has disclosed that she has no relevant financial relationships.


Susan Yox, RN, EdD
Disclosure: Susan Yox, RN, EdD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
 
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