Category: Trude Schei
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Protest at Norwegian Parliament Over Upcoming “Long-Term Fatigue” Guidelines
In Norway this week, three major patient advocacy organizations—the Norwegian ME Association, the Norwegian Covid Association, and ME Parents—are planning a demonstration outside the country’s parliament in Oslo, the capital. Their main demand: a separate official guideline for ME/CFS. The event on Wednesday, October 28th, from 3-4 pm, follows an October 20th letter from the…
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Norway Disability Case Exposes Flaws in Draft Guideline for “Long-Term Fatigue–including ME/CFS”
A recent disability case in Norway provides a good example of why the draft of a new guideline for “long-term fatigue—including ME/CFS” is so problematic. As I reported last week, the draft guideline, produced by the Norwegian Directorate of Health*, generally favors the biopsychosocial approach. The guideline offers few specifics about management and treatment of…
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More on Norway’s Problematic Draft Guideline for “Long-Term Fatigue–including ME/CFS”
I posted a piece yesterday on Norway’s draft guideline for “long-term fatigue—including ME/CFS.” But my post was already outdated! The draft guideline was written by a team from the Norwegian Directorate of Health and is open for public comment until May 4th. A working group of 25 individuals from a range of backgrounds was appointed…