Educational Resources for Practitioners
Free Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS resources
Two members of the FM-CFS Canada Medical Advisory Committee once reviewed these resources and selected the best we could find, but please review our dislaimer below. To help you quickly scan through some of the best free resources, we've presented some sites and their documents in list form.
A number of these organisations freely shared their materials for inclusion on a CD authored by FM-CFS Canada for doctors, distributed in the Ottawa region to 1,000 practitioners. The CD includes the full-length Canadian Concensus Protocols.
Tools some doctors use
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis International Consensus Primer-Physicians -12-10
- The DrugBank database
- Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ)
- Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) - Scoring
- "Devin's Diagnostic" - FMS & CMP - Devin Starlanyl
Information on Food and Eating
- Calorie information, from Health Canada
- Nutrition Advice, from the Dietitians of Canada
- Food Safety Facts, University of Guelph
- US Govt info on nutrition and health
United States Sources
- The CFIDS Association of America
- The CFIDS resources for Medical Professionals
- Complete Text of Revised Case Definition
- The CFIDS Research
- The CFIDS resources for Patients
- Patients: Newly Diagnosed
- The CFIDS Self-Help Course
- Patients: Long-term Patients
- Patients: Pregnancy and CFIDS
- For those who care
- Starting a Support Group
- What is CFIDS in Youth?
- Materials for School Nurses - PDF File
- Materials for School Nurses
- Evaluating CFIDS: A Checklist for School Nurses
- Tips for Teachers of Young People with CFIDS
- Neurocognitive Problems and the CFS Student
- Strategies for Learning with CFIDS
- Energy Saving Tips for YPWC Students
- Back to School Without Your Sibling
- Calen's Story: A Child's Journey Through CFIDS
- Family and Friends: Tips for Parents
- Symptoms Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS)
- CFIDS Prevalence
- The CFIDS Diagnosis
- CFIDS Treatment
- The CFIDS Medication List
- Analgesic (Pain Relief) Drugs
- Immune and Endocrine Drugs
- Sleep Aids
- Antidepressants
- Gastrointestinal medications
- Stimulants
- Muscle Relaxants
- 19 minute Video - CNN interview with USA CFIDS Assn, July 2003 - Windows version
- The National Fibromyalgia Partnership (NFP)
- Science of Fibromyalgia - for Physicians
- Stanford Self-Management Programs
- British Medical Journal - FM & Exercise
- The Canadian Pain Society
- NIAMS Fibromyalgia Program Assessment
- Devin Starlanyl's site, with books
- Dr. Devin Starlanyl
- "Devin's Diagnostic" - FMS & CMP
- The FMS/CMP definition page
- Perpetuating Factors
- 18 Medical Handouts for the Health Team - Devin Starlanyl
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain: Keys to Diagnosis and Treatment -PDF file
- Information for Cardiologists -PDF file
- Information for Endocrinologists -PDF file
- Information for Mental Health Care Professionals -PDF file
- Information for Ob./Gyn. Health Care Professionals -PDF file
- Information for Surgeons -PDF file
- Information for Pharmacists -PDF file
- Information for Neurologists -PDF file
- Information for Eye Care Professionals -PDF file
- Information for Dentists -PDF file
- Medications -PDF file
- Devin Starlanyl - Exercise Hints
- Free Yoga classes - online instruction & videos
UK Resources:
From immunesupport.com
- Robert Bennett, M.D., on Treatment of Fibromyalgia in Detail
- Understanding and Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia By Leon Chaitow N.D., D.O., M.R.O.
- Medications for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Charles Lapp, M.D., on the Effective Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
- Kent Holtorf, M.D., on Effective Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
And many other valuable sources
- FIBROMYALGIA: IT'S A PERSONAL JOURNEY, By David Saul, M.D.
- How to deal with Stress - FamilyDoctor.org
- Men with Fibromyalgia
- Maintaining a Positive Attitude: Ten Strategies
- Colorado Fibromyalgia Research and Information Library
- MARRTC - Missouri - FM site
- The Oregon Fibromyalgia Foundation
- Centre for Disease Control (US)
- OHSU Fibromyalgia First Visit Questionnaire -PDF file
- Science of Fibromyalgia - for Physicians
- A Physician's Guide to Fibromyalgia Syndrome
- A Patient's Frequently Asked Questions about Fibromyalgia
- Dr. Cheney's Basic Treatment Plan for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- US Center for Disease Control - CFS information
- US CDC - CFS - their definition
- Chronic fatigue syndrome information for medical doctors
Other Important Organisations
- Self-Help Group Resource Center
- The North American Chronic Pain Association of Canada
- The American Chronic Pain Association
- The International Association for the Study of Pain
- Institute for the Study and Treatment of Pain
- Wasser Pain Management Centre at Mount Sinai
- Centre for the Study of Pain at the University of Toronto
- Pain Research & Management - Canadian Pain Society journal
Journals
- Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Journal of Social Work in Long-Term Care
Reference Sources
- Fibromyalgia References from 1981 to March 2002
- OHSU Fibromyalgia First Visit Questionnaire -PDF file
- Chronic fatigue syndrome information for medical doctors
- A Review of different countries and the illness
- RemedyFind
- A Physician's Guide to Fibromyalgia Syndrome
- U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Medline Fibromyalgia section
- A randomized, controlled trial of exercise and education for individuals with fibromyalgia.
- The Chronic Syndrome Support Association
- A letter to people without the illness, from one who does.
Various other useful resources
- A Patient's Frequently Asked Questions about Fibromyalgia
- The FIBROM-L Home Page - online discussion group on FM
- Anatomical Drawings - The Merck Manual