International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

International Association of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or IACFS/ME is an advocacy group started in 1990.

Mission Statement: "The mission of the IACFS/ME is to promote, stimulate and coordinate the exchange of ideas related to CFS, ME and fibromyalgia (FM) research, patient care and treatment. In addition, the IACFS/ME periodically reviews the current research and treatment literature and media reports for the benefit of scientists, clinicians and patients. The IACFS/ME also conducts and/or participates in local, national, and international scientific conferences in order to promote and evaluate new research and to encourage future research ventures and cooperative activities to advance scientific and clinical knowledge of these illnesses."

The professional journal published on behalf of the IACFS/ME is Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior.

Board of Directors
Members serving in 2016:

PRESIDENT

Fred Friedberg, PhD Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY, USA

CO-VICE PRESIDENTS

Staci Stevens, MA  Workwell Foundation Ripon, CA, USA

Lily Chu, MD, MS Burlingame, CA, USA

TREASURER

Steve Krafchick, MPH, JD Krafchick Law Firm PLLC Legal Services for Injured and Disabled People Seattle, WA, USA

BOARD MEMBERS

Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, PhD Melbourne, Australia

Jon Kaiser, MD UCSF Medical School San Francisco, CA, USA

Online Presence

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