Institute of Medicine report

The National Academy of Medicine (known as the Institute of Medicine or IOM until June 2015) is an American non-profit, non-governmental organization.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Insti­tutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Social Security Administration asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene an expert committee to examine the evidence base for ME/CFS.

On February 10 2015 the Institute of Medicine released its report.

Recommendations
Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease

Criticisms
Peter White, a British psychiatrist and co-author of the PACE trial, criticised the report.

Per Fink, a Danish psychiatrist wrote a letter of complaint.

Press conference
Watch a recording of the report launch event.

Researchers and clinicians

 * Institute of Medicine report - Review (Peter White, 8 December 2015)
 * What's in a name? Systemic exertion intolerance disease (The Lancet, 21 February 2015)
 * Derek Enlander comment on Institute of Medicine report (19 February 2015, see also Derek Enlander)

Panel members

 * Ellen Wright Clayton (Chair)
 * Margarita Alegría
 * Lucinda Bateman
 * Lily Chu
 * Charles S. Cleeland
 * Ronald Davis
 * Betty Diamond
 * Theodore Ganiats
 * Betsy Keller
 * Nancy Klimas
 * A Martin Lerner
 * Cynthia Mulrow
 * Benjamin Natelson
 * Peter C. Rowe
 * Michael Shelanski

Learn more

 * 2015, Chronic fatigue syndrome is a physical disorder, not a psychological illness, panel says