Rosamund Vallings

Rosamund Vallings, MD, MNZM, MB, BS, is one of New Zealand’s leading authority on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She served voluntarily for over 27 years as President of the Associated New Zealand ME Society (ANZMES) and later as Medical Adviser and Committee Member.

She is one of the authors of the 2011 case definition, International Consensus Criteria.

Awards

 * 2011, Nelson Gantz Outstanding Clinician Award awarded to a physician who emulates Nelson Gantz's clinical acumen, his passion for medicine, and his empathy for persons with CFS/FM awarded by IACFS/ME
 * 2008, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year honours list (MNZM)

Open Letter to The Lancet
Two open letters to the editor of The Lancet urged the editor to commission a fully independent review of the PACE trial, which the journal had published in 2011. In 2016, Dr. Vallings, along with 41 colleagues in the ME/CFS field, signed the second letter.
 * 10 February 2016, An open letter to The Lancet, again - Virology blog

Articles

 * 2016, Invest in ME C11 2016 Conference Report, by Dr. Rosamund Vallings
 * 2015 Invest in ME Conference Report, by Dr. Rosamund Vallings

Talks and Interviews

 * 2014, CFS/ME lecture | Dr Ros Vallings | Sep-2014
 * 2013, Presentation by Dr Ros Vallings at seminar held by Emerge Australia (formerly ME/CFS Australia (Victoria))
 * 2013, Dr Ros Vallings talks about M.E. and feelings of isolation
 * 2010, Dr Ros Vallings on ME/CFS and XMRV

Books

 * 2015, Managing ME/CFS: A guide for young people
 * 2013, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome M.E.: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Management