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[[File:Ellen Piro.png|right|Source:www.investinme.org]] '''Ellen Vivian Piro''' is a devoted patient advocate in Norway who lives with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] ([[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]]). She founded [[Norges ME Forening]] (Norwegian ME Association), an advocacy group, aimed at helping people with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]] and their care givers, improving health care services, social rights, legal rights, and enhance public awareness. Ellen Piro became severely ill with ME in January 1987 after an acute onset of a flu-like illness resulting in her being bedbound for a period.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web | url=http://www.euro-me.org/news-Q32011-006.htm | title = European ME Alliance - European ME Alliance - Ellen Piro IACFS Award | website = euro-me.org|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://nhi.no/forskning-og-intervju/intervju-med-norges-m-e-forening/ | title = Intervju med Norges M.E Forening|website=NHI.no|language=nb|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> Her list of accomplishments are many:<ref name=":0" /> *worked to increase awareness of [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]] to health professionals, politicians and the public, *founded [[Norges ME Forening]] in 1987 and served as its president for 23 years, *translated information about [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]] into Norwegian for non-English speaking Norwegians, *succeeded in having the National Health System officially recognize [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]] as a distinct disease in the Norwegian Edition of the International Classification of Diseases, ICD-10, G93.3 (Neurology) in 1995, *contributed to the effort to have the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration codify a set of rights regarding unemployment and disability benefits for people with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]], which was published in an administrative guideline in 1999, *helped organize medical conferences in different parts of Norway, *collaborated in the founding of [[European ME Alliance]], an umbrella organization for national [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]] associations in Europe. ==Awards== *2011, [[IACFS/ME]] Special Service Award - for outstanding personal effort and contribution to the CFS/ME community<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.iacfsme.org/iacfs-me-awardees | title = IACFS/ME Awardees|website= IACFS/ME|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref> ::[http://www.euro-me.org/news-Q32011-006.htm Photo of Ellen with award]<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.euro-me.org/news-Q32011-006.htm | title = European ME Alliance - European ME Alliance - Ellen Piro IACFS Award | website = euro-me.org|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> *2011, His Majesty the King’s Silver Medal for her work with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web | url=http://www.investinme.org/IIMER-Tribute-to-Ellen-Piro.shtml | title = Norway MEA Ellen Piro|website=[[Invest in ME Research]]|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> ::[http://www.investinme.org/IIME%20Tribute%20to%20Ellen%20Piro.htm Photo of Ellen with medal]<ref name=":1" /> ==Talks and interviews== *2007, Speaker at the 2nd [[Invest in ME International ME Conference]] on "NICE Guidelines – Experiences from Norway"<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC2.shtml#agenda | title = IIMEC2 | website = [[Invest in ME Research]]|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwB1FUjCyE (Video)] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Advocates or allies]] [[Category:Norwegian advocates or allies]]
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