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[[File:Emma Shorter.JPG|400px|thumb|right|Emma Shorter gives testimony before Parliament's Petitions Committee]] '''Emma Shorter''' is a citizen of [[Scotland]]. She is an [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] (ME) patient and volunteer for [[MEAction Scotland]]. == Advocacy projects == ===NICE 2017 Response=== Jul 10, 2017, [https://www.meaction.net/2017/07/23/nice-2017-response/ NICE 2017 Response: 10 year surveillance (2017) – Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy) (2007) NICE guideline CG53] (Emma is one of the authors of the [[The MEAction Network]] response.) === Parliament’s Petitions Committee === Emma gave parliamentary evidence on June 7th, 2018 on [[ME/CFS]], the need for funding biomedical research, and her own experience with the disease and those who were in charge of her care. She had concerns for children unable to manage school and their parents being reported to children's services when their children cannot get to school due to being ill. Emma testified that patients need timely managed care support. She spoke about [[NICE guidelines]] being given information on patient harms due to [[Graded exercise therapy]] (GET) and [[Cognitive behavioral therapy]] (CBT). Emma agrees psychological support is needed but not CBT as it is employed to keep patients from believing they are sick. She is also in agreement with the need for nursing support and that wait times are too long. <ref>[https://www.meaction.net/2018/06/07/meaction-scotland-speaks-at-scottish-parliament-petitions-committee-watch-the-video/ #MEAction Scotland Speaks at Scottish Parliament Petitions Committee – Watch The Video - MEAction - June 7, 2018]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDayJXxZSQE Public Petitions Committee 07 June 2018 - MEAction - YouTube - June 7, 2018]</ref> ==== Graded exercise therapy ==== Emma was encouraged to participate in (GET) by her doctor who described himself as the most knowledgeable on the disease. She was told her symptoms were a manifestation of her emotions. The clinic she went to told her to increase her walking by 10% each week and to push through to get better. She was able to walk 4 minutes a day when she began therapy and ended [[Severe and very severe ME|needing a wheelchair]]. She went back to her doctor and physiologist in a wheelchair and was told "Congratulations, we're so happy we helped you recover." She spoke about the US [[Institute of Medicine report]] that coined the name for ME/CFS as [[Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease]] (SEID) to point out that the harmful effect of over-[[exertion]] in ME is so distinctive that this was the recommended name.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDayJXxZSQE Emma Shorter gives testimony on her own experience with GET @3:01-5:16 Public Petitions Committee 07 June 2018 - MEAction - YouTube - June 7, 2018]</ref> ====Child protection services and research funding==== Emma gave testimony on the treatment of children. One-fifth of parents of ME/CFS children reported having protection referrals made against them. Healthcare practitioners do not understand how children can be so sick for so long and they begin blaming the parents. She was thankful for the £15,000 a year for three years and explained that world-class researchers in Scotland were eager to research this underfunded disease.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDayJXxZSQE Emma Shorter speaks about the UK report on Child Protection Services and Scotland's ME/CFS funding @6:37-8:01 Public Petitions Committee 07 June 2018 - MEAction - YouTube - June 7, 2018]</ref> ====Diagnosis, disease management, and research==== Emma spoke about international experts in the [[United States]] meeting for an agreement of best support and management of care which should be published later this year. She spoke of the research by Dr. [[Mark VanNess]] on aerobic metabolism and heart rate monitoring.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDayJXxZSQE Emma Shorter gives testimony on diagnosis, disease management, and research @12:14-13:14, 15:48-16:40 Public Petitions Committee 07 June 2018 - MEAction - YouTube - June 7, 2018]</ref> ====NICE guidelines==== NICE guidelines are consulting patient groups on patient harms in reference to GET/CBT.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDayJXxZSQE Emma Shorter spoke about NICE guidelines taking feedback from patient groups @24:15-25:40 Public Petitions Committee 07 June 2018 - MEAction - YouTube - June 7, 2018]</ref> ==== Psychological support vs CBT ==== Psychological support is welcome but (CBT) for ME/CFS is designed to keep patients from believing they are experiencing symptoms.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDayJXxZSQE Emma Shorter agrees psychological support is needed but not CBT as it is framed today @26:30-28:15 Public Petitions Committee 07 June 2018 - MEAction - YouTube - June 7, 2018]</ref> ==== Nursing support ==== Emma agreed that a best practice would be to have nursing support. Investment in nurses is needed to decrease wait time for ME/CFS patients to see someone and to stop patient health deterioration and attain long-term improvement.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDayJXxZSQE Emma Shorter agreed Nursing support is needed and not having long wait times was necessary @35:02-35:42 Public Petitions Committee 07 June 2018 - MEAction - YouTube - June 7, 2018]</ref> (Although not stated in her response to an MP's question, Emma believes a best practice would be to have specialist consultants, trained GPs and nurses.) == Learn more == *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDayJXxZSQE Public Petitions Committee 07 June 2018] Full video of testimony uploaded by [[The MEAction Network]] via YouTube. <embedvideo service="youtube" dimensions="400" alignment="center" container="frame" description="Public Petitions Committee 07 June 2018 By The ME Action Network">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDayJXxZSQE</embedvideo> == Online presence == *[https://twitter.com/emshoscot Twitter] == See also == *[[MEAction Scotland]] *[[PACE trial]] *[[Severe and very severe ME]] == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Advocates or allies]] [[Category:British advocates or allies]]
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