Bruce Carruthers
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Bruce M. Carruthers, MD, CM, FRCPC, (7 May 1933 - 21 July 2017) was an Internal Medicine physician, with a specialty in ME/CFS, who practiced in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Primers and guidelines[edit | edit source]
He is the principal author or editor who developed or contributed to the following:
- 2002, 2005 Teach ME - A Sourcebook for Teachers of Young People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS)[1]
- 2003 Canadian Consensus Criteria for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, published as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:Clinical Working Case Definition,Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols[2]
- 2003 Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Canadian Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols–A Consensus[3]
- 2005 Guideline for Medical Practitioners regarding the Canadian Consensus Criteria[4]
- 2011 Myalgic encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria[5] - (Full Text)
- 2012 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis- Adult & Paediatric, International Consensus Primer for Medical Practitioners (editor)[6]
Education[edit | edit source]
- Internship at the Charity Hospital of Lousiana, New Orleans
- Residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Research Fellowship at the American Diabetes Association in Philadelphia and at the Clinical Investigation Unit of Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver
- Fellowship of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada - specializing in Internal Medicine
- Research Scholar of the Medical Research Council of Canada
Publications[edit | edit source]
- 2003, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols[2] - (Full Text)
- 2003, Fibromyalgia syndrome : a clinical case definition and guidelines for medical practitioners : an overview of the Canadian consensus document[7]
- 2007, Definitions and aetiology of myalgic encephalomyelitis: how the Canadian consensus clinical definition of myalgic encephalomyelitis works[8] - (Full text)
Talks and interviews[edit | edit source]
- 2006, Speaker at the 1st Invest in ME International ME Conference - Definitions and Aetiology - The importance of diagnostic criteria.[9] - (Video)
Learn more[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ http://www.mefmaction.com/images/stories/Support/TEACH-ME2edition.pdf
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carruthers, Bruce M.; Jain, Anil Kumar; De Meirleir, Kenny L.; Peterson, Daniel L.; Klimas, Nancy G.; Lerner, A. Martin; Bested, Alison C.; Flor-Henry, Pierre; Joshi, Pradip; Powles, AC Peter; Sherkey, Jeffrey A.; van de Sande, Marjorie I. (2003), "Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols" (PDF), Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 11 (2): 7–115, doi:10.1300/J092v11n01_02
- ↑ Anil Kumar Jaina, Bruce M. Carruthers, Marjorie I. van de Sande, Stephen R. Barrond, C. C. Stuart Donaldsone, James V. Dunnef, Emerson Gingrichg, Dan S. Heffezh, Frances Y.-K. Leungi, Daniel G. Malonej, Thomas J. Romanok, I. Jon Russelllm, David Sauln & Donald G. Seibelo. (2003). Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Canadian Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols–A Consensus Document. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, 11(4):3-107. doi:10.1300/J094v11n04_02. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J094v11n04_02
- ↑ http://www.name-us.org/defintionspages/DefinitionsArticles/ConsensusDocument%20Overview.pdf
- ↑ Carruthers, Bruce M.; van de Sande, Marjorie I.; De Meirleir, Kenny L.; Klimas, Nancy G.; Broderick, Gordon; Mitchell, Terry; Staines, Donald; Powles, A.C. Peter; Speight, Nigel; Vallings, Rosamund; Bateman, Lucinda; Baumgarten-Austrheim, Barbara; Bell, David; Carlo-Stella, Nicoletta; Chia, John; Darragh, Austin; Jo, Daehyun; Lewis, Donald; Light, Alan; Marshall-Gradisnik, Sonya; Mena, Ismael; Mikovits, Judy; Miwa, Kunihisa; Murovska, Modra; Pall, Martin; Stevens, Staci (August 22, 2011). "Myalgic encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria". Journal of Internal Medicine. 270 (4): 327–338. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02428.x. ISSN 0954-6820. PMC 3427890. PMID 21777306.
- ↑ http://irishmecfs.org/Myalgic%20Encephalomyelitis%20International%20Consensus%20Primer-2012-11-24.pdf
- ↑ Carruthers & van de Sande, Bruce M.; Sande, Marjorie I. van de (2005). Fibromyalgia syndrome : a clinical case definition and guidelines for medical practitioners : an overview of the Canadian consensus document. Sande, Marjorie I. van de. Vancouver, B.C.: Vancouver, B.C. ISBN 0973933518. OCLC 71362033.
- ↑ Carruthers, B M (June 2, 2006). "Definitions and aetiology of myalgic encephalomyelitis: how the Canadian consensus clinical definition of myalgic encephalomyelitis works". Journal of Clinical Pathology. 60 (2): 117–119. doi:10.1136/jcp.2006.042754. ISSN 0021-9746. PMC 1860613. PMID 16935963.
- ↑ "UK Charity for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Centre of Excellence for ME Blog". investinme.org. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
