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

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)
• 2003 Canadian Consensus Criteria for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, published as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:Clinical Working Case Definition,Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols
• 2003 Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Canadian Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols–A Consensus
• 2005 Guideline for Medical Practitioners regarding the Canadian Consensus Criteria
• 2011 Myalgic encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria - (Full Text)
• 2012 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis- Adult & Paediatric, International Consensus Primer for Medical Practitioners (editor)

Education

• 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

• 2003, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols - (Full Text)
• 2003, Fibromyalgia syndrome : a clinical case definition and guidelines for medical practitioners : an overview of the Canadian consensus document
• 2007, Definitions and aetiology of myalgic encephalomyelitis: how the Canadian consensus clinical definition of myalgic encephalomyelitis works - (Full text)

Talks and interviews

• 2006, Speaker at the 1st Invest in ME International ME Conference - Definitions and Aetiology - The importance of diagnostic criteria. - (Video)

Learn more

• Obituary

See also

• Marjorie van de Sande

See myalgic encephalomyelitis.

myalgic encephalomyelitis (M.E.) - A disease often marked by neurological symptoms, but fatigue is sometimes a symptom as well. Some diagnostic criteria distinguish it from chronic fatigue syndrome, while other diagnostic criteria consider it to be a synonym for chronic fatigue syndrome. A defining characteristic of ME is post-exertional malaise (PEM), or post-exertional neuroimmune exhaustion (PENE), which is a notable exacerbation of symptoms brought on by small exertions. PEM can last for days or weeks. Symptoms can include cognitive impairments, muscle pain (myalgia), trouble remaining upright (orthostatic intolerance), sleep abnormalities, and gastro-intestinal impairments, among others. An estimated 25% of those suffering from ME are housebound or bedbound. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies ME as a neurological disease.

See chronic fatigue syndrome.

Canadian Consensus Criteria (CCC) - A set of diagnostic criteria used to diagnose ME/CFS, developed by a group of practicing ME/CFS clinicians in 2003. The CCC is often considered to be the most complex criteria, but possibly the most accurate, with the lowest number of patients meeting the criteria. Led to the development of the International Consensus Criteria (ICC) in 2011.