Rosamund Vallings
Rosamund Vallings, MD, MNZM, MB, BS, is one of New Zealand’s leading authorities 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.[1][2]
She is one of the authors of the 2011 case definition, International Consensus Criteria[3] and the 2017 Pediatric Primer for Physicians.[4]
Awards[edit | edit source]
- 2008, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year honours list (MNZM)[5]
- 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 International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis[6][7]
- 2019, Finalist for the Metlifecare Senior New Zealander of the Year[8]
Committees and boards[edit | edit source]
International Consensus Criteria[edit | edit source]
Dr. Vallings was one of the authors of the 2011 case definition, International Consensus Criteria.[9]
IACFS/ME Primer (2014)[edit | edit source]
Dr Vallings was one of the authors of the 2014 IACFSME Primer for Clinical Practitioners.[10]
Pediatric Primer (2017)[edit | edit source]
Dr. Vallings was one of the authors of the 2017 Pediatric Primer for Physicians published in Frontiers in Pediatrics.
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis and Management in Young People: A Primer by Peter Rowe, Rosemary A. Underhill, Kenneth J. Friedman, Alan Gurwitt, Marvin S. Medow, Malcolm S. Schwartz, Nigel Speight, Julian M. Stewart, Rosamund Vallings and Katherine S. Rowe[4] - (Full Text)
Advocacy[edit | edit source]
Open Letter to The Lancet[edit | edit source]
In response to The Lancet's publication of the controversial PACE trial in 2011, three open letters to the editor of The Lancet urged the editor, Richard Horton, to commission a fully independent review of the PACE trial. In 2016, Dr. Vallings, along with 41 colleagues in the ME/CFS field, signed the second letter. In 2018, Dr. Vallings, along with over 100 colleagues signed a third letter.
- February 10, 2016, An open letter to The Lancet, again - Virology blog
- July 9, 2018, Trial By Error: Yet Another Appeal to The Lancet, With More On Board
Articles[edit | edit source]
- 2004, AACFS 7th International Conference - Conference Reports[11]
- 2004, Hypnosis in the Management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome[12]
- 2015 Invest in ME Conference Report, by Dr. Rosamund Vallings
- 2016, Invest in ME C11 2016 Conference Report, by Dr. Rosamund Vallings
- 2019, Current Research Provides Insight into the Biological Basis and Diagnostic Potential for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)[13] - (Full text)
Talks and interviews[edit | edit source]
- 2010, Dr Ros Vallings on ME/CFS and XMRV
- 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
- 2014, CFS/ME lecture | Dr Ros Vallings | Sep-2014
Books[edit | edit source]
- 2013, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome M.E.: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Management[14]
- 2015, Managing ME/CFS: A guide for young people[15]
- 2017, The Pocket Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME: Key Facts and Tips for Improved Health[16]
Research studies[edit | edit source]
- 2019, Changes in the transcriptome of circulating immune cells of a New Zealand cohort with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome[17] - (Full text)
- 2019, Current Research Provides Insight into the Biological Basis and Diagnostic Potential for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)[18] - (Full text)
- 2020, A SWATH-MS analysis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome peripheral blood mononuclear cell proteomes reveals mitochondrial dysfunction[19] - (Full text)
Learn more[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Associated New Zealand ME Society
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis and Management in Young People: A Primer
- New Zealand
- Richie Barnett
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ http://www.howickhealth.co.nz/CFS.aspx
- ↑ "Dr. Rosamund Vallings". drvallings.co.nz. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rowe, Peter C.; Underhill, Rosemary A.; Friedman, Kenneth J.; Gurwitt, Alan; Medow, Marvin S.; Schwartz, Malcolm S.; Speight, Nigel; Stewart, Julian M.; Vallings, Rosamund; Rowe, Katherine S. (2017), "Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis and Management in Young People: A Primer", Frontiers in Pediatrics, 5: 121, doi:10.3389/fped.2017.00121
- ↑ "New Year Honours List 2008". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Dr Vallings winning Nelson Gantz Clinicians Award". Scoop News. November 17, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ↑ "IACFS/ME Awardees". IACFS/ME. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ↑ "2019 New Zealander of the Year Awards finalists confirmed". nzawards.org.nz. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis; Friedberg, Fred; Bateman, Lucinda; Bested, Alison C; Davenport, Todd; Friedman, Kenneth J; Gurwitt, Alan R; Jason, Leonard A; Lapp, Charles W; Stevens, Staci R; Underhill, Rosemary A; Vallings, Rosamund (2014), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Primer for Clinical Practitioners (PDF), Chicago, USA: International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
- ↑ Vallings, Rosamund (January 2004). "AACFS 7th International Conference". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 12 (4): 61–79. doi:10.1300/J092v12n04_06. ISSN 1057-3321.
- ↑ Vallings, Rosamund (January 2004). "Hypnosis in the Management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 12 (4): 37–46. doi:10.1300/J092v12n04_04. ISSN 1057-3321.
- ↑ Tate, Warren; Ryan, Margaret; Vallings, Rosamund; Helliwell, Amber; Mackay, Angus; Edgar, Christina; Noble, Alex; Sweetman, Eiren (July 2019). "Current Research Provides Insight into the Biological Basis and Diagnostic Potential for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)". Diagnostics. 9 (3): 73. doi:10.3390/diagnostics9030073.
- ↑ Vallings, Rosamund (2013). Chronic Fatigue Syndrome M.E.: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Management. Calico Publishing Ltd. ASIN B00DVX59DQ.
- ↑ Vallings, Rosamund (2015). Managing ME/CFS: A guide for young people. Calico Publishing. ASIN B0118NVEBG.
- ↑ Vallings, Rosamund (2015). The Pocket Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME. Calico Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781877429231.
- ↑ Sweetman, Eiren; Ryan, Margaret; Edgar, Christina; Mackay, Angus; Vallings, Rosamund; Tate, Warren (January 2019). "Changes in the transcriptome of circulating immune cells of a New Zealand cohort with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome". International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology. 33. doi:10.1177/2058738418820402.
- ↑ Sweetman, Eiren; Noble, Alex; Edgar, Christina; Mackay, Angus; Helliwell, Amber; Vallings, Rosamund; Ryan, Margaret; Tate, Warren (July 10, 2019). "Current Research Provides Insight into the Biological Basis and Diagnostic Potential for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)". Diagnostics. 9 (3): 73. doi:10.3390/diagnostics9030073. ISSN 2075-4418.
- ↑ Sweetman, Eiren; Kleffmann, Torsten; Edgar, Christina; de Lange, Michel; Vallings, Rosamund; Tate, Warren (September 24, 2020). "A SWATH-MS analysis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome peripheral blood mononuclear cell proteomes reveals mitochondrial dysfunction". Journal of Translational Medicine. 18 (1): 365. doi:10.1186/s12967-020-02533-3. ISSN 1479-5876. PMC 7512220.