I've set this out several times before but I am going to set it out just once more: The WHO's editorial policy is not to permit new eponymous...
ICD-11 Proposal Mechanism: A change of Definition/Description proposal for 6C20 Bodily distress disorder was submitted to the ICD-11 Proposal...
So having put in my six penn'orth, I'll ignore the thread.
I think Trish summed up the situation well: And neither do we know enough at this point to be knocking around suggestions for alternative names....
I used to love this one - we got to elbow each other off the pews...(doing the hauling in of nets actions)... [MEDIA]
Or if you like a nice pipe organ... [MEDIA]
Just for you Chris, enjoy: [MEDIA] Creepy, eh?
http://www.remembercfs.org.uk/about-mecfs/ ". . . Informed medical opinion is that the infection causes “ripples” in the immune system which make...
On the Charity Commission Register, they list their Interests: GIVING HELP AND ADVICE TO PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM M.E. (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CHRONIC...
And what does "ME/SEID" mean? I'm jiggered if I know.
And exactly what is your "SEID", Dolphin? Is it defined by the suggested criteria in the IOM Report (which Jason et al have published...
If you live in the U.S., ICD-10-CM codes are essential for billing, reimbursement, medical insurers etc. NCHS-CDC aren't going to change their...
Well said.
To clarify: I oppose the use of "fatigue", "chronic fatigue", "fatigue syndrome", "fatiguing syndrome", or "chronically fatigued" whether these...
For sure - but it's not something I'd choose to spend time on.
I also think the IOM Panel was remiss in not including a very big caveat that the term "SEID" was just one of a number of Recommendations. And...
And leaving aside whether the term "SEID" has merits or not, I don't understand why folk would want to start using a term that no health agency in...
Referring to ones disease as "ME/SEID" amongst yourselves isn't going to stop patients from being identified in their primary care practice...
But "what we use in everyday language" doesn't amount to anything when patients are being coded and referred for services according to the...
The WHO publishes what is known as the "international edition" of ICD-10. Since its release in 1990, ICD-10 has been updated on an annual and...
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