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4th International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorders, June 2022, Boston University [was originally scheduled for 2020]

Discussion in 'Other psychosomatic news and research' started by Andy, Feb 14, 2020.

  1. Andy

    Andy Committee Member

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    Definitely not a recommendation.

    Details for 2022 conference here, https://www.s4me.info/threads/4th-i...ginally-scheduled-for-2020.13646/#post-394254

    https://www.fndsociety.org/meetings/2020

    The FND Society is Hallet and Stone's organisation.
     
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  2. Sean

    Sean Moderator Staff Member

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    Functional disorders are the second commonest reason for a referral to a neurologist.

    Repeat the lie claim enough and it will become the 'truth'.

    They are really flooding the literature recently with this 'truth'.
     
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  3. rvallee

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    Uhhh, they found people to argue against ethics I guess? There is absolutely zero ethics to be found anywhere in the FND ideology. It's blatantly unethical BS that frankly even goes against the very purpose of medicine and science.
     
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  5. Andy

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    I'm guessing that this was originally cancelled due to Covid because they are now holding the "4th International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorders" on June 19-21, 2022.

    "This multi-disciplinary conference brings together leading international experts, from a range of backgrounds including neurology, physiology, psychiatry, psychology and ethics. The conference is suitable for anyone wanting to improve their clinical skills in this area as well as those with a research interest in this fascinating and evolving topic.

    Functional disorders are the second commonest reason for a referral to a neurologist. The International Conference covers all functional neurological disorders, adding sessions on symptoms such as dizziness, speech and cognitive symptoms. The inaugural functional movement disorder meeting took place in 2004, with meetings to follow in 2009 and 2017, with supplemental standalone meetings on non-epileptic seizures."

    https://www.fndsociety.org/biennial-meeting/2022


    Their "tentative" program can be found here, https://www.fndsociety.org/biennial-meeting/2022/program, featuring such delightful selected topics as;
    • FND in Children and Young People
    • Havana Syndrome
    • Functional Cognitive Disorder and Long Haul COVID
    • FND and Vaccinations: Understanding Cause and Effect
    • Impact of Adverse Childhood Events
    • How Early Life Experiences Modulate the Development of Functional Brain Circuits
    • FND – A Core Neuropsychiatric Condition
    • Treatment of Children and Young People with FND
    • Beyond CODES: Psychotherapy for Functional Seizures (one for @dave30th to attend perhaps?)
    • How do we Better Educate the Next Generation in FND and Clinical Neuroscience Overall?
    • Health Anxiety, Somatic Symptoms & FND – Points of Intersection?
     
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  6. rvallee

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    It would be great to bring this to the attention of long haulers, since they will be covering LC as conversion disorder. Seems to be the same idea with vaccine reactions, especially problematic considering how much more serious it is for pwLC and pwME. They have to know about these things and the people behind this, they can bring so much more attention to this than we ever could.

    Also: the NIH is a sponsor. Because of course.
     
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