The ME Association has today asked the medical education website Pulse Learning to remove Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) from its classification as a mental health disorder. Pulse Learning has just published a new learning module on CFS and listed it in its mental health section.
Our medical adviser, Dr Charles Shepherd, has sent this email to Pulse Learning:
Dear Pulse Learning
Re Case based learning on CFS: http://ift.tt/2bMDOHR
I am not currently registered with PULSE to do your CPD learning modules and have not therefore gone through this new learning module on ME/CFS.
I am, however, very concerned to see that this module has been incorrectly inserted into the ‘mental health’ section of your learning modules.
As I am sure the authors of the module are aware, ME is classified as a neurological disease by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in their International Classification of Diseases (>> ICD10 section G93:3) and that this WHO neurological classification is accepted by the Department of Health, NHS etc. CFS is linked to this ME classification in ICD10.
In addition, the most recent report – Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – on ME/CFS from the Institute of Medicine in America states quite clearly that ME/CFS (or systemic exertion intolerance disease/SEID – as they have recommended as a new name for ME/CFS) is not a psychological or psychiatric condition. It is a complex multisystem medical disease.
IoM Report:
http://ift.tt/2bdRRDQ
There are obviously disagreements and uncertainties surrounding many aspects of ME/CFS.
However, if GPs are going to immediately start off by working on the incorrect basis that they are dealing with a mental health/psychiatric condition, this will not only lead to conflict with patients. It will also lead to inappropriate and possibly harmful advice on management.
I will try and look at the module during the coming week.
In the meantime, please could it be inserted into a section covering neurological and/or immunological disease – where it belongs.
from ME Association
http://ift.tt/2bMDUzv
from http://ift.tt/1yk3j57
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