ME/CFS Research
Current conferences and events
Overview of conferences and other events on ME/CFS research and related topics. The organisation and content of these events are the responsibility of the respective organisers. Please let us know about other events worth mentioning here: events@mecfs-research.org
Upcoming Events
9. October 2024 | Riksförbundet för ME-patienter, Sweden | Stockholm
Conference 2024 of the National Association for ME Patients, Sweden
This year’s overall theme is circulation in ME and post-covid patients. The conference takes place in Stockholm but can also be followed online. The conference has developed in a positive direction for many years and this autumn we welcome the Swedish Covid Association as a new co-organiser! We do our best to convey inspiration and relevant knowledge to everyone who works in healthcare and with healthcare issues.
The conference provides an opportunity for representatives of health care, academia, politics and civil society to meet for a full day to jointly contribute to improved care of the patient group.
19. September 2024 | Fatigatio e.V. | Fulda and online
Fatigatio Symposium 2024
Title: "Mechanisms in focus: energy balance, metabolism and post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS"?"
Among others: Prof Dr Bhupesh Prusty, Prof Dr Christian Puta, Prof Dr Georg Schomerus, Prof Dr Klaus Wirth, Dr Rob Wüst and many more.
Past Events
28. June 2024 | Invest in ME Research | Wellcome Genome Campus at Hinxton Hall, UK
Advancing Understanding of ME: Bridging Research and Clinical Treatment
The 16. public international conference hosted by the UK charity Invest in ME Research, #IIMEC16.
This event builds on the previous two days of the BRMEC13 closed researchers Colloquium. It provides updates on research into ME from around the world. Another central component of the agenda is Long Covid.
15. - 16. May 2024 | UniteToFight | online
Community-driven ME/CFS and Long COVID conference
We envision a world free of Long Covid & ME/CFS stigmatization, where every individual can thrive. Our mission is to create an inclusive, interactive space to address unmet needs and drive societal change. As an international, community-driven platform, we unite passionate voices through digital and tangible means, supported by crowdfunding. Our goal is to debunk myths, foster research, and transform public perception of ME/CFS and Long Covid, making recognition and understanding a collective endeavor.
11. - 12. May 2024 | International ME/CFS Awareness Day
Awareness campaigns for International ME/CFS Day on 12 May 2024
Am 12. Mai ist der International ME/CFS Awareness Day. Zahlreiche Aktionen machen die Öffentlichkeit auf die über 50 Jahre andauernde medizinische und soziale Versorgungskatastrophe bei dieser schweren Krankheit aufmerksam. Ein Appell an die zuständigen Institutionen, ihrer Verantwortung nachzukommen und diese Versorgungskrise anzupacken. Wir informieren über die Aktionen in vielen deutschen Städten.
3. - 4. April 2024 | Portuguese ME/CFS Patients Association (MYOS) | Lisbon
International Conference on Clinical and Scientific Advances in ME/CFS and Long-COVID
The conference aims to raise awareness, clarify misconceptions, promote understanding, and stimulate discussion among healthcare professionals, investigators, policymakers, patients, and community representatives on the clinical manifestations, management, therapeutic options, and health challenges related to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long COVID.
24 - 25 November 2023 | Long-Covid Medical Association | Jena, Germany
2. Long Covid Congress
Title: "Participation with Long COVID: COVID-19, sepsis and inflammation-associated sequelae"
International congress for specialists, family doctors and patients
9 September 2023 | Fatigatio e.V. | Berlin
Fatigatio Symposium 2023
Title: "Fatigatio Symposium 2023 - Care, Research, Education - Quo Vadis?"
Scientific lectures, panel discussion and contributions from the legal field and the Federal Participation Act (in German)
13 July 2023 | German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina | Halle (Saale) and Online
Different perspectives on Long-/Post-Covid
Symposium of class III – medicine
Available media: Video of the event (5:13h)
12 July 2023 | German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina | Halle (Saale) and Online
The consequences of the pandemic: post covid and ME/CFS
Leopoldina lecture by Prof. Dr. Carmen Scheibenbogen, Charité Berlin (in German)
Available media: video of the lecture (1:31h)
29 - 30 June 2023 | National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine | Washington DC, USA
Toward a Common Research Agenda in Infection - Associated Chronic Illnesses
Title: “Toward a Common Research Agenda in Infection-Associated Chronic Illnesses: A Workshop to Examine Common, Overlapping Clinical and Biological Factors”
The public workshop brought together clinicians, researchers, and other stakeholders to create a scientific paradigm shift by examining common biological and clinical factors in chronic illnesses associated with prior infectious disease. It included a discussion of potential strategies to treat or prevent disease progression.
Available media: agenda, video playlist, presentations (PDF)
12 May 2023 | Charité Fatigue Center | Berlin
ME/CFS Symposium on Research and Care in Germany
Under the patronage of German Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach, a compact overview of the state of research and care in Germany was presented - for ME/CFS patients, relatives, medical professionals and the public.
Available media: agenda, videos of all lectures, presentations (PDF)
ME/CFS Research Foundation supported and funded this event.
11 - 12 May 2023 | Charité Fatigue Center | Berlin
International ME/CFS Conference - 'Understand, Diagnose, Treat'
At this international conference, leading international ME/CFS experts exchanged information on the state of research - by and for scientists and clinicians.
Available media: agenda, videos of the lectures (English), summaries of the lectures (German, English), presentations (PDF, English)
ME/CFS Research Foundation supported and funded this event.
18 - 19 November 2022 | Long-Covid Medical Association | Jena
1st Long-COVID Congress 2022
Available media: videos of some lectures
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