Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / ME
Dr Ros Vallings was recently made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her work treating people with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Dr Vallings has been working in the area for 30 years and is excited recent research in the fields of immunology and genetics is shedding light on chronic fatigue syndrome and proving it is a real illness.

She works in a Howick general practice where 85 per cent of the patients she sees suffer from ME and CFS. Her patients are referred by GPs all over New Zealand.

In addition Dr Vallings serves on a subcommittee of IACFS/ME as the New Zealand ambassador which involves increasing the New Zealand membership, particularly from Doctors, GPs and other Health officials, and fostering international collaborations.
Dr Ros Vallings MNZM, MB BS

2011 IACFS/ME Conference Report

Dr Vallings attended two conferences this year, the 6th Invest in ME international Conference in London in May, and the IACFS/ME Conference in Ottawa in September. Although much of the content followed similar lines, Dr Ros outlined some of the findings, the new developments, and some of the controversies that were covered in the Ottawa Conference.

Dr Ros has a special way of making these medical conferences understandable to the ordinary person. There was also a Q&A time at the end.
1h 27m DVD  $10

Audio CD  $5
"Pain Management"

This lecture was given in Hamilton at a support group meeting in April 2011. Doctor Vallings talks about three ways to treat pain: psychologically, physically, and medically, and she expands on these methods with particular emphasis on patients with ME and CFS.		 1h 15m DVD  $10

Audio CD  $5
Report from the
5th Invest in ME International ME/CFS Conference 2010

Dr Vallings attended the 5th IiME conference in London. The conference was attended by delegates from around the globe and some of the leading ME/CFS international researchers presented their work. The conference was ably chaired by Professor Malcolm Hooper and after his opening words, the first speaker was Professor Leonard Jason, of de Paul University, Chicago, who provided an excellent overview of the illness, covering epidemiology and diagnosis. He discussed CFS in the context of fatigue in general in relation to physical and psychological causes. He pointed out that case definitions can over or under-estimate prevalence, and talked of other diagnostic pitfalls.
 1h 13m DVD  $10

Audio CD  $5
Report from the
9th International IACFS/ME Research & Clinical Conference

Dr Vallings attended this conference from 12-15th March, 2009 in Reno, Nevada. Attendees from all around the world were present and much lively discussion ensued following the papers presenting the latest cutting-edge research.
The main conference opened with an invited lecture from Yasuyoshi Watanabe (Osaka, Japan). He spoke on the importance of Fatigue Science for Human Health. He told us that fatigue is an important bio-alarm, without which we might lapse into unrecoverable exhaustion, or even die.
Fatigue is strongly correlated with motivation, and decreases efficiency, and scientists are extensively analysing the causes of fatigue, looking at therapy to aid recovery and preventative strategies.
1h 22m DVD  $10


Audio CD  $5
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Recorded at Hamilton CFS / ME Support Group Meetings sponsored by MS Waikato Trust
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