Consensus Documents

The consensus documents for ME/CFS and FMS were each developed by an international panel of experts with expertise in research and management of ME/CFS or FMS patients. They are often referred as the Canadian Consensus Criteria (CCC).

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols

First published in the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 11(1):7-116, 2003.

Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Canadian Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols - A Consensus Document

First published in the Musculoskeletal Pain Journal 11(4), 2004

Overviews

User friendly overviews of the consensus documents are available in multiple languages.

You can find a list on the Patient Resources page.

IACFS/ME Primer

The 2014 edition of the "ME/CFS Primer for Clinical Practitioners" is available on the IACFS/ME website.

The French translation:

Ce guide en anglais est une réalisation de l'International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IACFS/ME). Toutes les donations à l’IACFS/ME sont les bienvenues. La donation suggérée est de 20 USD. Vous pouvez faire une donation via Paypal ou en faisant parvenir un chèque à l’adresse suivante :

The International Association for CFS/ME

27 N. Wacker Drive Suite 416

Chicago, IL 60606

La traduction a été préparée par le National ME/FM Action Network, qui accepte également les donations avec reconnaissance.

Visualiser ou télécharger le petit guide ici.

Petit guide SFC/EM pour la médecine clinique - Édition 2014 (version française de l’IACFS/ME Primer 2014)

Diagnosis and Management of ME/CFS

"Review of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: an evidence-based approach to diagnosis and management by clinicians"

by Dr Alison Bested and Dr Lynn Marshall. The article was released in "Reviews of Environmental Health", a journal published by the company De Gruyter.

The National ME/FM Action Network would like to thank De Gruyter for making this document freely available.

Institute of Medicine Report

The U.S. Institute of Medicine convened an expert committee to examine the evidence base for ME/CFS. In February, 2015 the committee released their report:

Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Redefining an Illness. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

http://iom.nationalacademies.org/reports/2015/me-cfs.aspx