Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements.

• Background
  • Prevalence and prognosis.
• Diagnosis
  • How to assess someone with myalgic encephalomyelitis or encephalopathy (ME) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and possible underlying causes.
• Management
  • How to manage myalgic encephalomyelitis or encephalopathy (ME) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
• An optional quiz to assess learning goals from the course
• Audit suggestions

Goals

During this course you will learn to:

• Suspect a diagnosis of CFS/ME.
• Arrange referral to an appropriate secondary care specialist or specialist chronic fatigue syndrome service.
• Provide advice on management in primary care.
• Provide advice on sources of information and support.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered