MANDATE

1. Identify significant gaps in clinical diagnosis/assessment and care for Canadians with ME.
2. Develop recommendations to address the gaps.
3. Implement selected recommendations to address the gaps as working group capacity allows.
4. Act as consultants for clinical trial development and review of clinical trial data when requested by ICanCME members.

LEADERSHIP

Chair – Dr. Ellie Stein, University of Calgary

MEMBERS

• Christiane Garcia, l’Association Quebecoise de l’Encephalomyelite Myalgique (AQEM)
• Izzat Jiwani, Health/social policy analyst and researcher
• Maureen MacQuarrie, Patient Partner
• Jane McKay, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, Complex Chronic Diseases Program
• Scot Merriam, Patient Partner, British Columbia
• Sarah Selke, Environmental Health Clinic, Women’s College Hospital
• Farah Tabassum, Environmental Health Clinic, Women’s College Hospital
• Rosie Twomey, Postdoctoral Fellow, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary