Understanding ME/CFS and Long COVID as Post-Viral Conditions
By Susan Carr, Senior Writer
The experience of patients whose COVID-19 symptoms persist for four weeks or more—Long COVID or post-COVID syndrome—has led to renewed interest in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (MF/CFS), an illness with symptoms similar to Long COVID.
SIDM DxQI Seed Grant Program opens 3rd Cohort
A year ago, the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) launched its DxQI Seed Grant Program, a competitive grant process to fund interventions to improve diagnosis. Research has demonstrated that diagnostic errors are the most common, catastrophic, and costly of all causes of preventable medical harm.
Diagnostic Error in Medicine 14th Annual International Conference Recap
The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine hosted its 14th International Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference (SIDM2021) virtually in October. This year’s theme was “Reducing Disparities; Improving Diagnosis”.
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