The Patient Conference
September 11, 2010
Where:
The Marriott
Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. 75 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT
84101
(801) 531-0800 www.Marriott.com/SLCUT
When:
Hours will be Saturday
afternoon,
September 11, 2010 from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
A resting room with audio will be provided.
Parking:
Free parking at the Marriott:
Limited complimentary valet
parking will be available for conference attendees
with mobility difficulties.
Who:
General
public, patients, families and friends of those with
FM & CFS
Cost:
$20
for
advance registration prior to Sept. 8. ($30
thereafter)
Cost includes light refreshments
before conference and mid afternoon.
Program:
12:00-1:00 pm Registration,
vendor tables, light lunch.
1:00-1:15 pm
Welcome
and introduction, Paul Shepherd, PhD, OFFER
Chairman of the Board
1:15-2:00 pm
"Science-Based Medicine: Biomarkers for the
Objective Diagnosis and Treatment of CFS."
Suzanne Vernon,
PhD, Scientific Director, CFIDS Association of
America
2:00-2:45 pm "The
Treatment of Fibromyalgia: The Need for Patient
Physician Collaboration" Lynn
Matallana, Director, Founder and President ,
National Fibromyalgia Association
2:45-3:15
Break -
light refreshments
3:15-4:00 pm "The Utah
Connection: Amazing local contributions to big time
FM and CFS Research" Lucinda
Bateman, M.D., Fatigue Consultation Clinic, OFFER
Executive Director
4:00-5:00 pm
Wrap-up and end.
There will be booths for buying books, DVD's,
T-shirts and other items of interest.
Registration:
Register online (via PayPal) or
mail or hand-deliver completed application form and
check to: OFFER, 1002 E. South Temple, Suite 408,
SLC, UT 84102
Registrations are being accepted
now. To register on-line:
click here
After you register on-line, you will be brought back
to the OFFERUtah.org home page. An email from
PayPal to your email address will provide you with a
receipt for your registration.
If you would like to print a registration
form to register by mail,
click here
(We try to make things as easy as possible.)
The Patient Education Conference was supported, in
part, through funding provided by Pfizer.
OFFER
now has a Facebook Page! To take a look, click
here
