Ms. Seegers is a nurse practitioner who provides medical and
psychiatric care for patients with chronic illnesses
at LifeTree Pain Clinic. Her special interest in
behavioral medicine lends itself to working with
chronic pain patients, as she incorporates stress
resiliency interventions and supportive counseling
into daily practice. Ms. Seegers obtained her
Master of Science degree in nursing from the
University of Utah. She is board certified in
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing and as a Family
Nurse Practitioner. Her professional career has
spanned hospice home care, university research,
inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and addiction
care, acute medical nursing, and chronic pain
outpatient treatment. Prior to joining Lifetree,
Ms. Seegers worked in collaborative practice with N.
Lee Smith, M.D. at the Center for Interdisciplinary
Medicine. Other professional activities have
included educational presentations and written
articles for community service groups and health
care professionals. Topics have included
Fibromyalgia and sleep problems, stress management,
and adjustment to chronic illness.
Location:
Council
Chambers, Salt Lake County Complex North Building
2001
South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT.
(Park
free at the northeast corner of the complex)
OFFER's
Education Meetings are the first
Wednesday of each month at
7:00 p.m.,
If you read reviews of the February 2007
IACFS Conference or have heard the buzz about a
promising new treatment for certain subsets of CFS
here is an excellent Blog by one of Dr. Lucinda
Bateman's patients currently taking Valcyte. She
has graciously given us permission to add a link to
her blog site which is filled with useful
information and great links. Click
here
OFFER MAY CONFERENCES DVD'S ARE
COMING
The content of our May
2007 Provider Conference and Patient Conference is
in the process of being put on DVD’s that will be
made available through our website,
www.offerutah.org, and at our OFFER EDUCATION
MEETINGS. Although the Provider Conference
information is very technical, it does present some
of the latest treatment methods and clinical trials
that have been pursued. The presentations are
wide-ranging and cover landmark work in Fibromyalgia
and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Our Provider
Conference presented an exciting picture of the
strides in understanding that have been made since
our 2005 conference. This should be a time of hope
for those who have suffered from CFS and FMS. These
materials will start to be available within the next
couple of months.
"When
you get into a tight place and everything goes
against you, till it seems as though you could not
hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for
that is just the place and time that the tide will
turn."
IF YOU MISSED
THE MAY 1ST RADIO INTERVIEW OF DR. LUCINDA BATEMAN
AND PATIENT, KATHY JENSEN:
On Tuesday, May 1, 2007, CFS & Fibromyalgia expert
Dr. Lucinda Bateman and Kathy Jensen, a nurse who
has had CFS since 1988 were interviewed on KNRS
570-AM radio by Abby Bonell. The "Newsmakers at
Nine" program discussed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and
the patient and provider conferences that took place
that weekend in Sandy, Utah.
If you missed the broadcast you can listen to it or
download it from the station's website archive at
http://www.knrs.com/pages/abby.html. From there
just click on ‘Abby’s Podcasts’ and go down to May 1st
and either listen to or download the broadcast.
Please share this interview with others who might
have missed it.
VIEW JANUARY
IACFS CONFERENCE SUMMARY
By Anthony
Komaroff, M.D.
Professor of
Medicine, Harvard Medical School
This excellent 15 minute summary of this landmark conference is
best viewed by using Internet Explorer. This
presentation is technical and is for the medical
providers and researchers in the field, but because
it is a brief summary, is relatively
easy to follow. It will give the lay person an idea
of the excitement in the CFS and FMS research
community. The link is
http://www.instatapes.com/IACFS/06/player.HTM#.
Dr. Lucinda
Bateman is actively seeking Fibromyalgia
patients, ages 18-70, to participate in
clinical research studies of three
investigational drugs for the treatment of
Fibromyalgia. If you are interested, call
Dr. Bateman’s office (801-359-7400) and talk
to Ali Allen, RN, research coordinator, or
others on the research team, to learn more
about the drug studies currently underway.
Qualified participants receive study-related
physician visits, lab evaluations, and the
investigational medication at no cost.
Check out this Website for Men
with Fibromyalgia
OFFEHere's a great
site for Men with Fibromyalgia. Spouses or SO's
of Men with Fibromyalgia are also welcome. Very
interesting.
Click here
OFFERUTAH.ORG Announces New Bulletin Board!
OFFER is
excited to announce the launch of our new
bulletin board. This bulletin board is open to
anyone and will provide a forum for those who
want to share their journey with others who are
living with CFS and/or FMS. If you would like
to join the forum, just go to OFFER's website,
http://www.offerutah.org/ and click on the
'Bulletin Board' button in the side menu. jJust
follow the instructions to register. If you
have questions, click on 'FAQ' or email the
administrator.
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"Winners are the people who when the odds are
stacked against them, and those around them have
fallen, will have the courage to look within
themselves and make the unbelieveable
believeable, and the impossible possible."
Author: C. Phillips
Please
Note: the inclusion of information in this
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by OFFER or the Arthritis Foundation Utah/Idaho
Chapter. Please consult your medical care provider
before using any medication or therapy.
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