GPNI CLINICAL UPDATE

Major Announcement GPNI M.E. Clinical Update Available to All GP Surgeries in Northern Ireland

The charity is very grateful to GPNI for agreeing to host this major breakthrough on #ME education for full potential of 327 GP Practice, primary care teams in Northern Ireland.

This clinical update, webinar taking place on Thursday 6th March 2025 will cover assessment, diagnosis, support and treatment of #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis and #LongCovid (i.e.Covid-induced ME)

These webinars are recorded and will remain available to any primary care professionals who are unable to attend the live session on Thursday 6th March 2025, 1pm to 2pm.

The speaker panel includes Dr. Nina Muirhead, Dr. Robin Kerr, our Chair Linda Campbell.
Thank you to Action for ME for so readily agreeing to help us coordinate ‘Learn about M.E.’ specifically for GP Surgeries in N.I.
The Learn About M.E. project is a collaborative with input from the ME Association, ME Action Scotland and the 25% ME Group.
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The ‘Learn about M.E.’ project was funded by the Scottish Government through the Neurological Care and Support: Framework for Action 2020 to 2025, under the Staff capacity building heading. The framework aims to ensure people can access personalised care and support, regardless of their condition or where in Scotland they live.
The aim of the project, which ran from October 2020 to September 2023, was to increase knowledge and confidence in healthcare professionals in Scotland on the diagnosis and management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).

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What is GPNI -
“ Northern Ireland has 327 GP Practices. The emergence of COVID-19 saw a seismic change in General Practice with significant clinical, operational & educational challenges, and information from multiple sources was emerging at an overwhelming pace.
It was evident that a centralised information platform for GP Primary Care was needed. With support and funding from the Eastern Federation Support Unit (FSU), from concept to website launch in April 2020, took just three weeks.
A live web-based educational programme started soon after and has acted as a catalyst for enhanced primary and secondary care understanding & communication. “