Ulster University M.E. Educational Outreach

Awareness & Information 90-minute Session on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis & The Patient Experience

Hope 4 ME & Fibro Northern Ireland is pleased to continue its programme of educational outreach within healthcare training, providing insight into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) for future healthcare professionals.

On Thursday 6th November 2025, our representatives Linda Campbell and Rebecca Logan will deliver a presentation to Advanced Practice (Nursing) Students at Ulster University, focusing on the lived experience of patients and the challenges surrounding recognition and management of this complex, multisystem disease.

The session will include an evidenced based, slide presentation delivered by Linda with Rebecca joining via live link to convey her experience of Long Covid-induced M.E. The Discover M.E. Film will also be screened (with accompanying CPD-certified M.E. education packs for all attendees) and a Q&A will also be facilitated.

The short, animated film, Discover M.E., was commissioned by our founder Joan McParland in 2019, who coordinated the content to ensure her lived experience of M.E., and that of our charity members in Northern Ireland, could continue to be readily shared. Produced and directed by Professor Deepa Mann Kler, the film captures the invisible realities of M.E. with honesty and compassion. Joan now uses the film to speak for her and others when her health prevents her from doing so directly.

These educational sessions form part of the charity’s ongoing work to promote accurate understanding, empathy, and the development of specialist services for people living with M.E. across Northern Ireland.

Hope 4 ME & Fibro NI welcomes opportunities to deliver similar awareness and education sessions to universities, healthcare teams, and professional training programmes across the region, delivered online or in-person depending on location.

Enquiries are invited from institutions wishing to enhance M.E. awareness within their curriculum or staff development programmes. Contact us

3/11/2025