FIBROMYALGIA SOCIETY OF ONTARIO INC Association for ME/FM (CFS) Members RR # 1, Site 15, Box 10, Mindemoya ON P0P 1S0 ______________________________________________________ WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO FSO is a non-profit association of volunteers who were brought together in June of 1992 by a common interest in living better despite the chronic pain and fatigue of the Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (FMS/CFS). OUR MISSION: To improve the quality of life as those directly affected by FMS/CFS OUR OBJECTIVE: To educate in order to encourage and facilitate: * Self-help for those whose lives are affected by FMS/CFS * State-of-the-art knowledge about FMS/CFS throughout the province of Ontario health care community * Research into FMS/CFS cause and treatment * Public and private sectors understanding and support for FMS/CFS - appropriate policies and actions * Advocate on behalf of FMS/CFS individuals having trouble with benefits * Sytemic advocacy with all levels of government, WCB, insurance companies, etc OUR ACTIVITIES: include: * Tracking and reporting on-going and planned FMS/CFS research * Issuing and distributing a quarterly newsletter and information materials * Special-issue meetings and seminars * Help in establishing small, local FMS/CFS self-help groups * Building an FMS/CFS lending and resource library of useful documents, books and audio/visual tapes to share with self-help groups * Monitoring and reporting legislative progress relative to FMS/CFS * Exchanging information with other FMS/CFS groups across the country and internationally * To devise, implement and promote an education awareness campaign throughout Ontario about * FMS/CFS, especially aimed at health care providers * To train representatives throughout the province in advocacy and self-help techniques * To solicit funds to promote the objective of the FSO and research on FMS/CFS _________________________________________ Email: [email protected] |
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