- National Reference Center for Postviral Syndromes, Medical University of Vienna
- BMASGPK
- Dr. Michael Stampfer (WWTF)
- Ulla Epler (WE & ME Foundation)
16.04.2026 | Networking events
Networking Meeting Care & Social Services: Care for People with PAIS and ME/CFS
Agenda
Moderated by: Constanze Ertl, Journalist, ORF News
14:00 – 14:15: Opening by the Medical University of Vienna & the National Reference Center for Post-Viral Syndromes
14:15 – 15:15: Keynote presentations including Prof. Eva Masel, Dr. Michael Stingl, and the Austrian Society for ME/CFS
15:30 – 16:30: Marketplace: Nursing and social organizations and associations introduce themselves
16:35 – 17:30: Panel Discussion: What does the future of care look like for people with PAIS, using ME/CFS as an example?
From 17:30: Get-together with buffet
Replay
- Verena Hackl, BSc, MSc (Medical University of Vienna): Adult patients with severe to very severe ME/CFS in Austria – a multi-perspective study
- Dr. Veronika Mosich, MSc (Caritas Socialis): The significance of quality of life from a palliative care perspective
- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Joachim Hermisson (Austrian Society for ME/CFS) & Marlene Werner, BSc, MSc (Medical University of Vienna): Care guidelines for severe and very severe ME/CFS patients
- Dr. Michael Stingl: Clinical challenges in the care of severely affected ME/CFS patients
Care and social organizations & associations introduce themselves, e.g., Caritas Socialis, Verein Chronisch krank, ÖG ME/CFS, LIV Tirol, Verein Zeitpolster, Alles Clara, IG Pflegende Angehörige, MUT-ME: Unterstützung und Teilhabe, FEM Med, FSW.
Panelists:
- Univ.-Prof. PD Dr. Kathryn Hoffmann, MPH (National Reference Center for Postviral Syndromes, Medical University of Vienna)
- Dr. Veronika Mosich, MSc (Caritas Socialis)
- Astrid Pfeffer, DGKP (Vienna Social Fund / Fonds Soziales Wien)
- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sabine Pleschberger, MPH (Endowed Professorship for Nursing Science, Medical University of Vienna)
- Dr. Otto Rafetseder (MA24, City of Vienna)
- Assoz.-Prof. PD DDr. Eva Untersmayr-Elsenhuber (National Reference Center for Postviral Syndromes, Medical University of Vienna)
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