Patricia Fennell, Leading Chronic Illness Expert, To Address U.S. Secretary of Health's Advisory Committee
Presentation in Washington, D.C. will focus on quality of life in people with chronic conditions

ALBANY, N.Y. — Nationally recognized expert on chronic illness Patricia A. Fennell, MSW, LCSW-R, has been invited by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to address its Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee on May 16th.

The DHHS CFS Advisory Committee is a federally chartered committee that provides science-based advice and recommendations to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services on issues related to CFS and FM. It meets several times a year to advise the Secretary on issues such as factors affecting access and care for persons with CFS; the science and definition of CFS; and broader public health, clinical, research and educational issues related to CFS.

Ms. Fennell's presentation will inform committee members about quality-of-life concerns in people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM), and describe her organization's clinical management program for chronic illness, the Fennell Four-Phase Treatment (FFPT™) model.

In advance of her presentation in Washington, D.C., she will also address the Institute for Human Empowerment's Fibromyalgia Awareness Day conference on May 12th in Albany, N.Y. More information about that conference is available at www.humanempowerment.org/fibromyalgia.html.

Ms. Fennell, President and CEO of Albany Health Management Associates, Inc., is the creator of the Fennell Four-Phase Treatment (FFPT) model, a highly practical, internationally utilized and empirically validated approach to clinical management of chronic illness, trauma and emotional loss. It addresses the complexity of these conditions by matching best clinical practices to four phases — crisis, stabilization, resolution and integration — and identifies the most appropriate and effective interventions for each phase. The FFPT model provides a narrative framework and cognitive map for families, helping them describe, understand and adapt to life following onset of chronic illness.

For more information about Ms. Fennell or Albany Health Management Associates, Inc., please call (518) 782-0551 or visit albanyhealthmanagement.com or patriciafennell.com.