This podcast is a discussion in response to the paper, The biopolitics of CFS/ME, by Dr Nikos Karfakis.
Karfakis argues that the stigma and misunderstanding surrounding ME/CFS is not just a scientific or clinical issue, but is a biopolitical problem.
The podcast moves quickly through a wide range of topics. Dr Rob Loblay was a co-author of the 2002 RACP guidelines for ME/CFS and brings an historical perspective to the topic. Penelope McMillan explains the political battle, while providing a perspective based in lived experience of ME/CFS and her years of advocacy.
Thank you to Professor Rachel Ankeny, bioethicist at the University of Adelaide, for inviting this discussion; and to Laura Ruggles for her thoughtful questions and skilled editing.
BioViews podcast, Studies in History and Philosophy of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences. January 2020
Edit: Unfortunately the University is no longer hosting the podcast.
