{"id":14872,"date":"2024-10-16T17:08:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T21:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/?p=14872"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:10:20","slug":"fm-week-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/fm-week-2024","title":{"rendered":"Fibromyalgia Awareness Week (Sep 1-8, 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough preset--module--divi-column--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">This year's <strong><em>Fibromyalgia Awareness Week<\/em><\/strong> is from <strong><em>September 1-8, 2024<\/em><\/strong>, and, again this year, has been recognized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/health-canada\/services\/calendar-health-promotion-days.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">During the week, we recognize fibromyalgia and all who experience this illness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><em>Fibromyalgia Awareness Week<\/em><\/strong> is an important time to educate and raise awareness about this chronic condition. It aims to shed light on the challenges faced by Canadians who suffer from fibromyalgia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Throughout <strong><em>Fibromyalgia Awareness Week<\/em><\/strong> FAC will have live speakers and some recorded presentations. The complete schedule will be provided in a future email to FAC members and advertised on the FAC website and Social Media.<\/p>\n<p>Sep 4, 2024 at 2pm ET - Fibro Chat with Trudy and Lynn<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Facebook:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fibrocanada2021\" target=\"_blank\">FibroCanada2021<\/a><br \/>Twitter:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fibrocanada\" target=\"_blank\">@fibrocanada<\/a><br \/>Instagram:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fibrocanadafac\/\" target=\"_blank\">FibroCanadaFAC<\/a><br \/>Pinterest:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.ca\/FibromyalgiaAssociationCanada\/\" target=\"_blank\">@FibromyalgiaAssociationCanada<\/a><br \/>LinkedIn:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/74706067\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fibromyalgia Association Canada (FAC)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_12_24_tabletWide et_flex_column_12_24_widescreen et_flex_column_12_24_ultraWide preset--module--divi-column--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-heading--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Dr. Heather Fulker - Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Doctor of Accupuncture<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_video_0 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FAC presents Dr Heather Fulker discussing Fibromyalgia and Chinese Medicine\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aka-iRzEML8?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<template data-arve_cachetime=\"2026-05-23T14:21:16-04:00\" data-arve_iframe_src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aka-iRzEML8?feature=oembed\" data-arve_url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aka-iRzEML8?si=4-13nzaTMT-oTdzk\" data-author_name=\"Fibromyalgia Association Canada\" data-author_url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@FibromyalgiaAssociationCanada\" data-height=\"608\" data-provider=\"youtube\" data-provider_name=\"YouTube\" data-provider_url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" data-thumbnail_height=\"360\" data-thumbnail_url=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/aka-iRzEML8\/hqdefault.jpg\" data-thumbnail_width=\"480\" data-title=\"FAC presents Dr Heather Fulker discussing Fibromyalgia and Chinese Medicine\" data-type=\"video\" data-version=\"1.0\" data-width=\"1080\" class=\"arve-data\"><\/template><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Dr. Heather is a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practioner and Doctor of Acupuncture. 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