{"id":237166,"date":"2026-07-24T16:29:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/?p=237166"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:29:30","slug":"fibrochat-how-to-use-the-2016-diagnostic-criteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/fr\/fibrochat-how-to-use-the-2016-diagnostic-criteria","title":{"rendered":"FibroChat &#8211; How to Use the 2016 Diagnostic Criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mondy, August 17, 2026 @1pm EST.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-89c0897f668c445c3bf10f2af1913c91 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Understanding Fibromyalgia: A Closer Look at the 2016 Diagnostic Criteria<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us for a special live chat with the Trudy Flynn, Chair of Fibromyalgia Association Canada as we dive into the 2016 diagnostic criteria tool for fibromyalgia \u2014 a resource that can make a real difference in how quickly and accurately this condition is identified. Fibromyalgia remains one of the most misunderstood and under-diagnosed chronic conditions, with many patients waiting years for an answer. In this session, we'll break down how the tool works and how it can be used in two important ways: by patients who suspect they may have fibromyalgia and want a starting point for a meaningful conversation with their doctor, and by healthcare providers across Canada who need a clear, evidence-based framework to help confirm a diagnosis. Whether you're living with unexplained symptoms or you're a clinician looking for practical guidance, this chat is designed to demystify the process and help close the gap on diagnostic delay. Bring your questions \u2014 we want this to be a conversation that helps the whole community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FibroChat: We&#8217;ll be discussing the 2016 Diagnotsic Critera for fibromyalgia and understanding how they are used. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":237169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[103],"class_list":["post-237166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-events","tag-community-events","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237166"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":237171,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237166\/revisions\/237171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}