Emerge ACT

03/06/2026

📅 2026 Health Professional Webinar Series: Assessing function in ME/CFS

When: Thursday the 25 June, 6:30 – 8pm AEST
Where: Live online. Register here https://zurl.co/UfYO0
What: Webinar and question time

Patients with ME/CFS may look “fine” in your consult, but what happens after they leave?

How do you document functional capacity in ME/CFS when it fluctuates and may not be immediately obvious?

Join us as Senior Occupational Therapist Melanie Weeks outlines how to assess and document fluctuating functional capacity in ME/CFS. Learn which assessment tools best capture functional impact in ME/CFS and practical tips to support NDIS, DSP, and service access, even with limited time and resources.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this session you will be able to:

*Describe the core features of ME/CFS, including post‑exertional malaise (PEM), severity levels, and their functional consequences
*Assess and document functional capacity in a way that supports access to services and income support
*Adapt modes of communication to support patients experiencing cognitive dysfunction

👉 Register now to strengthen your functional assessments and clinical documentation
📌 Highly relevant for GPs, OTs and physiotherapists needing to understand and document functional capacity in ME/CFS

RACGP CPD approval pending for 1.5 Educational Activity Hours.

A recording will be available after the event on our LMS "https://zurl.co/NEpTs"

Please note: These sessions are for Health Professionals only.

This webinar has been supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Moderna.

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28/05/2026

Young members (teens and early twenties) can join our Lounging Lizards private Whatsapp group to connect with others with ME/CFS, Long COVID or fibromyalgia. To find out more, contact [email protected].

27/05/2026

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27/05/2026

This National Reconciliation Week, we reflect on our shared history and our shared future.

Reconciliation is more than a word, it’s a commitment to listening, learning, and walking together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Let’s continue building respectful relationships, creating opportunities for truth-telling, and working toward a more just and united Australia.

Emerge Australia is dedicated to listening, learning, and acting in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We invite anyone interested in collaborating or sharing their story to reach out to us. Together, we can create a future where everyone affected by ME/CFS and long COVID receives the care and support they deserve.

More information: https://zurl.co/OD3LT

26/05/2026

Exercise is a tough one with post exertional malaise (PEM), but for some people it can be done safely. Our clinical team at Arthritis ACT are here to help you introduce exercise and therapeutic movement gently when the time is right and your condition is stable. We are focussing on upskilling our clinical team to make sure any movement or intervention is helpful rather than harmful for our ME/CFS and long COVID clients.

For many with PEM, exercise is not appropriate and may never be, so we will continue to support you through pacing education, social support and sharing of resources, and validation of your unique circumstances.

26/05/2026

Everyone who lives with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, long COVID or similar conditions will know how frustrating it is to live with a condition that can be made worse by overactivity of any kind. Managing your condition to reduce pushing and crashing is key. We have been running a self-management and pacing education course for a couple of decades now to help you to understand your condition. A self-paced version is now available where you can progress through pre-recorded material at your own pace and energy.

25/05/2026

On today and every Tuesday! Available for any member who has a chronic condition with pain or fatigue.

24/05/2026

On this week and next at our Club Tortoise groups - Tuesdays at 10am and Thursdays at 10:30am. To find out more info or join a group, email [email protected]

14/05/2026

Need a breather after all the ME/CFS Awareness Day events? We have a free playlist on our YouTube channel of some of the breathing and relaxation exercises we introduce in our Self-Help Course to promote restoration.

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