Committee of Management

Martin Wilkinson – President
Director of Clinical Studies for a not-for-profit healthcare company

Mark Clisby - Vice President
Senior roles in the public sector, universities and NGOs, CEO of two social enterprises

Andrew Bretherton – Secretary
A banking lawyer with over 40 years experience

Russell Smith – Treasurer
Accountant and passionate supporter of not-for-profit organisations

Rebecca Davey
CEO, Arthritis ACT

Nola Miles
A member since 1995, past president, inaugural CEO

Caitlin Phillips-Peddlesden
International development expert, Oxfam Australia, specialising in monitoring and evaluation

Latest

Research Digest 27/11/20

Welcome to the 60th edition of the Research Digest featuring a study that aimed to determine whether there are differences in cardiac function in ME/CFS patients and a plasma proteomic analysis study.
New ME/CFS Clinical Guidelines for the UK

The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published its long-awaited draft of the new ME/CFS clinical guidelines.
Research Digest 13/11/20

Welcome to the 59th edition of the Research Digest. This issue features a review article on the eitology of ME/CFS and a systematic review of neuroimaging studies.
Long Covid Offers Hope for ME/CFS

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic which has wreaked havoc around the world, ME/CFS has come into the spotlight.

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Open Medicine Foundation Australia

Emerge Australia is proud to be launching the 5th addition to a global network of OMF-established Collaborative Research Centres, with our partner, Open Medicine Foundation, seeing an Australian centre join with those at Harvard, Stanford, Uppsala, and Montreal universities.
Research Digest 30/10/20

Welcome to the 58th edition of the Research Digest featuring a focus group study that aimed to gain insight into the PEM experiences of ME/CFS patients and a cluster analysis study defining subgroups of patients based on several measures of autonomic dysfunction.
Australian Research Centre to Open Early in 2021

The new Australian ME/CFS Centre for Collaborative Research is expected to officially open early in 2021
Coronavirus and ME - Simplified facts

Many people with ME/CFS and other vulnerable communities in Australia are concerned about the impacts of the spreading coronavirus disease COVID-19. This is an easy-read resource with the latest information and advice.
Research Digest 04/09/20

Welcome to the 54th edition of the Research Digest. This fortnight's edition includes summary of a functional MRI study exploring brain responses to autonomic challenges in ME/CFS patients with and without temporomandibular disorder.
Research Digest 13/11/20

Welcome to the 59th edition of the Research Digest. This issue features a review article on the eitology of ME/CFS and a systematic review of neuroimaging studies.
Research Digest 16/10/20

Welcome to the 57th edition of the Research Digest featuring the results of the NHMRC ME/CFS Targeted Call for Research funding and a study that aimed to compare the subjective severity scoring of the SF-36 (based on the physical activity subscale) to two objective measures of activity in order to validate the way in which clinical severity is graded in ME/CFS.
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Research Digest 07/08/20

Welcome to the 53rd edition of the Research Digest. This fortnight's edition features a ME/CFS focused edition of the journal WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation.
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Raises Money for Emerge Australia

'We just wanted to do something for our daughter who was diagnosed about five years ago with sudden onset ME/CFS,' Peter and Bronwyn said. '...after considering a few different options for raising money, we thought about a Bunnings BBQ.'