Board

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

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

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

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

Latest

Telehealth Position Statement

Emerge Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement that Medicare rebates will be made permanent for online and over-the-phone telehealth services provided by GPs, specialists and allied health practitioners.
Research Digest 23/12/21

Welcome to the 80th edition of the Research Digest. This edition summarises research papers trialling CT38s to investigate the involvement of the corticotropin-releasing factor system in ME/CFS and an Australian study observing the impact of life stressors, on those living with ME/CFS. The 80th and final edition of the research digest is concluded for 2021, with Emerge Australia’s full-page advertisement in the AFR, providing ME/CFS a voice in the national Long COVID conversation.
New research reinforces the many symptoms shared by those living with ME/CFS and Long COVID

This editorial draws together findings from several articles in the journal’s special issue about ME/CFS. As the title of the article suggests, the authors argue we are currently “turning a corner” in ME/CFS research.
Global literature review reveals 25 of 29 ME/CFS symptoms are shared by those with Long COVID

The overlap is even greater than we thought. Global literature review reveals 25 of 29 ME/CFS symptoms are shared by those with Long COVID.