Emerge Australia and Bateman Horne Center: Partnering for Patient-Focused Learning.
Emerge Australia and Bateman Horne Center have joined forces to offer self-paced education modules designed to support individuals living with ME/CFS, long COVID, and other infection-associated chronic conditions (IACCs).
Bridging expertise from Australia to the United States, these modules provide practical tools for managing PEM, pacing, and orthostatic intolerance, while offering caregivers and clinicians valuable insight into the lived experience and support needs of patients—working together to elevate the standard of care worldwide.
What You’ll Find in These Modules.
- Gentle guidance to help you better understand your unique illness experience.
- Tools to develop a pacing plan that can reduce the frequency and severity of PEM.
- Practical strategies for modifying, delegating, or adapting activities.
- A supportive framework for rest and recovery that respects your energy limits.
- Resources to help patients, caregivers, and clinicians work together.
These modules are fully self-paced and can be paused and resumed as needed. We encourage you to work within your energy limits, listen to your body, and treat these resources as supportive tools.
Online Learning Modules
Back to basics
These two short modules offer a brief introduction to ME/CFS. Join Mito, the newest voice at BHC, and Kate Herbert, a nurse from Emerge Australia, as they break down the core features of ME/CFS in simple, accessible terms—ideal for those newly diagnosed or anyone looking to put words to their experience.
Post-exertional malaise (PEM): My PEM profile & toolkit
Learn what post-exertional malaise (PEM) is, why it leads to symptom worsening, and how to understand it in your own life. This module also guides you in building your own personal PEM Profile & Toolkit to help manage, communicate about, and reduce the impact of PEM.
Pacing unpacked
Explore how pacing can help reduce the frequency and severity of PEM. This module offers practical tools to balance activity and rest, modify tasks, and build your own personal pacing plan that adapts to your daily needs.
Pacing and the heart
Discover how heart rate monitoring can support pacing strategies. Learn how to track your heart rate, see understand signs of overexertion, stay within your energy limits, and adjust activities to lessen the impact of PEM.
Pacing upright hours
This module explores how orthostatic intolerance (OI), including POTS, affects energy and daily function. Learn how to track and pace your upright time—such as standing, walking, and sitting upright—and modify activities to conserve energy.
A few points to help keep you cybersafe:
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- Some areas of learning platform are public, so please be aware of this before you share information about yourself in the discussion area.
- Make sure you do not share personal information about others.
- We recommend members do not share their whole name, for signing up but consider using just your first and the first letter of your last name.
- While we recommend members be careful about what they share with each other, sharing other information such as hobbies, age, gender, and interests, if you feel comfortable doing so, can assist in building a supportive environment.
