Choosing Wisely national conference, Canberra: poster presentation

Our poster highlights consumer leadership in influencing clinical practice

Choosing Wisely Australia, National Meeting, 2018

Thank you to Eleanor Flowers, fellow advocate in the ACT, who is presenting our poster at today's Choosing Wisely National Meeting in Canberra.

People at the conference from outside the ME/CFS community are already showing considerable interest in our poster and sharing it on social media!

The poster describes how ME/CFS patients have been instrumental in investigating the science behind the potentially harmful Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) and advocating for the removal of GET from clinical practice for ME/CFS.

Digital poster with hyperlinks

Click on the image to view the slides.

While the poster is authored by ME/CFS SA Chair, Penelope McMillan, it has been developed with considerable help from other members of our management committee and with support from people in the #MillionsMissing working group of ME Advocacy Network Australia. Presentation in Canberra has been managed by Eleanor, as mentioned above, and Libby Steeper, who also sponsored printing of the poster. Our sincere thanks to all involved.

Who are Choosing Wisely?

Choosing Wisely is led by Australia’s medical colleges and professional societies, and facilitated by NPS MedicineWise.

The 2018 Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting brings together members, key stakeholders and influencers of the Choosing Wisely initiative. It is an opportunity for health professionals, consumers, researchers, funders and policy makers to come together to discuss, engage and network on topics related to reducing unnecessary care.