Resources for Health Professionals
Find locally prepared information as well as resources and links from around the world. For social prescribing, see Resources for Service Providers.
All resources
Clinical Guidelines, including Diagnostic Criteria
In 2019, the NHMRC recommended updating the Australian clinical guidelines and selected three international guidelines for interim use.
Continuing Professional Development
Online courses and other resources from Australia, UK and US.
Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM)
PEM is the unique, identifying feature of ME/CFS.
It is also known as post-exertional neuroimmune exhaustion.
Pacing
Managing rest and activity to reduce the incidence and severity of
post-exertional malaise (PEM).
Long COVID and ME/CFS
Those who have lingering symptoms after being infected by COVID-19 are referred to as having Long COVID. Some people with Long COVID will develop ME/CFS.
Explore the Research
Linking up with ME/CFS research literature, discussion and analysis.
Government Reports on ME/CFS
Government reports on ME/CFS from the world's leading medical and research agencies.
Peer Support for Health Professionals working in ME/CFS
Currently available for Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
Lived Experience of ME/CFS – Videos for Health Professionals
Making visible the experiences that people with ME/CFS describe to you.
Orthostatic Intolerance (OI)
OI is an inability to function when upright, due to reduced blood flow to the brain.