Journalist • Author • Advocate In the lead-up to Severe ME/CFS Day on August 8, Emerge Australia is proud to present a compelling new episode of the Emerge Australia Imagine podcast. Join our CEO, Anne Wilson, as she sits down with renowned journalist, author, and advocate Tracey Spicer AM – a passionate supporter of Emerge Australia and a courageous voice who has
This week we bring you Tori Sommer’s insightful presentation from our recent Round Table at Parliament House in Canberra. Tori, a chiropractor, is carer for her husband, GP Dr Stephen Sommer. In this podcast, she shares how she found solace and support throughout what has been a long journey, with many difficult and isolating years
In this podcast Dr Gabriela Khoury, the Antiviral Immunity Theme Leader at the Burnet Institute is speaking a at Emerge Australia’s 2024 Round Table event at Parliament House in Canberra. Dr Khoury is an emerging research leader in clinical and translational immunology with expertise in immunodeficiency and chronic viral infections. Dr Khoury is passionate about
This podcast shares Dr Leanne Laajoki’s presentation at Emerge Australia’s 2024 Round Table event at Parliament House in Canberra when she was leading the Chronic Condition Strategic Policy team at the Department of Health and Aged Care. She explained that the section was overseeing the review and refresh of the National Strategic Framework for Chronic
In this podcast Professor Paul Fisher Former Head of Microbiology, Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Microbiology, La Trobe University, is speaking at Emerge Australia’s 2024 Round Table event at Parliament House in Canberra. Professor Fisher has research interests including the study of neurodegenerative disease, mitochondrial biology, Parkinson’s disease and the roles of mitochondria in disease.
This podcast records Professor Putrino address at Emerge Australia’s 2024 Round Table event at Parliament House in Canberra. Professor Putrino trained as a physiotherapist before completing a PhD in Neuroscience. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York
In this podcast we share Tori Sommer’s insightful presentation from Emerge Australia’s 2024 Round Table event at Parliament House in Canberra. Tori, a chiropractor, is carer for her husband, GP Dr Stephen Sommer. Tori shares how she found solace and support throughout what has been a long journey, with many difficult and isolating years as
Here Dr Mark Donohoe is speaking at the 2024 Emerge Australia Round Table event at Parliament House in Canberra. Bringing 40 years in practice, specialising in chronic fatigue syndrome, environmental and occupational toxicology, and sensory sensitivities including multiple chemical sensitivity. Dr Donohoe practices with his wife, Fiona, at Mosman Integrative Medicine in Sydney, focusing on
In this podcast Dr Christopher Armstrong is presenting at the 2024 Emerge Australia Round Table event at Parliament House in Canberra. Dr Armstrong completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne where he was first to apply metabolomics to multiple biofluid types in order to assess energy production capacity in ME/CFS patients. This work culminated
In this podcast we share Simone Eyssens’ powerful presentation from our 2024 Emerge Australia Round Table event at Parliament House in Canberra. A former psychologist, Simone has lived with ME/CFS for almost 30 years and been mostly bedbound for almost 10 years. She has been involved with ME/CFS advocacy since 2015 and was one of
In this podcast, Emerge CEO Anne Wilson talks with Ambassador Tracey Spicer AM. We will learn from Tracey’s lived experiences and gain insights that can shed light on this journey. Tracey says she became aware of ME/CFS through cousins who battled it some years ago as young women. They had gone from leading busy, active, vibrant lives
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