Sign up for the live webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LPSfql3lRLaTpihH5-rlVw
When: 25th June 6.30 -8pm AEST
Where: Live zoom webinar with recording available here after the event.
Cost: Free
About the webinar
Patients with ME/CFS may look “fine” in your consult, but what happens after they leave?
How do you document functional capacity in ME/CFS when it fluctuates and may not be immediately obvious?
Health professionals are invited to join senior Occupational Therapist Mealie Weeks in this webinar exploring how ME/CFS and post‑exertional malaise (PEM) impact functional capacity, and why patients may appear “well” in clinic while experiencing fluctuating capacity and invisible disability.
Participants will gain practical skills to assess and document functional capacity in ways that support access to NDIS, DSP, and other services, even when resources are limited, and learn which assessment tools best capture functional impact in ME/CFS.
Learning outcomes
- Describe the core features of ME/CFS, including post‑exertional malaise (PEM), severity levels, and their functional consequences
- Assess and document functional capacity in a way that supports access to services and income support
- Adapt modes of communication to support patients experiencing cognitive dysfunction
Target audience and CPD
The session will examine the role of GPs, OTs, and other allied health professionals in identifying, documenting, and recommending supports for reduced function in ME/CFS.
RACGP members, live sessions we will record your CPD for you.
RACGP activity ID – pending
All participants will be automatically issued a certificate on completion of the webinar for your records.
Your speaker
Melanie Weeks, Senior Occupational Therapist
Melanie Weeks is a Senior Occupational Therapist, who draws on both her clinical experience and lived experience of chronic, invisible conditions to inform her work. Melanie currently offers telehealth services across Australia and mobile home-based OT services in Melbourne, with a special interest in working with adults living with invisible disabilities and chronic neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
Melanie currently offers telehealth services across Australia and mobile home-based OT services in Melbourne, with a special interest in working with adults living with invisible disabilities and chronic neurological and musculoskeletal conditions. Melanie is a member of Occupational Therapy Australia, a member of the Occupational Therapy Society for Invisible Disabilities (OTSi), and regularly participates in peer to peer educational groups for allied health professionals working with invisible disabilities
