Registration Opens - October2025
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Registration Opens - October2025 〰️
Program Outline
Join us in Adelaide, June 4–5, 2026, for CONVERGE: Examining Common Pathways in Invisible Illness.
Thursday 4 June: Clinical & Scientific Day
Designed for health professionals and researchers, this day features international speakers and cutting-edge sessions examining diagnostic, therapeutic, and mechanistic overlaps between multiple complex chronic conditions.Friday 5 June: Community Day
Tailored for people living with POTS and similar invisible conditions—as well as carers, friends, and supporters—this day focuses on connection, education, and practical tools for living well with invisible illness.
Join us in Adelaide, stay for the long weekend, and be part of the growing effort to transform care through collaboration across science, medicine, and lived experience.
Provisional Program
Clinical/Scientific Day -
Provisional Program
Thursday 4th June 2026
(Program subject to change)
08:00 – Welcome / Lived Experience Story
08:30 – Keynote
POTS in Perspective: Treating the Whole Patient, Not Just the Syndrome
09:00 – Plenary
Restoring Function in the Face of Fatigue: Lessons from Long COVID Rehabilitation
09:30 – Panel
10:00 – Morning Tea
Late Morning Concurrent Symposia
10:30 – Symposium Session 1 & 2 (Concurrent)
Symposium 1: Women’s Health in Focus – Understanding Complex, Overlapping Conditions
Symposium 2: Decoding Chronic Pain – Musculoskeletal, Neurological & Immune-Mediated Perspectives
12:30 – Lunch
Afternoon Concurrent Symposia
13:30 – Symposium Session 3 & 4 (Concurrent)
Symposium 3: The Hidden Load – Mental Health in Chronic Illness
Symposium 4: Beyond the Diagnosis – Tackling Common Comorbidities in POTS
15:00 – Afternoon Tea
Late Afternoon
15:20 – Panel / Featured Session
Australian POTS Foundation Scholars/Residents
15:45 – Prize Session
Allied Health Prize Presentations
16:15 – Panel
Innovative Models of Care for Managing Invisible and Complex Illness
16:45 – Plenary
The Gut–Body Connection: Gastrointestinal Manifestations in POTS and Invisible Illness
17:15 – Plenary
Hypermobility in Clinical Practice: Recognition, Management, and Ongoing Challenges
17:45 – Close/Networking Session
Community Day -
Provisional Program
Friday 5th June
(Program subject to change)
09:30 – Start
09:45 – Opening Plenary
Managing fatigue in complex chronic conditions: lessons learned from Long COVID
10:15 – Lived Experience Panel
Advocacy, care, and navigating health systems with chronic illness
10:45 – Morning Tea
Late Morning
11:15 – Plenary
POTS in perspective: managing the individual, not the syndrome
11:45 –Guided Session
Living well with chronic illness: breathing and meditation strategies
12:15 – Concurrent Workshops
Symposium 1: The Gut Matters
Everyday strategies for managing digestive health
Symposium 2: Beyond POTS
Practical approaches to common overlapping conditions
13:15 – Lunch
Afternoon
14:15 – Concurrent Workshops
Symposium 3: Growing Up With Chronic Illness
Challenges and supports for young people
Symposium 4: Thriving With Chronic Illness
Practical strategies and emerging knowledge
15:15 – Panel
From lived experience to evidence: strengthening Australian research in POTS and related conditions
15:45 – Closing Remarks
16.00 – 17.00 Afternoon Tea and Connection Hour
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