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==Medical guidelines== The 2002 Australian CFS guidelines are widely criticized<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://sacfs.asn.au/about/guidelines/letter_mar_7.htm | title = ME/CFS Australia (SA) Inc: Letter to eMJA (March 7, 2002) | website = sacfs.asn.au | access-date = 2018-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.ahmf.org/guidelines.html | title = Alison Hunter Memorial Foundation: Supporting Biomedical Research Into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Sydnrome ME/CFS - Guidelines | website = ahmf.org | access-date = 2018-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://meaustralia.net/2018/11/30/difference-between-australian-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-guidelines-and-me/ | title = Difference between Australian chronic fatigue syndrome guidelines and ME | date = 2018-11-30 | website = ME Australia|language=en | access-date = 2018-12-05}}</ref> and there are vast differences between Australian CFS guidelines and the [[International Consensus Criteria|ICC]] of ME. The 2002 Australian guidelines were written by the [[National Health and Medical Research Council]] (NHRMC) fellowship recipient Prof [[Andrew Lloyd]], who sits on the review committees for [[NHMRC]] grant applications.<ref name="#MEACTION20160120ahd" /> The NHMRC website lists resources for clinicians, including the, [[Canadian Consensus Criteria]] (CCC) and [[Institute of Medicine report]]'s [[Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease|SEID]] criteria , but also including recommendations for [[exercise]], [[cognitive behavioral therapy]] (CBT) and [[Antidepressant|antidepressants]].<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://meaustralia.net/2018/09/26/australian-government-committee-on-me-and-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ | title = Australian committee on ME and chronic fatigue syndrome nearly finished report | date = 2018-09-26|work=ME Australia | access-date = 2018-10-02|language=en-US}}</ref> A government-appointed advisory committee is in the process of recommending whether new clinical guidelines should be developed to replace the outdated Australian guidelines.<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://meaustralia.net/2018/04/23/australian-governments-me-and-cfs-advisory-committee/ | title = Australian government’s ME and CFS advisory committee | date = 2018-04-23|work=ME Australia | access-date = 2018-10-02|language=en-US}}</ref> Their draft report came out in December 2018. Some Australians are lobbying for the ICC to be adopted<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.meaction.net/2016/03/14/aust-ask-the-medical-research-council-to-fund-studies/ | title = Australia: Ask the medical research council to fund studies - #MEAction | date = 2016-03-14|work=#MEAction | access-date = 2018-10-02|language=en-US}}</ref>. Some suggested letter templates have been offered for use [http://www.meaction.net/2016/03/10/australia-write-your-own-letter-to-a-politician/ here] and [http://www.meaction.net/2016/03/14/aust-ask-the-medical-research-council-to-fund-studies/ here]. ===Patient groups=== The ICC is listed by all organizations, except Western Australia's ME/CFS/Lyme Association, which lists the [[Canadian Consensus Criteria|CCC]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.mycause.com.au/charity/18043/mecfsandlymeassociationofwa | title = Donate to ME/CFS and Lyme Association of WA | website = Mycause|language=en | access-date = 2019-03-02}}</ref> One of the NSW websites lists the ICC, [[ME/CFS: A Primer For Clinical Practitioners | IACFS/ME Clinical]], the [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J092v13n02_01 2006 Paediatric Criteria]<ref name="JasonL2006paed" />, and the [[South Australian ME/CFS Guidelines]]<ref name="SthAustGuidelines" /> but is not clear on which one it endorses.{{Citation needed}} Some state organizations, [[National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases]] (NCNED) and some patients are lobbying<ref name="#MEACTION20160314amrc" /> for the 2002 RACP Australian guidelines<ref name="RACP2002" /> to be replaced with the ICC.{{Citation needed}} ===Australian medical associations=== *The [[Royal Australasian College of Physicians]] (RACP) published guidelines in 2002, in the Australian Medical Journal.<ref name="RACP2002" /> *The [[Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners]] (RACGP) published a guideline in 2015 which recommends [[graded exercise therapy]] (GET).<ref name="RACGP2015guide" /> Their magazine ''Australian Family Practitioner'' (AFP) has published articles about ME/CFS,<ref name="AFPlist" /> including a 2013 article that recommends GET and CBT.<ref name="AFP201304" /> *The Australian Medical Association (AMA) website recommends GET.<ref name="AMA20040503" /> ===National health department=== * [http://health.gov.au Australian Government Department of Health]<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://health.gov.au/ | title = Chronic fatigue syndrome | last = | first = | author-link = | date = | website = Health Direct| publisher = Australian Government Department of Health| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> * [http://www.healthdirect.gov.au/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs Direct information page on CFS from Department of Health] ===National Health and Medical Research Council=== The [http://nhmrc.gov.au NHMRC] funds health and medical research, and develops health advice & guidelines. It is part of the [[Australian Government Department of Health]]. In 2018 the NHMRC appointed an ME and CFS advisory committee<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://meaustralia.net/2018/04/23/australian-governments-me-and-cfs-advisory-committee/ | title = Australian government’s ME and CFS advisory committee | date = 2018-04-23|work=ME Australia | access-date = 2018-10-02|language=en-US}}</ref>, including Andrew Lloyd, [[Suzanne Broadbent,]] [[Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik]], and [[Kathy Rowe]]. The committee is advising the government on current research, gaps in research and whether the 2002 clinical guidelines for doctors should be revised.The NHMRC did not put out a call for applications for positions on the advisory committee, unlike the [[United States|US]] [[U.S. Department of Health and Human Services|Department of Health and Human Services]] (HHS) does for it’s former [[Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee]] (CFSAC). Nor did it follow the UK example and hold [https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/nice-announces-next-steps-in-updating-its-guideline-on-me-cfs workshops with stakeholders] before recruiting a guideline committee. ==== Draft report ==== Feb 18, 2019, [https://consultations.nhmrc.gov.au/public_consultations/mecfs-2019a Consultation on the Myalgic encephalomyelitis and Chronic fatigue syndrome Advisory Committee Report to the NHMRC Chief Executive Officer]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web | url = https://consultations.nhmrc.gov.au/public_consultations/mecfs-2019a | title = Consultation on the Myalgic encephalomyelitis and Chronic fatigue syndrome Advisory Committee Report to the NHMRC Chief Executive Officer {{!}} NHMRC Public Consultations | last = | first = | author-link = | date = Feb 18, 2019 | website = consultations.nhmrc.gov.au|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status= | access-date = 2019-03-02}}</ref><blockquote>The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Myalgic encephalomyelitis and Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) Advisory Committee (the Committee) is releasing the draft ''ME/CFS Advisory Committee Report to the NHMRC Chief Executive Officer ''(the draft Report)'' ''for public consultation. The Committee invites the Australian community to provide comments on its draft Report (Attachment A) before finalising and providing it to NHMRC’s CEO. The Committee’s report to the CEO will help to inform decisions about what NHMRC can do given its dual role in supporting health and medical research and developing evidence based health advice for the Australian community.<ref name=":0" /></blockquote> ===State and territory health departments=== * Victoria - [https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs Better Health - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome] - information for the public * ACT * NSW * South Australia * Northern Territory * Queensland * Tasmania * Western Australia
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