Bridges & Pathways Institute

Bridges & Pathways Institute or Bridges and Pathways is an Australian patient group for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome patients and fibromyalgia.

Aims
Bridges and Pathways aims to "improve research and services for Australians disadvantaged by ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), Fibromyalgia and associated conditions."

Services
A number of different services are offered, including holistic team management, care planning and appropriate referrals, health coaching, self management and networking groups, partnering with healthcare providers and researchers.

Resources
Bridges and Pathways provides many different resourcing including resources for physicians, diagnostic and asssessment information, management plans, patient self-help resources, and patient handouts.

Research center
A research center is also planned.

Notable people
Catharine Powell - Public Officer and Chairperson Board members:
 * Debra Davis
 * Jennifer Faulkner
 * Kathy Riding
 * Sanda Ash

History
Bridges and Pathways was founded in 1999.

Online presence

 * Website
 * Twitter
 * Facebook page
 * YouTube channel
 * Instagram
 * LinkedIn

Resources to download

 * Assessment tools and Patient handouts from Bridges & Pathways