Australian POTS Foundation

The poster competition at #Converge2026 deserves its own moment. 💙

8 researchers. 9 posters.

9 questions this field has been asking - and people who showed up with evidence, rigour, & genuine commitment to moving the dial for people living with #POTS & invisible illness. 1/9

Dr Alexis Cutchins opened with a 2002 study.

94 POTS patients compared with COPD & heart failure patients - 3 conditions not often compared.

Physical disability scores were equivalent.

"POTS is not all in your head, and it's not, it's not an emotionally driven problem"

"Patients are experts in their own experience."

A powerful reminder from Emma-Louise at #Converge2026 today.

When we listen with curiosity instead of assumptions, we create better healthcare, better research and better outcomes.

Healthcare needs to be patient-informed.

Big ideas. Cutting-edge research. Lived experience. Hope.
#Converge2026 has officially begun, bringing together some of the world's leading voices in POTS, Long COVID, ME/CFS, dysautonomia and complex chronic illness.

We'll be sharing highlights and key takeaways.
Stay tuned.

🚨 New research supported by @AustralianPots published @EurJCardNurs: Women with #POTS report worse autonomic symptoms than men, despite equal anxiety & healthcare use.
Yet face longer diagnostic delays.
Led by @mcseeley @CelineGallaghe2 @DH_Lau
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