Invisible Illness Education.
Health Professional Preservation.
Jennifer Smallridge and Florence Kelly have gathered a wealth of knowledge from combined 30+ years of experience to provide CPD on chronic, invisible illnesses. They are also passionate about practitioner self care and burnout prevention in this space.
Connection Medicine Co.’s clinical education offering empowers people with the skills to support those living with:
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Orthostatic Intolerance
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)
Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder
Fibromyalgia
Long Covid
Weekend Workshop:
Invisible Illnesses for Health Professionals
Join us for a weekend of deep learning and connection. If you would like to better support those living with ME/CFS, POTS/OI, hEDS/HSD, fibromyalgia and Long Covid, this is for you!
2025 dates are coming soon.
Online Course
POTS/OI For Health Professionals
Experience our unique approach towards professional development, wherever you may be.
This flagship online course is centred around POTS/OI, a much underserved clinical population with so many opportunities for us to do better.
If you aren’t yet seeing a client with orthostatic intolerance, chances are you will be soon!
Health Professional Mentoring
Experience the warm wisdom of Florence Kelly’s years of clinical practice, or Jennifer Smallridge’s dynamic and deep thinking approach.
Mentoring is suitable for any health professional supporting clients with chronic, invisible illness - or simply the prevention and management of burnout and caseload stress.
We exist to support:
Health professionals wanting to provide optimal care to those with pain and fatigue
Businesses looking to expand their services and upskill their team in this niche area
Students aspiring to learn more about best practice management of invisible illnesses
Our offering
At Connection Medicine, we know firsthand that there is a growing need for healthcare practitioners who are well-versed in the management (and frequent crossover) of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome/Orthostatic Intolerance (POTS/OI), Dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, Fibromyalgia, Long Covid and Chronic Pain.
Our training model embraces a “practice what you teach” style of learning. We offer a dynamic education program which is evidenced based, providing applicable techniques which will stick in your memory through embodied experiences.
Discover the Connection Medicine solution that best meets your needs:
In-Person Training
Immerse yourself in an intimate, embodied and supportive learning environment at a Connection Medicine course.
Custom Workplace Solutions
Provide bespoke professional development for your team, with focus areas adjusted to your unique business needs.
Connection Medicine’s unique three pillar approach:
Business Benefits.
Build authority as a business in the highly sought after sector of chronic invisible illness management. Clinics can expect a drastic rise in internal and external referrals to help this population, whilst enabling your team to work with a complex caseload, minus the burnout.
Practitioner Growth.
Improve your clinical competency and confidence in working with invisible illnesses. Experience the ability to provide meaningful support to yourself, your clients and other team members, all through the lens of evidence based therapeutic neuroscience. Become a member of our community and access resources and knowledge for life.
Client Outcomes.
Patients feel heard and understood in a healthcare model that has previously not catered to their complex needs, leading to improved symptomatic and functional outcomes. Empowerment and guidance leads to sustainable, long-term self-management.