A/Prof Nicole Goh is a graduate of the University of Melbourne. She trained as a specialist respiratory and sleep medicine physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Austin Hospital in Melbourne before completing her training at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. She obtained her PhD at the Imperial College in London (UK) on “prognostic evaluation of interstitial lung disease secondary to systemic sclerosis.

Nicole works at the Austin and Alfred Hospitals as a respiratory and sleep medicine physician. She manages all respiratory and sleep disorders but has a particular interest in interstitial lung diseases. She is the Director of the Interstitial Lung Disease Service at the Austin Hospital.

Nicole is also actively involved in research and teaching. Her main research is in the area of Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD), focusing in particular on measures of improving quality of life (for example, the role of pulmonary rehabilitation and supplementary oxygen). Nicole is on the Steering Committee of the National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Registry. She has collaborations with the Australian Scleroderma Interest Group (ASIG).

Nicole is currently the Chair of IBAS (Institute for Breathing and Sleep) Medical and Scientific Research Committee, and the Chair of the PIVOT (Pulmonary Interstitial Vascular Organisational Taskforce) group.

Prue Walker, BSW, MA (Social Policy), Churchill Fellow, is a clinical social worker with 20 years’ experience in child protection and out-of-home care services. She has held leadership roles in Victoria and the Northern Territory and, for the past five years, has worked in FASD services at Monash Health, where she coordinates FASDConnect. Prue’s contributions to FASD diagnosis and early identification have been recognised through the 2023 Monash Health Allied Health Award and the 2024 HESTA Award for Individual Excellence. She provides training and consultation, advocating for improved FASD identification within child protection to reduce risks to children.

Dr Bobby Chan is a highly regarded endocrinologist who has been serving the St George and Shire community as a doctor since the early 2000s. His advanced training was completed at prestigious teaching hospitals, and he has also provided care in rural areas such as Orange, the Blue Mountains, and Lithgow. He has worked as a staff specialist at St George Public Hospital and Campbelltown Public Hospital. Currently, Dr Chan practices most days at South Sydney Medical Specialists (Kogarah and Miranda) and consults at several private hospitals, including St George Private Hospital, Hurstville Private Hospital, Waratah Hospital, and Kareena Hospital. Dr Chan has a special interest in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as gestational diabetes. His expertise extends to general endocrinology, including weight management, insulin resistance, osteoporosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, thyroid disorders, and diseases of the pituitary and adrenal glands. He played a key role in establishing the Gestational Diabetes Clinic and the Multidisciplinary Case Conference at St George Hospital in 2016. Additionally, he was the leading endocrinologist for the Type 1 Diabetes Clinic at Campbelltown Hospital and is now collaborating with Lucy Casson to develop a transitional Type 1 Diabetes clinic in the private sector. At South Sydney Medical Specialists, Dr Chan also oversees a weight loss program that effectively helps patients achieve weight loss through diet and medical treatment. He is a member of the World Obesity Federation and is certified by the Strategic Centre for Obesity Professional Education (SCOPE). Dr Chan is actively involved in both local and international meetings. He is passionate about teaching and remains committed as a hospital clinical tutor. Known for his compassion and dedication, Dr Chan is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin and is dedicated to providing the highest level of care for his patients.

Dr Louise Mewton is an Associate Professor and public health researcher with a focus on the epidemiology, assessment, prevention, and treatment of alcohol use and related disorders across the lifespan. She is Program Lead in Lifespan and Brain Health Research at the Matilda Centre, University of Sydney. Louise’s current program of research focuses on understanding and reducing the cognitive impacts of alcohol exposure during gestation, adolescence, and older adulthood. She has received $16M in fellowship and project funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Rotary Health, Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration, Dementia Australia, and National Institutes of Health (US). Working with the Australian Government Department of Health, she is currently developing teacher resources for the identification and management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in primary school settings. In adolescents, she has an NIH-funded program of research using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study which investigates the neurodevelopment of adolescents at risk for harmful alcohol use. Louise is also a Visiting Academic at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, University of New South Wales, and collaborates extensively with the COSMIC Collaborators. She is currently leading a study using international data from the COSMIC cohort studies to investigate the relationship between alcohol use and dementia cross-nationally. In addition, she leads a collaboration between COSMIC and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation to achieve better coverage of low-to-middle income countries in the Global Burden of Disease estimates for dementia. Funded by the Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration, she is currently leading a large-scale randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of an online alcohol intervention in reducing alcohol use and cognitive decline in older adults.

I completed my PhD at the University of Sydney in 2023. My thesis rigorously tested claims that moderate alcohol consumption has health benefits. I have a strong interest in statistical methods and research designs that help us tease apart correlation from causation. My primary work now involves researching the relationship between alcohol and the brain across the lifespan. I am also helping to generate global dementia incidence and prevalence statistics, as well as analysing the relationship between chronotype and mental health in adolescence.

Dr Watson is currently working his second year of a Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Fellowship at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. He completed his core training at the Royal Women’s Hospital and is in the frantic final 12 months of RANZCOG training. He have special interests in gender affirming care, paediatric and adolescent gynaecoclogy, sexual health and abortion care.

Dr Ford graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery from Griffith University in 2009. After graduating from medical school she worked as a resident medical officer at Logan Hospital for 3 years completing a year of dedicated obstetrics before deciding to join the General Practice specialist training programme in 2013 and completing her specialist training in 2015. Dr Ford has over 10 years of personal and professional experience helping neurodiverse families live their best lives. In addition to her work with neurodiverse families Dr Mel also has a special interest in managing complex antenatal patients and enjoys all aspects of women’s health and paediatrics. She also has many years managing complex medical patients and enjoys working with her patients to better their lives and health.

Professor Anne Chang is an established clinician researcher recognised for her contributions to clinical research in the areas of paediatric cough, bronchiectasis and evidence-based medicine. She has helped develop and apply evidence based medicine for respiratory illness in children, in Australia and internationally in the areas of paediatric cough, bronchiectasis and asthma. She has published >650 peer reviewed articles and book chapters, and led several guidelines. She was a continuous NHMRC Practitioner Fellow from 2004-2023 and now holds L3 fellowship. Professor Chang has altered several paradigms related to children’s lung health.

Moksh is an epilepsy specialist with expertise and special interest in seeing patients seizure disorders. He completed his neurology training at the Austin and St Vincent’s hospitals, and then completed a clinical epilepsy fellowship at the Austin Hospital. He works as a consultant neurologist at Eastern and Northern Health. He specializes in the assessment and management of patients who have a suspected or confirmed first seizure, as well as those diagnosed with epilepsy or seizure disorders. He speaks fluent English, Hindi and Punjabi and basic Urdu.

MBBS PhD FHEA FRCP FERS President of ISAM (International Society Aerosols in Medicine) Co-Deputy Director Phase 1 Imperial MBBS Programme and Clinical Lead of CSI MBBS Director of ICRRU (Imperial College Respiratory Research Unit) St Mary’s Hospital Former Head of ERS (European Respiratory Society) Assembly 5 – Asthma, COPD, Chronic Cough, 2020-2023

Allen Cheng is a specialist in infectious diseases and an epidemiologist. He is Professor/Director of Infectious Diseases at Monash Health and the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash University in Melbourne. He is involved in the treatment of patients with infectious diseases, and providing advice to governments on communicable diseases control. He is also involved in surveillance for influenza-related hospital admissions and in clinical trials. He was previously Deputy Victorian Chief Health Officer, and a past Co-Chair of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation and the Advisory Committee for Vaccines.