Dr Rupert Hinds commenced working as Paediatric Gastroenterologist at Monash Medical Centre in March 2009. Prior to this he had worked in the United Kingdom as a consultant at King’s College Hospital and St Thomas’s Hospital in London from November 2004. He manages children and adolescents with gastrointestinal problems and his clinical and research interests include nutrition, hepatology and inflammatory bowel disease. He is now head of the department of gastroenterology at Monash Children’s Hospital as well as Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics at Monash University.

Prof Bu Yeap (MBBS, FRACP, PhD) is Professor, Medical School, University of Western Australia and consultant endocrinologist, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA. He has longstanding interests in the area of androgens and health during male ageing, and clinical care of patients with endocrine disorders and diabetes. He has published extensively on epidemiological associations of low testosterone with poorer health outcomes in older men, and was a chief investigator in the T4DM trial. He has 300 publications with 10,000 citations. Dr Yeap co-authored the Endocrine Society of Australia’s Position Statement on assessment and management of male hypogonadism.

Dr Philip Lee is a Respiratory and Sleep physician. He graduated with Honours from the University of New South Wales and completed his specialist training at St Vincent’s and St George Hospitals. He is a consultant in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at St George and Northern Beaches Hospitals. He has specific clinical and research interest in sleep medicine, COPD, respiratory failure and non-invasive ventilation.
Dr Lee has extensive experience in managing sleep disorders with a diverse range of clinical expertise in various Respiratory diseases. Dr Lee has received local and international awards for his research work with continuing research interests in COPD, respiratory failure and non-invasive ventilation.
He is also an expert advisor for Research Review Australia in COPD and has been an invited speaker at various local Respiratory and Sleep symposiums.
In 2016, Dr Lee has received the ST George Individual Volunteer Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to the community.
Dr Lee is multi-lingual with proficiency in Cantonese and Mandarin.

Dr Merlin Thomas MBChB, PhD, FRACP is a Professor of Medicine at Monash University, Melbourne. Professor Thomas is both a physician and a research scientist. He has published over 300 articles in many of the world’s leading medical journals, as well as several books including The Longevity List and Fast Living, Slow Ageing. He is internationally recognized as a speaker, opinion-leader, teacher and medical storyteller. His research focuses on discovering new ways to prevent and treat the complications of diabetes.

Chief Medical Officer, Director of Gynaepath Douglas Hanly Moir Pathology Sydney

Clinical cytopathologist, Gynaecological pathologist 40 years

Professor of Pathology Sydney School of Medicine University Notre Dame. Immediate past president ASCCP, pathology advisor NSW cervical Screening program, Chair of Board of Education Australian Society of Cytology. Interests: population health screening programs, monitoring, quality assurance