Medical Director Hunter Pain Clinic, Hamilton Day Surgery Centre, Genesis Research Services and Innervate Pain Management Program Dr Russo developed the Hunter Pain Clinic in 1999 with a vision of providing a multidisciplinary approach to pain management. He believes that clinical diligence, early intervention education and research in the field of pain management are integral in the care of patients suffering from chronic pain.

Associate Professor Amanda Vincent MBBS, BMed Sci, PhD, FRACP, is a clinician researcher combining clinical practice in menopause with menopause related research, translation and education. She has 30 years experience as endocrinologist in the Menopause clinics, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, and is Head of Early Menopause Research, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University. A/Professor Vincent co-chaired the international guideline group to update the premature ovarian insufficiency guideline. She has over 100 peer reviewed publications and successful grant funding including the Ask Early menopause App and Ask Heart Health projects. She is Past President of the Australasian Menopause Society and current board member of the International Menopause Society.

Assoicate Professor is a Radiation Oncologist specialising in lymphoma, breast and upper GI cancer. Clinical researcher and international expert in geriatric radiation oncology. Passionate about global advocacy and education in radiation oncology. Lucinda works at Western Sydney Local Health District (Westmead/Blacktown).

Professor Sandra Turner is a staff specialist radiation oncologist (RO) who has specialised in prostate cancer for over 20 years. She was a founding member of the Faculty of RO Genito-Urinary Group and has been involved in many national/ international prostate cancer trials. Sandra was the founding Chair of the Media and Profile Committee which developed the Targeting Cancer campaign, aiming to raise awareness and educate patients and health professionals around the high value of radiation therapy in cancer care. Sandra is currently a RANZCR Faculty Councillor and was the Chief Censor (Chair of Education Committee and Chief Examiner) for several years. Sandra still loves teaching and has recently completed a PhD in medical education.

Prof Baber is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at The University of Sydney. Prof Baber is a life member and Past President of both the Australasian menopause Society and the International Menopause Society. He was editor in chief of Climacteric from 2016-2024 and chair of the scientific programme committee for the 2024 World Congress on Menopause held in Melbourne. His awards include the RANZCOG Distinguished service medal, The IMS Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Service awards and Membership of The order of Australia for service to Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Professor Birrell is Clinical Professor in the Dame Roam Mitchell Research Laboratories, Department of Medicine University of Adelaide. Previously he was the Head of Cancer Services and Surgical Oncology Flinders Medical Centre and is internationally recognised for his work in hormonal regulation of the breast.

Professor Anthony Cunningham AO, FAHMS, MD, FRACP, FRCPA is an infectious diseases physician, clinical virologist and scientist. He is Director, Centre for Virus Research at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR); Director, Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH2); and Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. Tony built up the NSW State Reference Laboratory in Virology in the mid-1980s before assuming directorship of WIMR in 1996. He was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2010 for ‘service to medicine, particularly in the field of viral research and through the development of leadership of medical and biomedical research’, and in 2015, was elected as an inaugural Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Tony is the lead author of the ‘Vaccines for COVID-19’ paper, commissioned from the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and is a longstanding consultant for Seqirus, Merck and GSK on vaccines in the ageing and for shingles and herpes. Since stepping down from the WIMR director role, he has continued his research on a NHMRC Senior Investigator Grant and become immersed in COVID-19 research, amongst other advisory positions including the NSW COVID Vaccines Committee.

David is Professor of Psychiatry at St Vincent’s Health and The University of Melbourne. He has wide clinical and research interests, encompassing schizophrenia and related disorders, bipolar disorder, OCD spectrum disorders and disorders of body image. He has a longstanding interest in the impact of licit and illicit substances on the brain and body and is actively engaged in programmes addressing the physical health of the mentally ill and the mental health of the physically ill. He has published widely in the scientific literature and is a frequent speaker at scientific meetings.

Bronwyn Stuckey is a clinical endocrinologist with a special interest in reproductive endocrinology. She is a consultant endocrinologist at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, Western Australia, Medical Director of the Keogh Institute for Medical Research and Clinical Professor in the Medical School, University of Western Australia. She is a Past President of the Australasian Menopause Society, a Life Member of the Endocrine Society of Australia, and a Member of the Order of Australia. She is very interested in the influence of reproductive hormones on metabolism.