Dr. Hazel Keedle is a Senior Lecturer of Midwifery at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University. She has over two decades of experience as a clinician in nursing and midwifery, educator, and researcher. Her research interests are vaginal birth after caesarean, birth trauma, and maternity experiences, which she explores primarily using feminist mixed methodologies.
Dr. Keedle’s work is recognised nationally and internationally. She has made many invited conference and seminar presentations, and her research has been widely published in academic journals and books. She is the author of the book “Birth after Caesarean: Your Journey to a Better Birth,” which is based on her PhD findings. Dr. Keedle is also the lead researcher on the largest maternity experiences survey, The Birth Experience Study.
Dr Keedle is passionate about improving the experiences of women during childbirth. She is committed to using her research to advocate for women’s rights and to ensure that all women have access to respectful, supportive maternity care.

Dr Hohenberg is an academic geriatrician working at the Salus Clinic and Brellah organisations. He was trained at the Royal Free and University College London Medical Schools (University of London) and moved to Australia in 2008. Completing training in Sydney, he became a geriatric specialist in 2016. He has a strong interest in medical education including development of professional skills at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as curriculum development. He has completed a Master’s degree in medical education through research with a qualitative project on the subject of what interns want to learn and how, during their first year of practice. Dr Hohenberg’s vision is to develop a strong academic geriatric multi-disciplinary specialty that is built upon excellence in research and education that translates to effective integrated clinical outcomes for patients, carers and staff within our healthcare and tertiary education systems.

Dr. Simon Sherry directs Dalhousie University’s Personality Research Team. Dr. Sherry and his team are responsible for making critical advancements in our understanding of the link between personality and mental health; in particular, they have clarified the contribution of perfectionism to depression, anxiety, eating disorders, relationship problems, and suicide. Dr. Sherry also researches alcohol problems. He has published 160 scientific articles and earned more than $2.5 million in grant funds.

Wanting to directly help more people, in 2018, Dr. Sherry and his wife founded CRUX Psychology, a team of 16 Ph.D.-level psychologists. CRUX provides high-quality, evidence-based individual therapy, couples therapy, and assessment. Therapy and assessment are available online and in person. CRUX serves Atlantic Canada and Alberta.

In his clinical practice, Dr. Simon Sherry treats and assesses various problems in both individuals and couples. Dr. Sherry is also a strong advocate for the science and practice of psychology. He regularly works with the media as part of his goal to educate the public about mental health problems in a scientific, non-sensationalized way.

Associate Professor Raewyn Campbell currently works as a dedicated Rhinologist and Skull Base surgeon in Australia. Raewyn completed 3 international fellowships in Rhinology and Skull Base surgery in Auckland, New Zealand and Philadelphia and Columbus, USA. Raewyn has published multiple journal articles and book chapters and has presented at specialist conferences worldwide. She is actively involved in teaching medical students and otorhinolaryngology/ENT trainees and teaches at rhinology and skull base courses locally and internationally. Raewyn has also trained surgeons internationally and is actively involved in ongoing rhinology and skull base research. She is on the editorial boards for the Australian Journal of Otolaryngology and Rhinology (Frontiers in Allergy special edition) and is a reviewer for multiple academic journals. She is currently undertaking a PhD at The University of Sydney. Raewyn has an active interest in both paediatric and adult otorhinolaryngology. Raewyn is married with two young children. Raewyn’s memberships include: Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australasian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Australia and New Zealand Rhinologic Society, Fellow of American Rhinologic Society, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, North American Skull Base Society International Committee Member, Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy ENT Associate Member Representative. Associate Professor Raewyn Campbell operates at the following hospitals: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Macquarie University Hospital, North Shore Private Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Chatswood Private Hospital, Sydney Children’s Hospital, St Vincent’s Private Hospital, and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse.

Professor Paul Fitzgerald is the Head of the School of Medicine and Psychology at the Australian National University. He is an academic psychiatrist with a MBBS degree, Masters of Psychological Medicine and research PhD from Monash University. He has conducted an extensive range of experimental studies and clinical trials, focused on the development of novel treatments options for patients with depression, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD, autism and Alzheimer’s disease with a special interest in repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). He has had continual NHMRC grant support for 20 years and over $10 million in research support in the last 5 years. He has published several books, over 500 journal articles and been cited over 25,000 times. He has established multiple clinical rTMS services, founded several device and clinical service companies and led a national application to MSAC in the Federal Department of Health which resulted, in 2021, in Medicare funding ($280 million in year 1) for rTMS therapy for patients with depression.

Dr Pinzon Charry is a Paediatric Clinical Immunologist and Allergist based at the Queensland Children’s Hospital and in private practice. He combines clinical work, research, as well as trainee education. He is a regular examiner for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and holds academic appointments with Griffith University and the University of Queensland. Dr Pinzon Charry is the Queensland representative for the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) and serves in the Clinical Immunology Committee for the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)

A/Prof Kal Asrress is a Consultant and Interventional Cardiologist at St George and St George Private Hospitals, as well as Bankstown Hospital where he is the Director of the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory, Interventional Cardiologist at Liverpool Hospital, and Clinical Associate Professor at Macquarie University.

Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe began work at the Telethon Institute in 2005 and is now a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Respiratory Environmental Health team at the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre, a partnership between Telethon Kids Institute, Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation and Perth Children’s Hospital. He is also an Associate Professor in the School of Population Health, Curtin University. During his time at the Institute, Associate Professor Larcombe has led many research projects, primarily investigating the physiological and developmental consequences of exposure to a range of environmental insults including: – allergen exposure (particularly ovalbumin and house dust mite as models of allergic airways disease) – respiratory viral infection (including rhinovirus and influenza) – pollutants (including electronic cigarette aerosols, tobacco smoke, diesel/biodiesel exhaust and arsenic) – climate change (including the impacts of increased atmospheric CO2). Associate Professor Larcombe’s research has shown how exposure to such insults in early-life (including in utero) can have significant impacts on lung growth and lung function, and lead to life-long respiratory disease. The goals of his research are to establish and employ relevant models of respiratory dysfunction which can be easily manipulated to identify mechanisms of disease. Once likely mechanisms are fully identified, Associate Professor Larcombe employs interventional studies with the ultimate goal of reducing the impact of early-life respiratory system insults on lung function which, in the long term, will improve the health of children and families.

I am passionate about surgical excellence and quality of life after surgery. My purpose is to listen to your needs and provide the best surgical care.
Mary Ann Johnson is recognised as an oesophageal and gastric surgeon for benign and cancerous conditions in Melbourne.
While she has a broad experience in many aspects of general surgery her sub specialty interests are:
* Achalasia
* Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer
* Gallstones
* Groin Hernia
* Reflux
* Gastric Ulcers
* Abdominal wall Hernia
* Hiatus Hernia
* Diaphragmatic Hernia
Qualifications
* Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (Hons) 2005 James Cook University
* Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2013
* Fellow of ANZGOSA 2016

Martin completed undergraduate and basic physician training in the UK before emigrating to Melbourne in 2006. He completed Respiratory and Sleep Medicine training through Monash Medical Centre and St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne.

His PhD, awarded through Monash University, investigated clinical phenotyping of COPD exacerbations, with a focus on the interaction of cardiac disease and COPD.

He holds an academic appointment with Monash University and is a PhD supervisor. Martin has published extensively in leading journals including Lancet Respiratory Medicine, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, European Respiratory Journal, Chest and Respirology. He is a Deputy Editor for Respirology. His PhD was awarded the Fairfax Family research scholarship and he was a finalist for the prestigious Thoracic Society Australia and New Zealand New Investigator Award.

He works predominantly as a Respiratory and Sleep Physician at Monash Medical Centre and as Head of Unit for both Respiratory and General Medicine at Jessie McPherson Private Hospital. Through Monash Lung and Sleep Department he maintains an active research interest in COPD and severe asthma including biological therapies. He has expertise in a broad range of respiratory and sleep disorders and performs a weekly bronchoscopy list.

Dr Thomas is a Vascular and Renal Transplant Surgeon with over 10 years clinical experience in the field and is a member of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons and Australia New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery. During his training to become a surgeon, he was involved in vascular science research, with publications produced in several international journals. He is regularly invited to speak at both local and international vascular conferences. After completing his FRACS training, Dr Thomas undertook specialised endovascular training in Leipzig, Germany and Padua, Italy prior to taking up his consultant position at the Randwick Campus Hospitals.