Dr. Jianni Tien is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies at the University of Sydney. Jianni works at the intersection of science and technology studies, the feminist environmental humanities, and sociology of health. She researches the ontologies and epistemologies at work in our Anthropocene era and the power structures that underpin them, including questions of situated and enforced Western knowledges. Jianni’s doctoral research examined the affective power of scuba diving in cenotes – naturally occurring sinkholes – and how to harness such affective power in order to ethically respond to the complex dilemmas of the Anthropocene. Her current research projects include the social dimensions of innovations in nanosensing biotechnology; human-microbial relations, and the politics of the transcorporeal in lung cancer stigma.

Dr Cher McGillivray is a registered Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor at Bond University. Cher has disseminated research in areas including complex trauma, childhood sexual abuse, mindfulness, and resilience in children and families. She is currently active in developing complex trauma parent interventions, assessment measures of moral injury; and research areas of self-compassion, posttraumatic growth, and recovery from adverse childhood experiences.

Dr Lucy Bates gained her Medical Degree from The Australian University Medical School and completed her O&G training in Canberra. She has extensive subspecialty training in Urogynaecology at St George Hospital (Sydney) and Robina Hospital (Gold Coast).

Special interests
* Management of prolapse
* Overactive bladder
* Incontinence
* Vaginal mesh complication

Dr Bates’ research interests lie in obstetric trauma and the pathogenesis of the overactive bladder.

Hospitals
Private: Westmead Private Hospital
Public: Westmead Hospital

Stephen Touyz is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney and Director of the Inside Out Institute, Sydney Local Health District /University of Sydney. He is also a visiting Senior Consultant at Westmead Hospital and a Clinical Psychology Adviser to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Emeritus Prof Touyz is a member of the Technical Advisory Group on Eating Disorders of the Department of Health and a member of the steering committee of the National Eating Disorders Collaboration. He is the co-founding editor in chief of the Journal of Eating Disorders. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Science degree and PhD from the University of Cape Town and an honours degree in psychology from the University of Witwatersrand. Emeritus Prof Touyz is a Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders and the Australian Psychological Society. He is the editor/author of seven books over 450 book chapters/peer reviewed publications. He was the first ever recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders and the recipient of a Leadership in Research Award by the Academy of Eating Disorders. In 2014, he was awarded the Ian Campbell prize in Clinical Psychology by the Australian Psychological Society.

A/Prof Wong is Senior Staff Specialist Rheumatologist at Westmead Hospital, Sydney. He has worked professionally in Melbourne and Sydney and regularly visits the regional centre of Coffs Harbour to see patients, where he previously lived and worked. He is passionate about bone health and improving osteoporosis management in Australia.

Professor Joe Torresi is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Practitioner Fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and a Professor of Medicine, University of Melbourne. He is an infectious diseases physician at the Austin hospital, Knox Private Hospital, a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, has a PhD in Microbiology and is co-director of the Australian GeoSentinel Surveillance network site. Joseph heads a hepatitis virology laboratory at the Doherty Institute, which is focused on vaccine and immunology research for hepatitis C and hepatitis B and C pathogenesis.

Sarah Callister is a senior medical educator with Family planning NSW. She currently leads the doctors FPAA course and is involved in development and teaching of courses in cervical screening, Implanon, and IUD insertion. She works in clinics with Family Planning at Newington, Penrith and an outreach post at Blacktown Women’s and Girl’s Health Centre. She is also an experienced GP having worked in Sydney’s inner west for the past 15 years.

Anelyssa D’Abreu, MD, is a neurologist who specialises in geriatric neurology and movement disorders, caring for elderly patients with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and dementia. Her primary research interest is the study of healthcare delivery models to improve care for patients and families affected by these disorders. Originally from Brazil, D’Abreu moved to attend medical school in Sao Paulo at the University of Campinas (Unicamp). She came to the U.S. to complete her residency training at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. D’Abreau then pursued a fellowship in geriatric neurology at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Areas of Interest: Social & political philosophy; Feminist philosophy; Normative Ethics; Applied ethics

I am a Senior Lecturer at Sydney Health Ethics, University of Sydney, Australia, where I teach introduction to moral philosophy and bioethical methodologies. My research focusses on issues of human flourishing, at the intersection of feminist theory, ethics, and political philosophy. I am particularly interested in questions related to power, health & well-being, identity & group relations, and personal & group agency. I am currently developing an account of public heath virtue ethics, and am part of a team exploring theories of reproductive autonomy in the context of genetic carrier screening.

Dr Samantha Sundercombe graduated with First Class Honours in Medicine from the University of Sydney, as well as a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Genetics). After clinical training including experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology she trained as a Genetic Pathologist at NSW Health Pathology (Prince of Wales and Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals) and Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology (DHM) and joined DHM as a Pathologist in 2022.
Dr Sundercombe is interested in all aspects of genetics and is more than happy to assist doctors with any enquiries relating to genetic testing.

Dr Lauren Akesson is a dual trained genetic pathologist and clinical geneticist with a PhD in cystic fibrosis. Her training in paediatrics and genetics was completed in Perth, Darwin, Melbourne, Adelaide, and the Netherlands. She has experience in the clinical management of couples seeking fertility and pregnancy management including high risk reproductive carrier screening and non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) results. Lauren is Melbourne Pathology’s first genetic pathologist, and she has honorary positions at the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital. She has a special interest in implementing new approaches to genetic testing, and understands the importance of patient-centred care.

C. Michael White, Pharm.D., FCP, FCCP is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy.

His ~490 publications resulted in 16288 citations, an H-index of 66, and i10 Index of 242; placing him within an elite group of researchers. Dr. White’s research interests are in the areas of comparative effectiveness and preventing adverse events from drugs, devices, dietary supplements, and illicit substances. His work has been published in JAMA, Lancet, Annals of Internal Medicine and Circulation (among others) with research coverage by NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, BBC, CNN, NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Boston Globe, PBSNewsHour, WNPR Morning Edition, Prevention Magazine, and hundreds of other (inter)national media outlets. Five of his publications were among the top 5 read articles in that journal in the years they were published. His work has been primarily funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality with additional grants from the Donaghue Foundation, Pfeiffer Foundation, and American College of Clinical Pharmacy, among others.

He had a recurring segment on a local Connecticut TV station (NBC30 and then FOX61) where he shared medical news with the public (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrPgfEMHpv4_MfEm1W_tRQ) from 2001 to 2020, has articles with over 1.5 million readers for The Conversation, and appeared on the Dr Oz show. He is a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacologists and The American College of Clinical Pharmacy and is on the editorial boards of the Annals of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Practice News. Dr. White is a UConn Teaching Fellow, the highest university teaching designation, and received the Provost’s Award for Public Engagement for his media, migrant farmworker clinic, and COVID-19 work.
He has received the American College of Clinical Pharmacist Young Investigator Award, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Award for Sustained Contributions to the Literature and the Drug Therapy Research Awards, and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Lyman Award and the Weaver Award.