I obtained a Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology, Masters Degree in Research, and PhD at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Brisbane. My Masters and PhD research involved investigating the role of exercise for improving health outcomes among women with breast cancer. Following my PhD, I completed a postdoctoral role within the exercise physiology and neuromuscular fatigue laboratory at the University of Lyon and University of Jean Monnet (France). Presently, as part of the ARENA research centre, I’ll be contributing to research around the beneficial effects of physical activity on health-related outcomes.

Dr Daryl Cheng is a consultant paediatrician and clinical informatician at The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH), consultant paediatrician at Monash Children’s Hospital and Head of Paediatrics, Cabrini Health with additional clinical research and educational posts at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne.

He is engaged in systems thinking, innovation and design work through appointments in the RCH Strategy, Quality & Improvement team, and as a digital health consultant at the Melbourne Children’s Campus Centre for Health Analytics and RCH Electronic Medical Record Team. His public health interest spans medical lead and clinical research roles with Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination in the Community (SAEFVIC), Victoria’s vaccine safety surveillance system and also at the Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC).

Review Dr Cheng’s research and scholarly contributions via ORCiD, University of Melbourne and MCRI.

Daryl has specific interests in acute care / high dependency inpatient paediatrics and travel & immunisation medicine. He is a co-founder of Family & Immunisation Travel Specialists (FITS), and consults privately at Cabrini Health Malvern.

A graduate of Monash University, his interests led him to pursue further training in public health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His paediatric training was completed in Melbourne, Australia and also paediatric clinical fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children (Sickkids) in Toronto, Canada.

Outside of clinical medicine, Daryl holds various committee and council roles at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), Australian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) and is a non-executive board director of Adventist Healthcare Limited (AHCL). He is a fellow of RACP, an associate fellow of AIDH and the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). He is also CHIA certified.

Daryl enjoys travel, photography and is an active member and founder of various community and non-profit enterprise ventures.

Dr Payam Nikpoor is a urogynaecologist and pelvic reconstruction surgeon.
Payam started his training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Adelaide and moved to Melbourne to subspecialise in the field of urogynaecology.
During his 3 years of training in urogynaecology he worked in Mercy Hospital for Women and Monash Health.

Currently a fellow of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) and a Certified Urogynaecologist (CU), he works as a consultant in Monash Health Dandenong Hospital. In this position he runs Pelvic Floor and Perineal clinics with regular operating lists and is involved in teaching and training of junior medical staff and trainees.
In his private practice he consults at Waverley Private Hospital and Jean Hailes for women (Clayton). He has regular operating lists and urodynamic sessions at Waverley Private Hospital.

Todd Scarce is a Physiotherapist with more than 15-years experience in private practice. He has a passion for the role Physiotherapists can play not only in rehabilitation from injury or surgery, but in improving the health of the Australian population. It is this passion that led to Todd’s involvement with Kieser Australia. Kieser is a network of integrated Physiotherapy and strength-training clinics, specialising in active rehabilitation and strengthening programs for all ages, conditions and pursuits. Kieser Norwood is due to open in August 2023.

Susan is Australia’s leading expert in the area of cyber safety and was a member of Victoria Police for 27 years. She was the first Victoria Police officer appointed to a position involving cybersafety and young people. She has completed advanced training in the USA including the Protecting Children Online Certificate from Fox Valley Technical College and the ‘University Certificate in Child Safety on the Internet’ from the University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom. She has also been awarded The National Medal, the Victoria Police Service Medal – 2nd Clasp, and the National Police Medal. She provides 100’s of hours of pro bono support to parents and schools each year in relation to online issues.

Clinical Associate Professor Ralph Audehm is a GP of 30 years experience. He is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of General Practice at the University of Melbourne. He has a broad interest in chronic disease management, diabetes, heart disease and transitional research. He was the clinical director at Dianella Community Health and the Director of Program and Services at Diabetes Victoria.

Dr Anneliese Perkins consults from the Ashford Medical Centre, on site at Ashford Hospital. She provides labour and birthing options at the Ashford Hospital. Ashford Hospital is fully equipped with the highest level of private intensive care, neonatal and maternal care available in South Australia. In addition to private obstetrics, she also works as a Sonologist at Adelaide Women’s Imaging providing Specialist Medical Ultrasound services including nuchal translucency, amniocentesis, morphology and high risk fetal growth monitoring. Dr Anneliese Perkins strives to provide compassionate and professional obstetric care for women during pregnancy and childbirth, working with women and their partners to facilitate a successful and enjoyable birth process.

Sacha is a Nurse Practitioner working in paediatric allergy in a tertiary hospital. She is also the Nurse Unit Manager for the service. She has been working in allergy for over 20 years and my interests include anaphylaxis management, food allergy and venom immunotherapy. She is also a casual tutor for the Professional Certificate in Allergy Nursing run through the University of South Australia.