Professor John Zalcberg was the Director, Division of Cancer Medicine, at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre for 17 years prior to taking up the position of Professor of Cancer Research in the School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine at Monash University in 2014.

After earning a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Melbourne and a PhD in cancer immunology, he served as Director of Medical Oncology at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and as Director of Cancer Services at the Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre.

Fiona is a journalist with more than 20 years’ experience in health writing. She has written for The Lancet, Medical Observer and Australian Doctor. She started her career in journalism with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and spent around a decade on it’s flagship current affairs programme, Lateline. She is currently based in London and is the founder of Harley Street Emporium, a website that is dedicated to providing evidence-based information to women on menopause and skin care.

Dr Yvonne Brennan is a clinical and laboratory haematologist with an interest in thrombosis and haemostasis medicine. She is the supervising pathologist for the SA Pathology Specialised Haemostasis Laboratory. She is also a clinician, with clinics at Royal Adelaide Hospital and Lyell McEwin Hospital. She has been involved with the development of several guidelines including the upcoming Therapeutic Guidelines Cardiovascular 8, in which she was the primary reviewer for the VTE Prophylaxis and VTE Treatment topics.

Dr Flavia Fayet-Moore is a Brazilian-born, Canadian-raised, Australian-made scientist, nutritionist, researcher, entrepreneur, fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and Adjunct Lecturer at Newcastle University. She obtained her Honours Bachelor of Science in nutrition from the University of Toronto, and her Masters and PhD in nutrition from The University of Sydney. She is the CEO of NRAUS (Nutrition Research Australia), and the co-founder of Food is Cool, where nutrition in schools is done differently. Dr Flav’s 20+ year career has been dedicated to nutrition research which makes a public health impact

Dr Jessica Floreani is a GP with a special interest in sexual and reproductive health. She has a certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Diploma in Child Health and is an IUD Trainer. Jessica is the current LARC Coordinator and a medical educator at SHINE SA where has worked for the past 12 years. Jessica is passionate about all things LARC and particularly about IUD training and has developed an IUD Train the Trainer Program. Jessica also works in private practice in Adelaide at Aware Women’s Health as a specialist women’s health practitioner.

Dr Scott is an early-career researcher at the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI): Sleep Health Group, Flinders University. Dr Scott has extensive expertise in the assessment and treatment of sleep disorders using sleep technologies.

She is the co-inventor of THIM: the first wearable device to track and treat chronic insomnia.

Dr Scott is currently conducting multiple research studies that all aim to improve the management of sleep disorders by using emerging technologies to assess pathophysiology more precisely and to administer innovative treatments.

Dr Gopinath is a subspecialist Urogynaecologist and clinical lead at Nepean Hospital in Western Sydney. She has done five years of fellowship in urogynaecology, working in tertiary institutions both in UK and Australia. She has been a consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology since 2014 and has more than 20 years’ experience in this specialty.

Her passion is in streamlining healthcare and making safe, evidence based care accessible to women with pelvic floor dysfunction. She specialises particularly in cases with recurrent prolapse and urinary and faecal incontinence, offering both native tissue and mesh solutions via laparoscopic, robotic and vaginal surgical approaches. Other procedures undertaken include Urodynamics, Endoanal and translabial ultrasound, as well as Anorectal manometry.

Dr Gopinath has been described as a complete finisher with focus, goal directed approach and perseverance and a never give up attitude. She has personable skills and works well within the team. Her belief is that a solution is always hidden in any problem and all it takes is a positive attitude and hard work. Specific patient goals are a priority, and she tries to get there by informed shared decision making. Education and research are other passions, and she’ll never shy away from an opportunity to share medical knowledge with the wider community.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her four fur babies and two girls. She loves cooking, embroidery and any craft projects.