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Dr Suen is an early career academic and practicing GP based in Melbourne, working as a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. His research and education contributions focus on chronic disease, antimicrobial stewardship, and digital health. He has presented nationally and internationally and mentors medical students and GP registrars. Dr Suen holds leadership roles with the RACGP and University of Melbourne, including on expert committees and advisory groups. He collaborates with national bodies such as the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship and I-MED Radiology to support healthcare innovation, policy, and quality improvement through data-driven approaches.
Mr Osama Elsewaisy is an experienced Orthopaedic Surgeon who treats conditions affecting the hip and knee. He regularly performs: • Hip replacement (Anterior and posterior approaches) • Knee replacement (partial, total and robotic) • Arthroscopic knee surgery, including ACL reconstruction Osama has a public appointment at St. Vincent’s in Fitzroy, and works privately in East Melbourne, Kew, Box Hill and Mulgrave.
Dr Christoph Sinz is an Austrian academic dermatologist with a sub-speciality in reflective confocal microscopy. He obtained his medical degree from the Medical University in Vienna, Austria. Upon completion of his dermatological fellowship in 2018, Christoph was appointed senior staff specialist at the Department of Dermatology, Medical University Hospital in Vienna where he led the confocal microscopy service. Christoph also completed a confocal microscopy fellowship at the Sydney Melanoma Diagnostic Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, in 2019 and now works in the Dermatology practice at Melanoma Institute Australia.
Dr. Terri-Lynne South, BSc, MBBS (Hons), FRACGP, Grad Dip Nut & Diet, APD Terri-Lynne is both a Medical Doctor (GP) and an Accredited Practicing Dietitian with a specific interest in obesity management and health conditions associated with a higher BMI. She is the current chair of the RACGP (Royal Australian College of General Practice) Specific Interest Group in Obesity Management. Terri-Lynne is the medical director of a community-based multi-disciplinary health centre that focuses on holistic management of any health condition associated with a higher BMI. She is a member of several national organisations that promote multi-dimensional advocacy for people living with obesity.
Dr Sara Whitburn (she/her) is the Medical Director at Sexual Health Victoria. She has a Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practice, has Diplomas in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Family Planning. Sara specialises in genital health, menopause, and IUD insertion training. Sara is excited about enabling healthcare professionals to deliver great sexual and reproductive healthcare.

Prof Rod 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.

Dr Jane Elliott AM has been a general practitioner in Adelaide for many years, with a special career interest in women’s health, including menopause and premature menopause. She is a clinical senior lecturer in the Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Adelaide and teaches medical students and GPs. She has been an investigator in clinical research trials in many areas of women’s health including menopause, contraception, osteoporosis and low libido. She currently consults at AWARE Women’s Health. Jane is a Past President of the Australasian Menopause Society and is a member of Healthy Bones Australia National Consumer and Community Advisory Committee.

Dr Jane Elliott AM has been a general practitioner in Adelaide for many years, with a special career interest in women’s health, including menopause and premature menopause. She is a clinical senior lecturer in the Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Adelaide and teaches medical students and GPs. She has been an investigator in clinical research trials in many areas of women’s health including menopause, contraception, osteoporosis and low libido. She currently consults at AWARE Women’s Health. Jane is a Past President of the Australasian Menopause Society and is a member of Healthy Bones Australia National Consumer and Community Advisory Committee.

Prof Wong is a rheumatologist and is the head of Rheumatology for the Western Sydney Local Health District. He is a Clinical Professor at Sydney Medical School and an Honorary Medical Director and Board Member of Healthy Bones Australia

Before joining Fragile X Association of Australia, Wendy worked in knowledge management with several professional services firms, and has experience with small member-based community organisations in management and Board roles. Wendy is passionate about supporting and advocating for the Fragile X community, and about raising awareness of Fragile X conditions. Wendy joined FXAA in 2013.
Dr Annette Connelly is a paediatrician with a special interest in complex developmental paediatrics. Based at Monash Health, she works in the Victorian Fetal Alcohol Service (VicFAS), providing multidisciplinary assessment for children with prenatal alcohol exposure. For the past five years she has led the statewide FASD secondary consultation service, supporting clinicians across Victoria. Dr Connelly is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) and holds a Graduate Certificate in the Assessment and Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). She is committed to improving outcomes for vulnerable children.
As an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, a mother of three, and a mentor to many, Dr Kate Walsh understands the challenges women face and is passionate about enabling women to live happy and healthy lives. Both in medicine and in life, she makes it her mission to empower the women around her to make their own choices. Choosing their birth, choosing to control their periods and choosing what symptoms they are happy with and which they are not. As a previous head of unit at the Lyell McEwin and past RANZCOG state chair she has a passion for health economics and ensure cost effective efficient access to care for all women. However with the launch of her new rooms, east O+G, on the parade in late 2023 she has reduced her public FTE and is now focusing most of her time in private practice and Obstetrics at Burnside Hospital and complex gynaecological surgery.
Laura is a PhD candidate with the University of Queensland. She is currently researching the opportunities and risks of AI chatbots for mental health therapy. Laura is particularly interested in exploring ways to provide holistic, effective and accessible mental health support for adolescents and young people.
I am a computer scientist and research fellow in AI accountability at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S), based at QUT in Brisbane, Australia. My PhD “Modelling and explaining behaviour with Inverse Reinforcement Learning” was awarded in 2022 from The University of Queensland, and developed new theory and algorithms for Inverse Reinforcement Learning in the maximum conditional entropy and multiple intent settings. My ongoing research is in the development of socio-technical interventions for reducing toxicity in the foundation model machine learning paradigm, looking in particular at the ways sexism and misogyny manifest in large language models. Prior to academia, I worked in industry as a cross-disciplinary mechatronic engineer in doing medical device research and development, pilot and astronaut training, robotics, and software engineering.
Dr Foster is an early career academic neurologist working at Alfred Health and Monash University. Her PhD, titled “Optimisation of New-onset Seizures and Epilepsies Management” was completed in 2021. She co-leads The Alfred First Seizure Clinic, and is rapidly gaining international recognition as an emerging leader in this field. She is regularly invited to present clinical updates (e.g., Epilepsy Society of Australia, NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Centre), has presented her research twice on the prestigious American Academy of Neurology podcast series, and recently was invited to write an epilepsy review paper for Lancet Neurology, the world’s leading clinical neurology journal.