A/Prof Yet Hong Khor is an emerging research leader, who is in the top 0.1% of interstitial lung disease (ILD) and 0.45% of oxygen therapy researchers globally (Expertscape). In addition to dual clinical training in respiratory and sleep medicine, she completed a NHMRC-funded PhD in ILD and oxygen therapy at the University of Melbourne in 2019, and a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia funded by an Australian Endeavour Leadership Award. Currently, she is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership fellow who leads investigator-initiated ILD research programs, as well as the Lead for Austin Health Oxygen Service and a specialist at the Austin and Alfred Health ILD Services.

Dr Yet Hong Khor is a graduate of the University of Tasmania, who attained her Fellowship to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2014. After completing her NHRMC-funded PhD at the University of Melbourne in 2019, she undertook a fellowship at the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (University of British Columbia, Canada), supported by an Australian Endeavour Scholarship. Currently, she is a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Breathing and Sleep, the lead for Austin Health Oxygen Service, and a physician at the Austin and Alfred Health Interstitial Lung Disease Services. Her main research interests include risk prediction and disease burden management in interstitial lung disease. She is the co-Chair of the Clinical Care and Resources Subcommittee and the Deputy Convener of the Orphan Lung Diseases, Lung Transplant, Interstitial lung Disease and Pulmonary Vascular Disease (OLIV) Special Interest Group for the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Jon is an Associate Professor of Public Health at the Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney and holds visiting positions at the School of Medicine, University of Washington and Boston University. In addition to his academic roles Jon has clinical backgrounds in naturopathy and nursing, and postgraduate qualifications in medical law. Jon is a core committee member of the Public Health Association of Australia’s Research Advisory Group as well as it’s Evidence, Research and Policy in Complementary Medicine Special Interest Group. Jon has also worked on complementary medicine and primary healthcare policy in Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States and India. His research interests include health policy, professionalisation and public health and health services research related to complementary medicine.

Dr. McAviney is the CEO of ScoliCare and one of the world’s leading authorities on non-surgical scoliosis treatment. With a Masters degree in Pain Medicine as well as a Masters degree in Chiropractic, Dr. McAviney brings a wealth of experience in scoliosis treatment, education, and research. Dr. McAviney oversees all cases and gives guidance to the clinical team. He drives research development initiatives to ensure patients get access to the latest and most evidence based procedures. He is also a Board Member of SOSORT (The International Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment). Scoliosis Accreditations: World Masters Course in Scoliosis Management Scientific Exercise Approach to Scoliosis (SEAS) Therapist – Level 3, Advanced, Basic SCHROTH trained SpineCor Scoliosis Bracing Clinician & Instructor SpineCor Scoliosis Physiotherapy Instructor Chiropractic Biophysics Instructor Neuromechanical Instrument Adjusting Instructor Advanced Fellow of Chiropractic Biophysics ScoliBalance Course Creator, Developer and Trainer

Dr Mike Selby is a highly regarded Spinal and Orthopaedic Surgeon, specialising in both adult and paediatric spinal conditions. With extensive experience in minimally invasive and robotic-assisted spinal surgeries, Dr Selby has pioneered advanced techniques that provide patients with safer, more effective treatments and faster recovery times. He introduced South Australia to groundbreaking spinal procedures and remains at the forefront of innovation in spinal care. Dr Selby’s commitment to patient-centred care ensures that each individual receives a tailored approach, designed to improve outcomes and quality of life. Trusted by his peers and patients alike, he is dedicated to delivering the highest standards in spinal surgery.

Professor Bruce Mann is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Melbourne and a specialist breast surgeon. He was appointed the Director of the Combined RMH and Women’s Breast Service in 2007, and the Director of the VCCC Breast Tumour Stream in 2016. His clinical interest relates to all those with suspected or proven early breast cancer, where he was involved in the introduction of sentinel node biopsy to Australia, the appropriate use of contrast imaging in early breast cancer and safe de-intensification of treatment for early beast cancer. His research interests focus on optimising the early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. He is co-chair of the expert advisory group for the ROSA (Roadmap to Optimising Screening in Australia) project of the Cancer Council of Australia. He is the instigator and Principal Investigator of the PROSPECT trial, investigating the role on MRI in the selective omission of radiotherapy in early breast cancer, and the national PI of the UK-led POSNOC trial of omission of additional axillary treatment in those with limited disease in the sentinel nodes. He led an Australian validation study of the DCISionRT assay in DCIS and is PI of an Australian registry of this assay.

Adjunct Associate Professor, The Daffodil Centre, a joint venture between the University of Sydney and Cancer Council NSW, and Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney

Dr Henry Cutler is the inaugural director of the Centre for the Health Economy at Macquarie University, where he investigates the Health Economy at the macro level, with particular focus on the interdependencies of these systems with each other, and the broader economy. Henry has led or co-authored over 80 health economics consultancy publications on a broad range of topics for federal and state government departments, government agencies, and Australian and international non-government organisations. His research focuses on economic evaluation, policy analysis, and forecasting in health and human services using a variety of economic tools and modelling techniques. He undertaken major studies on health and aged care reform, private health insurance, hospital efficiency, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, blood products, integrated care, hearing services, health care workforce, and mental health care. He has a PhD (Economics) from UNSW, where his research focused on increasing efficiency within the health care system by allocating government spending to areas most valued by society. Prior to Macquarie University, Henry was the national lead of KPMG’s health economics group, and led the Sydney health and social policy team at Access Economics. He has also been a senior economist at the Centre for International Economics, and spent eight years working in financial markets in Sydney and London.

A/Prof Teh is a fertility specialist and gynecologist at City Fertility and Epworth Healthcare (Freemason and Eastern). She is also co-medical director of Public Fertility Services at the Royal Women’s Hospital. She holds the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Monash University, Masters of Reproductive Medicine from University of New South Wales and Doctor of philosophy (PhD) from University of Melbourne.

A/Prof Teh has more than 15 years’ experience in the field of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. She completed her general specialist training in obstetrics and gynaecology at Monash Medical Centre, before joining Reproductive Services Unit at The Royal Women’s Hospital and subsequently City Fertility.

A/Prof Teh has a passion in research and teaching. She has been appointed honorary Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, and is actively involved in supervision of both clinical and research students and specialist trainees.

Her main research interest is on endometrium, implantation failure and to improve obstetric outcomes following IVF treatments. She has received multiple scholarships, research grants and awards during her career.

Prof Andrew Sindone, Cardiologist; Director of the Heart Failure Unit and Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Concord Hospital; Head, Department of Cardiology, Ryde Hospital
Prof Andrew Sindone B. Med (hons), MD, FRACP, FCSANZ, FNHFA is Director of the Heart Failure Unit and Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Concord Hospital and Head of Department of Cardiology at Ryde Hospital. He runs the Concord Hospital Heart Failure Clinic, research, rehabilitation and outreach programs. He has been Principal Investigator in 50 international, multi-centre, clinical trials and authored over 100 articles. He is a Co-Chairman of the NSW Cardiovascular Expert Reference Group, Fellow of the Heart Foundation of Australia and is co-author of the Australian and the Asia Pacific Heart Failure Guidelines.

Dr Ted Wu, Endocrinologist; Senior Specialist Endocrinologist, Director, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Diabetes Centre; Director of Physician Training, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
Dr Ted Wu is a senior specialist endocrinologist, Director of the Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) Hospital Diabetes Centre and Director of Physician Training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He has a long-term interest clinical diabetes, and teaching and research into diabetes complications and novel treatments. In 1998 he joined the RPA Diabetes Centre, formulating and delivering novel educational programs in clinical diabetes. He has published numerous articles, abstracts and book chapters and has been an invited speaker to many international symposia. He was instrumental in establishing RPA Hospital’s Diabetes Centre as a National Association of Diabetes Centre’s ‘Centre of Excellence’ and Australia’s only International Diabetes Federation ‘Centre of Education’.

Prof Kovacic graduated from The University of Melbourne Medical School in 1994, and then undertook residency and cardiology specialty training in interventional cardiology at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, becoming a Fellow of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2003. Prof Kovacic then completed a PhD in cardiovascular medicine at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute.

In 2007, he was elected as a Fellow of The American College of Cardiology and relocated to the USA, to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. At the NIH, Professor Kovacic discovered critical new pathways that lead to blockage of the body’s blood vessels. He then moved to The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. In parallel with his vital ongoing research to define new ways to prevent and treat vascular disease, Prof Kovacic is a practicing clinical cardiologist at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, specialising in vascular disease and blockages of the heart arteries.

Prof Kovacic has authored numerous scientific and clinical papers on heart and vascular disease and serves on a number of NIH committees. He has a particular interest in unraveling the pathobiology of the vascular diseases, fibromuscular dysplasia and spontaneous coronary artery dissection.

Dr Megan Lee is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Bond University, teaching research methods, statistics, and psychology subjects. Dr Lee has a PhD in Nutritional Psychiatry and is the Secretary of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research (ISNPR). Dr Lee has published evidence-based research in diet and mental health, intuitive & disordered eating, body image in the postpartum, and positive psychology.

Dr Amy Burton is a lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Recently, Amy’s research has focused on the prevention and early intervention of eating disorders in young people and Amy is the co-director of the Body Image and Eating Academic Network at UTS. In addition to her academic role at UTS, Amy is a practising clinical psychologist and clinical supervisor to early career psychologists. Having worked in and with headspace centres for over 8 years, Amy is passionate advocate for youth mental health, accessible mental health care, and supporting early career mental health clinicians.