A/Prof Gary Kilov AM is a founding member of the RACGP (Royal Australian College of GPs) Diabetes Specific Interest Group and a co-founder of the Primary Care Diabetes Society of Australia and past Editor in Chief of the Society’s journal, Diabetes & Primary Care Australia. He is a contributor to the current RACGP diabetes handbook (2016-2024) and a member of several National Diabetes Supply Scheme Expert Reference Groups.

Associate Professor Kilov has established a multidisciplinary, diabetes-focused general practice in Launceston, Tasmania. He shares his time between Launceston treating the full spectrum of patients with diabetes and obesity-related conditions and providing peer-to-peer and medical undergraduate education on diabetes and related conditions.

He has presented papers and conducted numerous educational sessions at national and international seminars and conferences, and he has been published in peer-reviewed journals on topics related to diabetes, obesity, and respiratory medicine.

A/Prof Kilov brings a personal perspective to his work, having lived with type one diabetes and lifelong coeliac disease.

Prof McGregor is the Professor of Psychopharmacology and Academic Director of The Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, University of Sydney. His primary interest is in the potential of cannabinoids in treating diseases such as epilepsy, cancer, dementia and pain and in the development of new drugs from plant-based cannabinoids.

Shantha Rajaratnam was awarded his PhD degree from Monash University in 1998, and completed a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2000. He undertook postdoctoral training at the Centre for Chronobiology at the University of Surrey, UK from 2000-2002, where he investigated human sleep-wake regulation, in particular the role of melatonin. In 2004 he took up a visiting academic position at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA, investigating the impact of melatonin agonists and light, on sleep and circadian rhythms, and fatigue management programs in occupational settings. Since 2006 he has served as Chair of the Monash Sleep Network. He is a Lecturer in Medicine in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an Associate Neuroscientist in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Bingham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He is a Chartered Psychologist in the UK and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He is past President of the Australasian Sleep Association, Program Leader in the Alertness CRC and is Chair of the Sleep Health Foundation. His research interests include circadian regulation of sleep, effects of melatonin and melatonin agonists on sleep and circadian rhythms, effects of light on the human circadian system, evaluation of fatigue management programs for shift workers, consequences of sleep loss and sleep disruption, and regulation of working time and legal issues relating to sleep loss and fatigue.

Dr Ritu Gupta, fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists, is a specialist dermatologist skilled in cosmetic, medical, and surgical dermatology. She graduated with honours in medicine from the University of Sydney and was awarded a PhD for ground-breaking research into Vitamin D and the skin. She is a regular presenter at conferences and in the media and has a keen interest in educating the general practitioner community and the public on dermatology.

Dr Gupta works in her private practices at Platinum Dermatology Skin Specialists and Dr Refresh in Ultimo and provides a wide range of services, including medical and surgical dermatology, but also the full range of cosmetic dermatology for the face and also body. These include treatment of rosacea, acne scarring, pigmentation, and rejuvenation; pelvic floor strengthening for incontinence; and muscle building and fat reduction to improve core muscle strength to reduce back pain and improve physical well-being. She is delighted to be able to manage a patient’s medical problems and skin malignancies, and also to be able to address and manage their cosmetic concerns.