Director of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne

Suzanne Garland (MB BS,PRCPA, FAChHM, FRANZCOG) is Director of Microbiological Research and Head of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Women’s Hospital, Senior Consultant Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Women’s and Royal Children’s Hospitals, and Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Melbourne. She is also a practicing Sexual Health Physician.

As one of Victoria’s leading Clinical Microbiologists, Professor Garland is well known for her research on infectious diseases, having been involved in clinical trials of antivirals and vaccines for herpes simplex virus. She has a special interest in the management of herpes in the pregnant woman and the neonate. She is an advisor to WHO in the area of sexually transmitted infection diagnosis and the prophylactic HPV vaccine.

Behavioural Biologist and Epidemiologist, Sydney

Garry Egger (MPH, PhD) has qualifications in behavioural biology and epidemiology. He has spent over 3 decades in preventive health consulting to Governments, the WHO and private organisations. He has written 26 books (including 3 university texts), over 100 scientific articles and hundreds of mass media publications and appearances. He is currently an adjunct Professor of Lifestyle Medicine at three Australian universities.

Rheumatologist, Gold Coast

Julien de Jager (MB, BCh, FRACGP, FRACP) is a Senior Visiting Rheumatologist to the Gold Coast Hospital and Visiting Consultant rheumatologist to Allamanda, Pindara and John Flynn Private Hospitals. He has been involved in the clinical education of nurses, medical students and doctors.
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Endocrinologist, Brisbane

David Carey (MB BS (Hons), BSc, PhD, FRACP), Director of Brisbane Metabolic Institute, has been involved in clinical research in the areas of obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, PCOS and osteoporosis since 1990. He has contributed to both national and international publications and presented at international conferences.
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Obstetrician Gynaecologist, Sydney

Jennifer Bradford (MB BS, FRANZCOG) graduated MBBS from the University of Sydney and undertook specialist training in obstetrics and gynaecology at Westmead Hospital in Sydney and Leeds General Infirmary in England.
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Gastroenterologist, Melbourne

Bob Anderson (MB ChB BMedSc PhD FRACP) is a gastroenterologist and recognised world leader in coeliac disease research and is currently the Keir Fellow in Medical Research and a consultant in the Departments of Clinical Immunology and Gastroenterology at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. He is also the Lions Anti-cancer Council Fellow in the Autoimmunity and Transplantation Division of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.
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Director of Research at FPA Health and lecturer, Sydney

Edith Weisberg (MB BS, MM, FACSHP, OAM) is currently the Director of Research at FPA Health and Senior Clinical lecturer in Obstetrics & gynaecology, University of Sydney. She is an acknowledged leader in the field of Women’s Health and Contraception and is a member of the International Medical Advisory Panel of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).
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Psychiatrist, Melbourne

Anne Buist (MB BS,M Med,M.D. FRANZCP) is a leading clinician and researcher in the area of postpartum psychiatric illnesses and women’s mental health from Melbourne receiving the AMA National Women’s Health award in 1999 as well as the annual Travelling Fellowship from the Australian Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She has an international reputation for her studies of antidepressants in breastfeeding women.

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