A Spotlight on STIs

Speakers: A/Prof Siobhan Bourke Siobhan is a Sexual Health Physician and Medical Educator with expertise in teaching both pre and post-registration health professionals (students and clinicians). She was previously the Director of the Sensitive Physical Examination Program since 2018 and developer of online education for the Centre for Excellence in Rural Sexual Health since 2014 … Read more

Period Pains in Teens: Early Recognition, Assessment and Management Practice

Speakers: Professor Sonia Grover Professor Sonia Grover has extensive experience in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology having worked in this field for over 20 years. She has been instrumental in establishing this subspecialty in Australia as well as an Asia and internationally with teaching, providing clinical support and mentoring. As a gynaecologist, Sonia has the skills and … Read more

Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Era of TikTok (Part 1 & 2)

Speakers: Dr Suzanne Pearson Dr Suzanne Pearson is a GP with an interest in sexual & reproductive health and education. Suzanne is currently a Senior Medical Educator at FPV, where she co-ordinates the Doctors’ Certificate course in sexual and reproductive health. In 2013 Suzanne authored the RACGP publication Check on “Sexuality and Sexual Health”. Larissa … Read more

Cannabis use and the impact on our young people

Speakers: Associate Professor Yvonne Bonomo Yvonne Bonomo is a Physician in Addiction Medicine and Adolescent Medicine. She is the Director of the Department of Addiction Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. She is the Medical Head of Unit, Women’s Alcohol and Drug Service (WADS) at the Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne. She is a Chief Investigator in … Read more

The wicked problem of vaping in teens: How can GPs and nurses help?

Speakers: Dr Moya Vandeleur Dr Moya Vandeleur is a respiratory specialist at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Facilitated by: Dr Bianca Forrester, has lived and worked in the Geelong community for 15 years. She is a senior lecturer in Primary Care at the University of Melbourne and is also a lecturer at Deakin’s School of Medicine. … Read more

ADHD Outcomes in Primary Care

Speakers: Professor Rick Jarman Dr Rick Jarman is one of Australia’s leading experts in child development and behaviour. He graduated from Melbourne University MBBS in 1979 and obtained his specialist qualification in Paediatrics FRACP in 1988. Rick returned to Australia on the senior medical staff at Melbourne Royal Children’s Hospital in mid-1989, was appointed Deputy Director … Read more

Could it be ADHD?: Triaging issues of focus and attention in teens with

Speakers: Associate Professor Daryl Efron A/Prof Daryl Efron is a paediatrician who has worked at the Royal Children’s Hospital for 30 years and currently holds appointments as a general paediatrician in the Department of General Medicine at the Royal Children’s Hospital, associate professor in the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, and senior research fellow … Read more

Eating Disorders in Teens (part 1): Best Practice in Support and Management

Speakers: Dr Michele Yeo Paediatrician and adolescent physician at the Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children’s Hospital. Facilitated by: Dr Bianca Forrester, has lived and worked in the Geelong community for 15 years. She is a senior lecturer in Primary Care at the University of Melbourne and is also a lecturer at Deakin’s School of … Read more

Mental health care planning for autistic teens: What works, what doesn’t and why?

Speakers: Professor Sandra Radovini Professor Sandra Radovini is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Director of Mindful, the Victorian state-wide Child & Adolescent Mental Health teaching and training unit for professionals working with children, young people and their families. Mindful is part of the Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne. Sandra has held a number of key leadership … Read more