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Symposium Speakers


Symposia Session 3: Diverse Gender & Sexuality Care 


Dr Rosalie Power  


Research Fellow, Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
 


Dr Cate Rayner


Director of the Department of Adolescent Medicine and the co-director of the Royal Children's Hospital Gender Service   


Jack Conroy 




AYA with Lived Experience 



Dr Natasha Frederick  


Assistant Professor, Connecticut Children's









Amur 


AYA with Lived Experience 



Symposia Session 4: Tailoring Care to Suit All/Diverse AYAs 


Sara Portnoy  


Consultant Clinical Psychologist, National  Health Service Uk
 


Dr. Bryan Sisk


Director Physician And Researcher,  Washington University School of Medicine 


Kya Thornicroft 


AYA with Lived Experience 




Dr Toni Lindsay

Senior Clinical Psychologist, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse   



Symposia Session 7: Palliative Care, Death & Dying


Dr. Abby Rosenberg 

Pediatric Palliative Care, Dana-farber Cancer Institute; Harvard Medical School


Dr Ursula Sansom-Daly 

                                     
                                     
Director, UNSW  


Dr. Lori Wiener 

Behavioral Scientist/clinician, National Cancer Institute    




Dr. Jeff Myers

Bresver Family Chair in End-of-Life Care and Medical Assistance in Dying, University Of Toronto  



Symposia Session 9: Global Perspectives and Trends in AYA Care 


Prof Susan Sawyer 



Director, Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children’s Hospital 


Prof Claire Wakefield



Professor, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW   


Assoc Prof Becky Freeman 


Associate Professor, University of Sydney    




Dr Jessica Kerr

Senior Research Fellow, University of Otago   



More speakers to be announced soon!


Key Dates

Early Bird Registration Closes
Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Standard Registration Available
Thursday, 1 August 2024 

Congress Commences 
Tuesday, 3 December 2024

Congress Concludes
Friday, 6 December 2024

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