Invited Speakers

ST VINCENT’S HOSPITAL

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Carmela is an Endocrinologist specializing in pituitary disease. She completed her medicine and endocrine fellowship in London (2004-2008) and practiced at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne as lead Endocrinologist from 2008 until 2021. She works with experienced pituitary neurosurgeons in private practice for optimal patient outcomes. Her PhD demonstrated that premenopausal females have better hormonal outcomes post-surgery for non-functioning adenoma. She has also researched cabergoline-associated valvular heart disease. In 2022, she received a scholarship for a fellowship in nutritional and environmental medicine, focusing on integrative health practices. Carmela is a board member of the Australian Pituitary Foundation and supports Endocrinologists managing pituitary patients in private practice.

OXFORD CENTRE FOR DIABETES, ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM (OCDEM)

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Anne Marland is an advanced practitioner/nurse consultant and the lead nurse in adult endocrinology at the world leading, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM) in the UK. She leads a large team of 11 colleagues, whose skills and expertise are recognised across the UK. Anne’s career began in the Neuroscience Department in Oxford and in 1998, she took on a senior research nurse role in OCDEM and following this became an advanced endocrinology practitioner.

Anne has a keen interest in research and is currently a research fellow. Anne has been the patient and public involvement representative for the NIHR for endocrinology and rare disease in the UK.

Anne has a keen interest in education and regularly delivers lectures worldwide. Anne chaired the working party that developed the Society for Endocrinology MSc in Adult Endocrine Nursing in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University in the UK and she was subsequently awarded the Society for Endocrinology Medal for outstanding contribution to Endocrine Nursing in the UK. Anne held the position of chair for the Society for Endocrinology Nurse Committee and remains an active member of the Public Engagement Committee and co-opted to the nurse committee. Anne is passionate about Accademia for nurses and advancing the nursing profession worldwide.

ROYAL ADELAIDE AND QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITALS

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Dr Emily Meyer is an endocrinologist and early-career clinical researcher at the Royal Adelaide and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals. She leads the development of OPTIMAP, a nurse-led, digitally enabled model of care designed to transform obesity management through personalised care planning and scalable digital tools. Her broader research focuses on cortisol dynamics, the role of corticosteroid-binding globulin in sepsis, metabolic health and SGLT2 inhibitor safety. Emily’s work is supported by the NHMRC, Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Committee, AusHealth, The Hospital Research Foundation and a CALHN CEO Hospital Research Grant.

SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL

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John Walsh is a Consultant Endocrinologist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth and a Clinical Professor in the Medical School, University of Western Australia. His clinical practice covers the gamut of endocrinology and diabetes. His research focuses on thyroid disease with a sideline in calcium and bone. He has published over 180 scientific papers.