Invited Speakers

David Torpy is a Consultant Endocrinologist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

His research interests predominantly involve studies of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and stress. Recent specific areas have included corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) genetic variants and their effect on the stress response, immune-HPA interactions involving CBG and cortisol delivery in inflammatory states, adrenal function in septic shock, maternal cortisolaemia in complicated pregnancies, inherited forms of adrenal dysfunction causing Cushing’s and cortisone dosing and well-being in Addison’s disease and studies of adrenal crisis.

PROF DAVID TORPY

Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia

Gary Wittert is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing, University of Adelaide and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Senior Consultant Endocrinologist Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Senior Principal Research Fellow at SAHMRI. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. His research relates to obesity including appetite regulation, complications, and management. Work on associated chronic disorders focuses on their relationship to changes in testosterone, sexual function, lower urinary tract symptoms, depression, and implications for the use of health services. This work funded by NH&MRC, ARC, NHF, Diabetes Australia, MRFF, and the Freemasons Foundation has generated has over 460 research publications. He is Editor in Chief of the Journal Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, a member of the World Obesity Clinical Committee and on the Scientific Advisory Committees of Healthy Male and the Ten to Men study.

PROF GARY WITTERT

University of Adelaide, Australia

Studying for MPil/PhD in Nursing programme at The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King’s College London UK

I started my nursing career at at The National Hospital for Neurosurgery and Neurology in Queen Square London UK then went to work as a research charge nurse at Endocrine unit at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. In 2001, I went to set up an Endocrine and Diabetes service at The London Clinic, which is an independent hospital as well as a charity in the central of London.

Over the years, I have been working with patient support group such as Addison’s Self Help and became their Trustees from 2016-2019 and was awarded Alfred Potter Prize in 2012. I was nurse committee members for European Society for Endocrinology ESE and Society for Endocrinology. I currently sit on the working group of competency framework for Society for Endocrinology. I am the co-authors of Society for Endocrinology Competency Framework for Adult Endocrine Nursing (version I & II) and the Advanced Practice in Endocrine Nursing Textbook.

I am a Consultant Nurse in Endocrinology working full time and currently studying for my PhD at Kings College London. My clinical interests are in adrenal diseases, endocrine cancer, pituitary diseases, endocrine cancer and especially looking at the development of specialist nurse knowledge and skills in endocrinology.

I am recipients of Betsy Love McClung Research & Development Award by Endocrine Nurse Society 2022. I am currently the President Elect of Federation of International Nurses in Endocrinology F.I.N.E. My current research is looking at people’s experiences of living with adrenocortical carcinoma.

PHILLIP YEOH

King's College London, UK