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Susan Biggar is the National Manager, Regulatory Experience and Engagement at Ahpra where she has led the work to improve the experience of practitioners and the public who engage with the organisation. She has an extensive history...
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Associate Professor Michael Buckland is a senior neuropathologist and the Head of the Department of Neuropathology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Head of the Molecular Neuropathology Program at the Brain & Mind Centre, University...
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Martin Fletcher is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) which implements the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme regulating more than 900,000 health practitioners across...
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Gary Fryer is an Associate Professor and Course Chair in Osteopathy at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. Gary completed his osteopathic training in 1990 and practiced osteopathy in Melbourne, Brisbane, and rural Victoria....
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Jason Haxton, MA, DO (h.c.) has been the director of the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine since January 2001. Besides managing the only Osteopathic Museum created in 1934, he makes multiple international trips each year. He is active...
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Andrea Miles is from Melbourne and along with her prior expertise as an osteopath and the research she was conjointly involved with at the Australian Sports Brain Bank, Andrea draws on her lived experience of a loved one passing away...
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Adjunct Professor Alan Pearce is a clinical neurophysiologist of 25 years experience. For the last 15 years, Alan has been focussed on the pathophysiology of concussion and those with suspected CTE following exposure to repetitive...
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Robert G.G. Piccinini, DO, is an AOA board-certified osteopathic psychiatrist in private practice.
Outside of his involvement with the AOA, Dr. Piccinini is the past president of the Michigan Osteopathic Association. He also is...
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Frank Willard, Ph.D. received his doctoral degree in Anatomy and Neurobiology from the College of Medicine, University of Vermont and did three years of post-doctoral training in the Department of Anatomy, at the Ohio State University...
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Danielle Baxter is a registered osteopath with over a decade of clinical experience in private practice. Danielle has worked at RMIT University as an academic since 2014 and recently completed her PhD evaluating the feasibility of...
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Dr David Birley (Osteopath) has over 20 years experience and has owned several clinics in Australia & New Zealand. He was the first osteopath in Australia to undertake clinical pilates training, and now focuses on providing care...
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Raymond Blaich B Appl Sc, M Appl Sc, PhD, is a lecturer in the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University, Lismore and Gold Coast Campuses, where he teaches in the undergraduate and postgraduate osteopathic programmes. Outside...
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With 25 years of experience in education, Christie commenced her career as a secondary school health and physical education teacher. Over the past 20 years, her professional focus has centred on creating and implementing risk management...
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Ana Christina is a D.O. osteopath, a member of the Brazilian register of osteopaths (RBrO) and a member of its board of advisors. She completed her Masters and PhD in rehabilitation sciences at UNISUAM RJ in 2016 and 2022, respectively....
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Tomas Collin is an osteopath with a broad interest in health promotion, especially the osteopathic community’s role in contributing to patient health education and building healthy public policies. He is currently studying a...
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Amy has been in private practice in the Inner West of Sydney since graduating from RMIT University in 2001. Her focus on helping patients living with persistent pain and passion for Women's health led to Amy joining...
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Dr Shamona Eaves has over six years of research experience in various areas of anatomy and physiology. She holds a BSc (Hons) and a PhD in neurophysiology from the University of Technology Sydney. She has worked in a variety of fields...
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Roger Engel is an osteopath with over 40 years’ experience in private and hospital-based practice in Australia, the US and Indonesia. He currently holds appointments as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Southern Cross University...
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Michael brings 15 years of hands-on clinical experience, 40+ publications, and a passion for empowering fellow clinicians and students through innovative education. As a lecturer at Victoria University and a Fellow of the International...
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Jack Feehan is a Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University, with additional honorary positions at Victoria University, and the University of Technology, Sydney. He completed his osteopathic training at VU in...
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Joel Friedlaender is a software developer and the founder of Cliniko, which he started in 2011. For the past 13 years, Cliniko has provided practice management software to allied health professionals and currently has more than 100,000...
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Rudi Gerhardt studied Sports-Physiotherapy in Munich, graduating in 1984, and Osteopathy in Belgium (IAO) graduating in 1999. He moved to Australia over 20 years ago and while waiting for his qualifications to be recognised in Australia...
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Leo graduated from Victoria University in 2017 and has worked in private practice in Queensland and Victoria and in aged care and policy advocacy since he returned to Victoria.
He is passionate about broadening the work settings...
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Sandra Grace is a Professor in the Faculty of Health Southern Cross University. She is a health services researcher with extensive experience in integrative medicine, models of primary care, program evaluation, practice-based education,...
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Doctor Kirsty Greenwood (Osteopath) graduated in 2004 from Victoria University with a Masters in Clinical Science. She has 19 years of clinical experience in the paediatric care of infants and is a PhD candidate at Southern Cross...
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Amanda graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Human Biosciences in 2000, a Masters Degree in Osteopathy in 2002 and she achieved a graduate diploma in Applied Acupuncture in 2004. As well as being a registered board examiner, Amanda...
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Elizabeth is an osteopath with 25 years’ experience in the treatment and management of pain. She has a special interest in holistic pain education, breast pain, pudendal neuralgia, pelvic girdle pain and pregnancy-related pain....
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Don graduated in 2003 from the University of Western Sydney and has been an osteopathic clinician for more than 20 years, ten of which were spent running his own practice in Newcastle, and the last three years as a solo...
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Sam Kayll is a PhD Candidate at The Centre for Health Exercise and Sports Medicine at The University of Melbourne. His research is focused on the effect of foot-based interventions on knee biomechanics in people with patellofemoral...
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Hyungsuk Kim is a Korean medicine doctor at Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital, as well as an assistant professor in the department of Korean medicine at Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Amy Lawton is a PhD candidate and a registered osteopath with over a decade of clinical experience. Amy has been an academic at Victoria University since 2020 and has a special interest in the development of clinical reasoning and...
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Kylie McWhirter is a PhD candidate in the Australian Research Consortium in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM) at UTS and a practicing advanced paediatric osteopath in Northern Sydney.
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Dr George Michael (Osteopath) is the founder of the Centre for Musculoskeletal Medicine, specialising in the treatment of acute injuries and rehabilitation. As a practising osteopath for over 20 years, he has a keen interest...
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Antonio Pilotto graduated with degrees in physiotherapy in 2009 and in osteopathy in 2016. Since January 2010, Antonio has been working with musculoskeletal disorders, both at chronic and acute stages, starting from the initial assessment...
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Dr Alison Sim (Osteopath) graduated from Victoria University in 2001. She has worked in clinical practice for 23 years in a variety of settings, more recently in the chronic pain space. She has a Masters degree in pain...
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Dr Andrew Timos (Osteopath) exemplifies how extensive work experience, such as his 12 years in the health sector, has complemented his academic pursuits, having graduated from RMIT University with a double bachelors degree as well...
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An accomplished Founder and Director, Brett brings a wealth of expertise in the health, wellness, and fitness industries. With a background in governance, strategy, and digital health, he is dedicated to harnessing the therapeutic...
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