Course Contributors

Clinical Professor Louise Owen

MBBS(Hons) FRACGP FAChSHM. Sexual Health Physician, Director State-wide Sexual Health Service, Clinical Professor, School of Medicine, UTAS.

Dr Corrie Studd

Gastroenterologist MBBS, DMedSci, FRACP.

Dr Studd has a special interest
in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
and consults across all aspects of gastroenterology. He completed a Doctor of Medical Sciences, sub-specialising

in Inflammatory Bowel Disease at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne.

Dr Kirsten Connan

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Laparoscopic Surgeon (Adv) FRANZCOG BSc MBBS(Hons) DRANZCOG DDU(O&G) MClinEd(Hons).

Kirsten has special interests in normal and high risk obstetrics, pelvic pain, endometriosis, complex laparoscopic surgery and specialist ultrasound. She has a passion for improving women’s health through empowerment, support and education.

Dr Leesa Van Niekerk

Clincial Psychologist, Director of the University Psychology Clinics (UPC) located within the University of Tasmania. Senior Lecturer, teaches and supervises within the postgraduate psychology training programs at the University of Tasmania. Leesa is the Lead Researcher
in the Compassion, Health, Intimacy, and Perinatal Research Lab at the University of Tasmania.

Alison Deslandes

PhD candidate with the IMAGENDO group at the University of Adelaide investigating the use of artificial intelligence in the development of transvaginal ultrasound scanning skills for the detection of endometriosis.

Alison specialises in obstetrics and gynaecology and is the current ASUM President. Her key clinical interests are advanced gynaecological ultrasound, especially the sonographic diagnosis of endometriosis, 3D/4D imaging and the psychosocial aspects of obstetric ultrasound.

Amelia Mardon

PhD Candidate, University of South Australia. Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Reproductive Health at Western Sydney University, completing her PhD in pelvic pain at the University of South Australia. Amelia’s research focuses on investigating the role of pain education and conservative management strategies for pelvic pain.

Emma Wuestner

Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), Certified Fertility Dietitian & Prenatal Dietitian, BNutrDiet. Emma has been
lucky enough to spend time travelling
and gained most of her experience from the University College London Hospital, St Pancras Hospital and St George’s Hospital’s in London.

Angela Vincent

Clinical Hypnotherapist, Registered Nurse, Post Graduate Cert Oncology Nursing, Diploma Clinical Hypnotherapy - Academy of Hypnotic Science Melbourne, Mindfulness Practitioner Diploma, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Practitioner training, RN registration with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Thank you to our six women who shared their lived experiences for case material.