Program & Speakers

Come hear the latest in research and care, for researchers, clinicians, allied health professionals, families and people in support roles, including hearing from people living with PWS.

Leading international plenary speakers: Dr Deepan Singh, Psychiatrist, clinical trial expert and author of Neurobehavioural Manifestations of Prader-Willi syndrome Prof Tony Holland, Psychiatrist, researcher and President of the International Prader Willi Syndrome Organisation (IPWSO)

Plus...a host of local and international experts, such as A/Prof David Godler (genomics and newborn screening), Dr Janet Franklin (healthy eating), A/Prof Honey Heusler (Centre of Expertise) and Dr Duangrurdee Wattanasirichaigoon (genetics and equity)

Dr Deepan Singh

Psychiatrist and author of Neuro-behavioural Manifestations of Prader-Willi Syndrome

Deepan Singh is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist, and the Vice-Chair of Ambulatory Psychiatry Services at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. He serves on the scientific review boards for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association, USA, and the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research.

Dr John Ford

Psychologist

John Ford is a New Zealand psychologist with over 30 years of experience in roles supporting children and adults with disabilities whose behaviour presents challenges to themselves or others.

Cate Fox

Dietitian

Cate is an Accredited Practising Dietitian based in Sydney Australia and has over 14 years of experience working as a Dietitian.

Teresa Amore

Parent

Teresa is a mother of three adult sons, one of whom lives with Prader-Willi Syndrome.

Professor Tony Holland

Psychiatrist and President IPWSO

Tony Holland was awarded the positions of Health Foundation Chair in Learning Disabilities and Head of the Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group (CIDDRG) in the Dpt. of Psychiatry at Cambridge University in 2002.

Hayley Arnott

Speech and Language Pathologist

Hayley currently works for the Ministry of Education in Tauranga, New Zealand. She is also a parent of three children, the youngest of which has Prader-Willi syndrome.

Prof Brendon Yee

Respiratory Physician

Prof Brendon Yee MBChB FRACP PhD is a Senior Staff Specialist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA). He is a respiratory and sleep physician that has an interest in respiratory failure and sleep disorders. He is a Clinical Professor and Head, Discipline of Sleep Medicine at Sydney University.

Grace Kelly

Sibling

Hi, my name is Grace Kelly, I am 23 years old and my youngest brother has PWS.

Dr Duangrurdee Wattanasirichaigoon

Prof of Pediatrics and Chief of Medical Genetics Division

Dr Duang currently works at Dpt. Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand. Her research interests are clinical and molecular aspects of rare genetic syndromes, and inborn metabolic disorders. Dr. Duang is a co-founder of the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Thailand (2003) and Thai Rare Disease Foundation (ThaiRDF, in 2016).

Dr Janet Franklin

Dietitian

Janet has 25 years of experience working and researching adult obesity. Her research areas include very low-energy diets, nutritional management of weight, eating disorders, and Prader-Willi Syndrome.

Assoc/Prof Tania Markovic

Endocrinologist

Tania Markovic MBBS PhD FRACP is a senior staff specialist in the Department of Endocrinology at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney and a clinical associate professor at the Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney.