Dr Nathan Ryder is a Sexual Health Physician in clinical practice in Newcastle, Head of the STI Programs Unit at NSW Health, Policy and Advocacy Lead for the Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at UNSW and the University of Newcastle. He has worked in the STI and BBV sector for the past 20 years in a range of clinical, public health and research roles in urban, regional and remote Australia. Nathan has a strong interest in furthering cross-sector collaboration including clinical guideline development, training and education, policy and advocacy.

Kathy McNamee is the Medical Director of Sexual Health Victoria and an adjunct lecturer in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Monash University. She is a primary reviewer for the contraception and medical abortion section of the current Therapeutic Guidelines Her main clinical interest is contraception and the application of evidence based medicine..