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FTM Australia has an ad-hoc
Advisory Panel which helps to make sure our
information resources are based on best current
knowledge.
Our advisory panel consists of practitioners
representing a range of disciplines. Members of
this group indicate their availability on an ad
hoc basis (no more than three times a year) to
verify accuracy of any specialised material
prior to publication.
We gratefully acknowledge the following
individuals who donate their time and expertise
to serve on our ad-hoc Advisory Panel.
— also see
FTM
Australia Position Statements
Panel Members
- Dr Gale Bearman. General
Practitioner, MBBS., Brisbane, Qld
- Pip Bowden. B.A.(Hons), M.Psychol.
Clinical Psychologist, Sydney, NSW
Pip is part of the Cumberland Community Adult
Mental Health and amongst her interests she
lists the management of psychological issues in
long-term illness, promotion and evaluation of
AIDS prevention strategies. She is experience
about sexual issues for men with transsexualism
using her professional experience amongst men
with sexual concerns in clinical practice.
- Anthony Brown is a Men's Project
Worker at the research unit of the Men's
Health Information & Resource Centre at
the University of Western Sydney. MHIRC designs,
develops and supports research and projects
which contribute to the enhancement of the
health & well-being of men and boys in a
variety of contexts, promoting an well-being
approach to health for men and boys. MHIRC has
assisted MTRA between 2001 and late-2006 and was
instrumental in getting the FTMA network in
Sydney started.
Website www.menshealth.uws.edu.au
- Department of Andrology, Concord
Hospital, Sydney, NSW. Andrology is the study of
male reproductive health, medicine and biology.
Andrology covers several key dimensions notably
the effects of androgens, male hormones and
testosterone, on health and disease. Amongst
several projects, this department has a focus on
androgen deficiency as one of the most frequent
hormone deficiency state in men. The unit works
to research, improve and optimise androgen
therapy for men as a highly effective strategy
in restoring good health and wellbeing.
Website www.anzac.edu.au/andro_index.html
- Dr. Milton Diamond, is a professor of
anatomy and reproductive biology at the
University of Hawaii. Currently director of the
John A. Burns School of Medicine's Pacific
Center for Sex and Society, Prof Diamond is well
known for his research on the origins of sexual
identity particularly his follow-up
of David Reimer and the John/Joan case. A
professional member of FTMA since 2002 and now
MTRA, his ongoing research and commitment to
investigating the scientific basis to sexual
identity is enormously encouraging.
Website www.hawaii.edu/PCSS
- Dr Jon Hayes, MBBS, FRACP, PHD, is an
Endocrinologist in Sydney, NSW
- Dr Rosemary Anne Jones, MB, ChB,
FRCOG, FRANZCOG (pka Dr Robert Anthony Jones) is
a Gynaecologist in Adelaide, South Australia. Dr
Jones is compassionate and understanding of the
condition of transsexualism. She is a
member of the South Australian Gender
Dysphoria Unit and considers herself
privileged to meet with and assist members of
the transsexual community.
- Dr Linda Mann, MBBS, BScMed, DRACOG,
FRACGP, is a General Practitioner out of the
Inner West General Practice in Sydney, NSW.
Linda strongly believes education is an
important part of health care and remains keen
to improve the level of understanding of medical
issues amongst her patients and the community at
large. Linda is active in The Central Sydney
Division of General Practice regularly teaching
medical students from Sydney University and NSW
University about general practice within this
surgery.
Website www.ladydoc.com.au
- Su Reid, BA (Hons), Master of Public
Health, NSW Health Policy Officer, Sydney, NSW.
Secretariat to the NSW Health Department's
Expert Advisory Group on Gender Differences,
Su has an interest in people who experience
variation in sexual formation and expression
(transgender/ transsexualism/ intersex).
Website EAG
Gender Differences (NSW Health)
- Vikki Sinnott, BA, Grad.Dip. Applied
Psychology, Grad.Dip. Women's Health, Master of
Public Health is a psychologist in Melbourne,
Victoria with considerable interest and
experience in gender identity issues. Vikki
provides counselling, support programs for
partners, and training services in relation to
transsexualism and transgenderism.
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