4.00pm, Monday 7 August
In this presentation, experts Dr. Vijayasarathi Ramanatha & Dr. Margaret Redelman come together to help you gain insights and empower yourself with knowledge for fostering a healthy relationship and maintaining intimacy while living with rheumatic autoimmune conditions. Join us for an enlightening presentation that delves into the diverse and evolving field of sexology.
Guest Speaker: Dr Vijayasarathi Ramanathan proudly holds triple postgraduate qualifications in sexual health medicine from the University of Sydney and an undergraduate degree in medicine and surgery from India. He is a Fellow with the European Society for Sexual Medicine and the Higher Education Academy (UK). His 15 years of interdisciplinary clinical practice in sexual health spans across India (as a consultant in sexual medicine) and Australia (as a psychosexual therapist). Since 2017, he has been working as a Lecturer in Sexual Health (Sexology) with the Faculty of Medicine (USyd) in both teaching and research capacities. In 2015, completed a first-of-its-kind doctoral research on sexuality of Indian migrant men living in Australia.
Guest Speaker: Dr Margaret Redelman, OAM, MBBS (Uni NSW), M Psychotherapy (Uni NSW), trained in sexuality in the USA and worked in Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinics, Family Planning Clinics and General Practice for many years. Dr Redelman works as a Sex Therapist and a Relationship Therapist in private practice in Bondi Junction. Her work covers positive male and female sexuality, sexual dysfunctions, and the interpersonal relationships of both heterosexual and homosexual couples.