4.00pm (QLD), 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.

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 as well as The Male Clinic in Woolloomooloo, Sydney. Her work covers positive male and female sexuality, sexual dysfunctions, and the interpersonal relationships of both heterosexual and homosexual couples.