Jennifer Philip is the Chair of Palliative Medicine, University of Melbourne, St Vincent’s Hospital and in collaboration with the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre.  Jennifer is a palliative care physician whose research focuses on improving access and equity to high quality care for people with advanced illness and improving the evidence base underpinning symptom management.

Dr Julie McDonald is a dual trained Respiratory and Palliative Care Physician at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, and a Clinical Senior Lecturer with the University of Melbourne. Julie’s primary clinical focus is the provision of high quality care to patients with advanced non-malignant lung disease. At SVHM, she has established two integrated palliative care clinics for patients with advanced lung disease and systemic sclerosis, runs a third integrated palliative care clinic for patients with heart failure, and has developed the capacity for outreach home visits. She has presented and published internationally on the early introduction of palliative care, the symptom management of breathlessness, and most recently, on the role of palliative care in systemic sclerosis.

Jenny is a palliative care physician and Deputy Director of Palliative Care at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. Her clinical work spans the inpatient consultation environment, the outpatient clinic and the community settings. She is a trained communication skills facilitator and is passionate about delivering and teaching effective communication skills in the clinical setting.

Mary Roberts is a Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) working for Westmead Hospital, in Sydney. She has over 30 years experience working in Respiratory Medicine in a range of settings including high dependency inpatient units, respiratory outpatient clinics and pulmonary rehabilitation and also runs a 24hour respiratory hotline providing care and advice to patients with respiratory disease. Mary has a special interest in COPD, pulmonary fibrosis , pulmonary rehabilitation, and breathlessness management and has presented both nationally and internationally. Mary is an active member of the Lung Foundation Australia and Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and received a prestigious Lung Legend award from the LFA in 2023.