Symposium 2026
Closing the Gap in Health Care
Overlapping Complex Conditions, their Biology and Management
ME/CFS, Long Covid, MCAS, POTS, the Microbiome, Neurodiversity, hEDS, Fibromyalgia
Date
Saturday 29th August 2026
9 am to 5 pm
Venue
School of Medicine, Building 507
28 Park Avenue, Grafton, Auckland
CME credits
Up to 12, RNZCGP endorsed
Attendance
In person and online
Offered by the Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland.
The Closing the Gap in Health Care Symposium has been endorsed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and approved for up to 12 CME credits for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) purposes. Credits will be uploaded on behalf of RNZCGP Fellows.
Conference registration fee (in-person attendance)
General - $150
Students, unwaged - $75
Conference registration fee (virtual attendance)
General - $50
Students, unwaged - $25
Discounts and fee exemptions are available on request. Please email us.
Payment Registration fees
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Account name: CCC Study Group
Account number: 38-9028-0120232-00
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Speakers
1 ME/CFS & Long Covid
Emeritus Professor Warren Tate, The University of Otago
Fiona CharltonPresident, ANZMES
2 Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)
Dr David Doig, GP, Te Mata Peak Practice
Sharon Peck, Orthopaedic Physiotherapist
Kelly McQuinlan, Lived experience; President, EDS Aotearoa NZ
3 Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
Dr Hannah Giles, Hepatologist, Auckland Hospital
Sarah Coddington, Lived experience, MCAS NZ
4 Microbiome and Health
Professor Justin O'Sullivan, Director, Liggins Institute
5 Hormones and Methylation in Health
Dr Nayana Shah, GP, Integrative Health Clinic
Dr William Ferguson, GP, Kumeu Village Medical Centre
6 ADHD / Neurodiversity
Dr Michael Buckley, GP, Khandallah Medical Centre
7 Dysautonomia / POTS
Dr Fiona Stewart, Cardiologist, The Heart Group
Eleanor Nattrass, Exercise Physiologist, Ascend Health
Scott Peirce, Physiotherapist, Breathing Works