ACNEM Board, Annual Report and Strategic Plan

Dr Yeoh graduated from medicine at the University of London in 1999 and has obtained her membership with the Royal College of Physicians (UK). She has a Masters degree in Nutrition from King’s College London. After practicing hospital medicine, she worked as a physician in the field of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. She is a member of the American and British Academies of Environmental Medicine where she received her further NEM training. She moved to Australia in 2012 and is now working as a medical practitioner at Invitation to Health, where nutritional medicine is integrated with preventive health care and general practice. She has also been dedicated to developing NEM training for the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine and is on the teaching faculty. She has a strong clinical interest in neurological, gastrointestinal and metabolic health. She is passionate about teaching on the interconnectedness of human metabolism, biology and behaviour. 

Dr Perlen graduated from medicine at Monash University, Melbourne in 1990. She completed her RACGP Fellowship in 1994 before moving to Perth in 1995 where she joined the Lockridge Medical Centre. Nadine began her training with ACNEM in 1995 and was surprised by how many pieces of the health puzzle this new training provided.

Since then, she has maintained her interest in integrative medicine and now incorporates NEM into all her patient care and teaching. Her particular interest is in the area of the gut and microbiome and how this impacts on all other areas of health. In 2009, Nadine was awarded the RACGP National GP Supervisor of the Year award, and in 2017 Dr Perlen and her team, were recognized as ‘Training Facility of the Year 2017’, receiving the West Australian General Practice Education and Training (WAGPT) Award.

Nadine has a strong integrative focus and a passion for teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, supervising and mentoring medical students and GP registrars.  Nadine also regularly travels to rural Western Australia with the Royal Flying Doctor Service for a women's health clinic.

She joined the ACNEM Education Committee and Board in 2016 and is the current chair of the Education Committee.  She continues to be involved in practicing and teaching general practice and NEM to medical students, doctors and other health practitioners.

Dr Ron Ehrlich is one of Australia's leading holistic health practitioners and holistic dentists. In 1983 he co-founded the Sydney Holistic Dental Centre and has developed a patient-centred practice and approach to healthcare. He is qualified in nutritional medicine, pain management and, of course, holistic dentistry.

In 2008 he co-founded Nourishing Australia, a not-for profit organisation dedicated to educating and inspiring people about the critical importance of nourishing our soils, water, plants, animals, people, communities and ultimately our planet.

From 2013-2015 Dr. Ron also co-founded and co-hosted an award winning weekly health podcast, called “The Good Doctor’s – healthcare unplugged”, with the 150 episodes forming an inspiring catalogue of holistic health resources.