2027 ACNEM Mentoring Program 

Are you looking to deepen your clinical knowledge, build confidence in complex case management and learn directly from experienced practitioners in integrative, nutritional and environmental medicine? 

The 2027 ACNEM Mentoring Program, proudly sponsored by vital.ly, is designed to support healthcare professionals through practical, clinically relevant education in a small-group, interactive learning environment. 

Each month, an experienced mentor will lead a 90-minute live session exploring a focused clinical topic through a combination of theory, practical application and case-based discussion. With topics spanning fertility, MCAS, cancer support, mould toxicity, menopausal hormone therapy, gastrointestinal health, nutrition interventions and skin conditions, the program offers an opportunity to strengthen your clinical reasoning across a broad range of presentations commonly seen in practice. 
Mentor lineup
  • Rhiannon Hardingham  
  • Dr. Nick Morgan 
  • Tabitha McIntosh  
  • Carla Wrenn  
  • Dr. Sandeep Gupta 
  • Dr. Kylie Dodsworth 
  • Dr. Jason Hawrelak 
  • Amie Skilton 
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Mentoring Overview

Topics
Speaker
Session time
Fertility & Pre-conception 
Rhiannon Hardingham 
3rd March
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) 
Dr. Nick Morgan
7th April
Diet and Nutrition Interventions - Keto, Mediterranean, Intermittent Fasting & Autoimmune 
Tabitha McIntosh 
5th May
Cancer Support
Carla Wrenn
2nd June
Mould Toxicity
Dr. Sandeep Gupta
7th July
Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Dr. Kylie Dodsworth
4th August
Gastrointestinal Health: Understanding Gut Dysfunction and What to Do 
Dr. Jason Hawrelak 
1st September
Skin Conditions: Eczema, Acne & Rosacea 
Amie Skilton 
6th October
The ACNEM Mentoring Program is more than a webinar series. It is an opportunity to ask questions, engage in discussion, learn from real-world clinical experience and connect with like-minded practitioners who are committed to advancing their skills in integrative medicine. 

Places are capped to preserve the interactive nature of the sessions and ensure participants have the opportunity to engage directly with mentors. 

By joining, you’ll benefit from: 

  • Direct access to experienced clinicians and educators in integrative, nutritional and environmental medicine 
  • Monthly 90-minute live mentoring sessions delivered via Zoom 
  • Practical, evidence-informed education designed to support real-world clinical practice 
  • Case-based discussion to strengthen clinical reasoning and confidence 
  • Opportunities to ask questions and receive guidance in an interactive small-group setting 
  • Access to recordings if you are unable to attend a session live 

Time: 
First Wednesday of each month, commencing March 2027 – October 2027 
6:00pm – 7:30pm AEDT/AEST

Price: 
8 Sessions (March - October)
ACNEM Member: $640
Non-member: $800 
Proudly sponsored by 

MEET THE PRESENTERS

Rhiannon Hardingham

BHSc(Nat) 
Rhiannon is an experienced fertility naturopath, presenter, practitioner educator and author. Rhiannon is committed to the successful integration of natural and conventional medicine, regularly working alongside Melbourne’s top fertility doctors to achieve the best outcomes for her patients. As testament to this, Rhiannon is routinely invited to present on the topic of collaborative patient care to medical specialists and naturopaths alike. With over 20 years of clinical experience in the area of hormonal and reproductive health, Rhiannon provides professional mentoring and education for functional medicine practitioners in both group and individual settings. This highly specialised area is outside the scope of standard naturopathic education and as such, her reproduction and hormonal masterclasses mentoring programs are a rare opportunity for practitioners to further their skills.

Dr. Nicholas Morgan

BMed, FRACGP, FACNEM, DipTM&H 
Dr. Nick is an Integrative Medical Practitioner committed to the ever-evolving study of environmental drivers to inflammatory illness. After graduating medical school in 2014, he went on to obtain a Diploma of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene in Liverpool, UK in 2018, then a RACGP GP Fellowship. Following this, personal health circumstances motivated him to delve into the multiple imbalances that can ensue in the setting of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Further study in mast cell immunology, chronic infections, gut microbiome, and bioidentical hormones all proved essential in providing the tools necessary to address the chronic inflammatory effects of ME/CFS and other chronic inflammatory illnesses. Special Interests: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Long COVID, CIRS, Fibromyalgia, Autoimmune diseases, Gut health (including Dysbiosis, SIBO, IBS, Dysmotility, Intestinal Hyperpermeability), Chronic infections, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Qualifications: Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Fellow of the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, Awarded Distinction in the Diploma of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK.

Tabitha McIntosh

BMedSc, MSc, AdvDip(Nat), Dip(Nutr), PostGradDip(NEM) 
Tabitha is an experienced Naturopath, founder & director of Awaken Your Health in Sydney, integrating Naturopathic healing principles with the latest scientific research to educate and empower her clients.
After attaining her Bachelor of Medical Science (University of NSW, 2001), she went on to pursue her passion for Integrative healthcare by completing an Advanced Diploma Naturopathy & Diploma Nutrition (Nature Care College, 2005), and Post Grad Dip of Applied Science in Nutritional & Environmental Medicine (Swinburne University, 2006). She has also completed a Masters in Reproductive Medicine through the School of Medicine (University of NSW 2022).  Tabitha is passionate about the wellbeing of her clients, and she works collaboratively with each client and their unique healthcare team including GPs, Fertility Specialists, Obstetricians, Endocrinologists, Oncologists and allied health to ensure optimal health outcomes. Her integrative work with cancer patients facilitates the reduction of side effects of conventional treatment and empowers her clients through better nutrition to improve outcomes and quality of life. She feels her integrative oncology work is very important work, and she values the opportunity to provide guidance and to bridge the gap in care, empowering her clients to advocate for themselves well at a critical time in their lives. 

Carla Wrenn

BHSc(Nat), AFMCP, AdvDipNat, DipHerbMed, DipNutr
Carla Wrenn is an Integrative Naturopath and Nutritionist with over 24 years of clinical experience. She holds a Bachelor of Health Science and has completed postgraduate studies in Integrative Oncology, Autoimmune Diseases, and Functional Medicine in both Australia and the USA.  Carla specialises in supporting patients with complex and chronic conditions, with a focus on Oncology care. A passionate advocate for Naturopathic and Complementary Medicine, Carla has trained over 1,500 practitioners in Functional Medicine, Acute Care, Oncology, and Long COVID support.  You can learn more about Carla’s newest clinic here: PROSPER Cancer CARE. Carla is also the owner of Peninsula Herbal Dispensary & Naturopathic Clinic, where Carla works with 11 Naturopaths who love providing Acute Care, consultations, and lifestyle retail offerings to their Mornington Peninsula community and beyond.  In 2023, she was honoured as Australian Practitioner of the Year (ATMS). 

Dr. Sandeep Gupta

MBBS, FRACGP, FACNEM, MA
Dr. Gupta is a registered general practitioner, nutritional and environmental medicine specialist and researcher. He graduated from medical school at the University of Queensland in 1999 and has worked as a cardiology, medical and anaesthetic registrar. Dr. Gupta has received specialised training in integrative medicine and was awarded an ACNEM Fellowship in 2008 and a Fellowship of the Australian College of General Practitioners in 2010. As well as with ACNEM he has also lectured at the University of Queensland Medical Course in Brisbane, for A5M, and the Australian College of Medical Nutrition. He is an active board member for the Australian Chronic Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Society (ACIIDS). 

Dr. Jason Hawrelak

BNat(Hons), PhD, FNHAA, MASN, FACN 
Dr. Jason Hawrelak is a researcher, educator, Western herbalist, and naturopath with over 25 years’ clinical experience. He did his PhD examining the capacity of probiotics, prebiotics and herbal medicines to modify the gastrointestinal tract microbiota and teaches worldwide on the topics of microbiota modification, probiotics, prebiotics, and gut health. He has published extensively in these areas, including 20 textbook chapters. Dr. Hawrelak is on the Medical Nutrition Council of the American Society for Nutrition, is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition and a Life Member of the Naturopaths and Herbalists Association of Australia. Dr. Hawrelak maintains a busy online clinical practice as lead clinician in the Hawrelak Gut and Microbiome Clinic. Dr. Hawrelak has taught health professionals at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level for over 20 years. He coordinated the Evidence-Based Complementary Medicine postgraduate program at the University of Tasmania’s School of Medicine for 10 years and taught Natural approaches to Gastroenterology within the University of Western States (Portland, Oregon) Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine program for over 12 years. Currently, Dr. Hawrelak is Chief Research Officer at ProbioticAdvisor.com, which offers a searchable database that enables easy, evidence-based prescribing of probiotic products and is Lead Educator at the Microbiome Restoration Center, which offers online courses for clinicians to learn more about the vital importance of gastrointestinal health and the human microbiome and how they can positively influence these ecosystems to optimise health outcomes. 

Amie Skilton

ND, DBM, BHSc (Comp Med)
Amie Skilton, functional medicine practitioner of almost 25 years, is a well known and respected educator in naturopathic medicine. For over 20 years she has graced conference stages, TV sets and - in recent times - laptop screens via Zoom; and in that time has presented more than a thousand keynotes to functional medicine practitioners, integrative GPs, holistic pharmacists and the general public. In 2017, after developing an environmentally-acquired illness (CIRS), she discovered the world of building biology and the various ways in which the built environment has a profound impact on human health. She realised her naturopathic, nutritional and herbal toolkit were only as useful as her environment was healthy. She’s now on a mission to raise awareness in the public arena, and educate practitioners, on a commonly overlooked but monumentally significant influence on health and wellbeing.

Dr. Kylie Dodsworth

BMBS, BSc, FRACGP
Hi, I'm Dr Kylie Dodsworth and I am an Integrative Medicine GP and the business owner and Director for the Centre for Health and Wellbeing which I founded in 2005. I graduated from medicine in 1997 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Flinders University, having also completed a Bachelor of Science from the University of Adelaide (1992). I was awarded my Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) in 2002 and have undertaken extensive post-graduate studies in Nutritional and Integrative Medicine over the last 25 years. I have been a long term Member of ACNEM and I was an executive Board member for the Australasian Integrative Medicine Association (AIMA) for more than 10 years. I love presenting on anything health related and my short videos on common health issues have been shown for over 2 years on Channel 44 TV here in Adelaide. I have been a keynote speaker on health and wellbeing for many years. I have delivered public seminars and webinars. I have been a lecturer for both ACNEM and AIMA. I have also been a mentor and educator for many GP’s interested in Integrative Medicine and a business development mentor and coach.