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At Connected Health Alliance, our vision is to create a world where individuals living with hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD), Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS), and related conditions receive the comprehensive, compassionate care they deserve.

 

As a not-for-profit organisation, we are committed to improving the lives of those affected by these complex conditions by providing trauma-informed, person centred healthcare, delivering quality clinician education, and contributing to research. 

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Founding directors Nicole Frost (physiotherapist), Savita Sandhu (Dietitian), and Dr Megan Thomas (GP Specialist) are all lived experience clinicians driven to make a difference for fellow hypermobile humans. â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹

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Expert hypermobility healthcare, led by lived experience clinicians

Interdisciplinary Hypermobility Clinic

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We provide tailored holistic, interdisciplinary care for individuals with hypermobility and related conditions. 

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Our disciplines include:

  • Specialist General Practice (GP)

  • Physiotherapy 

  • Osteopathy

  • Nutrition & Dietetics 

  • Lymphatic Drainage 

  • Research & Development
  • & more coming soon...

Nicole Frost

Physiotherapist

Dr Megan Thomas

GP Specialist

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Jan Hunter

Lymphatic Therapist

Osteopath

Samantha Slatem

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Dietitian & Nutritionist

Romy O'Brien

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Research & Development

Jade Barclay

Clinician Education 

Our CHA clinicians are experienced educators and we are passionate about sharing our knowledge and continuing to grow within community.

As part of our mission to improve the healthcare journey of individuals with hypermobility, we will be developing a suite of varied educational opportunities for medical and allied health professionals. 

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  • Hypermobility Clinician Roundtable

    • ​Live and recorded monthly themed case discussions with Q&A led by a CHA clinician, with the opportunity to present cases for discussion and/or advice. 

  • Clinician Resource Library 

    • Patient resources and educational videos on hypermobility topics

    • Curated Zotero research library for easy referencing ​

  • Clinical Supervision, Mentoring & Observation

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Visit the CHA website for updated information on these offerings and register your interest! â€‹

Clinical Research

Contributing to the extremely limited research in the hypermobility & Co space is a priority for us at CHA. We have a dedicated research and development team with lived experience to work alongside our clinical academics, and together we will produce quality research that reflects our clinical practice and helps answer the questions relevant to our community. 

Our research and publications will be shared on CHA and within the Research Hub

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Connected Health Alliance is an accredited Ehlers-Danlos Society CORE Network of Excellence

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This recognises us as a highly skilled interdisciplinary team dedicated to providing comprehensive, evidence based, and equitable care for individuals with Ehlers Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder.

It also demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the principles of care, outreach, research, and education

Clinician Education 

Our CHA clinicians are experienced educators and we are passionate about sharing our knowledge and continuing to grow within community.

As part of our mission to improve the healthcare journey of individuals with hypermobility, we will be developing a suite of varied educational opportunities for medical and allied health professionals. 

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  • Hypermobility Clinician Roundtable

    • ​Live and recorded monthly themed case discussions with Q&A led by a CHA clinician, with the opportunity to present cases for discussion and/or advice. 

  • Clinician Resource Library 

    • Patient resources and educational videos on hypermobility topics

    • Curated Zotero research library for easy referencing ​

  • Clinical Supervision, Mentoring & Observation

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Visit the CHA website for updated information on these offerings and register your interest! â€‹

Our Team

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Medical Director

Dr Emily Chen

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Lead Physician

Dr Alex Patel

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Senior Consultant

Dr Sarah Lee

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Specialist Physician

Dr Jack Wilson

Consultant

Dr Mia Garcia

Medical Director

Dr Emily Chen

Medical Director

Dr Emily Chen

Medical Director

Dr Emily Chen

Our Team

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Medical Director

Dr Emily Chen

Lead Physician

Dr Alex Patel

Senior Consultant

Dr Sarah Lee

Specialist Physician

Dr Jack Wilson

Consultant

Dr Mia Garcia

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Connected Health Alliance has been formally recognised as an Ehlers-Danlos Society Network of Excellence

 

Physiotherapist Nicole Frost, Dietitian Savita Sandhu, and GP Megan Thomas founded this clinical network to provide coordinated multidisciplinary care for people living with EDS/HSD and related conditions. 

 

As one of 38 Centres and Networks of Excellence globally, the network provides collaborative multidisciplinary patient care to improve individual outcomes, increase access to quality care, perform clinical research, and deliver medical education for the EDS community and those that care for them. 

 

We regularly engage in case conferences and provide peer support, consultation advice, and education for clinicians working in this space. 

 

Patients are welcome to access care with any one or all of the clinicians in the network. Once a patient is under the care of one network member, with their consent, health information can be shared between network clinicians to facilitate care. 

 

Clinicals are encouraged to contact us if interested in networking or improving knowledge in the management of EDS and related conditions. 

 

We look forward to collaborating with our international colleagues in other Centres & Networks of Excellence.

Nicole Frost

(she/her)

Physiotherapist

Flex-Ability Physio

flexabilityphysio.com.au
info@flexabilityphysio.com.au
0451 643 346

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Dharawal Country

Shop 1 63 Keira St, Wollongong NSW 2500

74 Park Rd, Bulli NSW 2516

Savita Sandhu

(she/her)

Dietitian

Savvy Dietetics

savvydietetics.com.au

admin@savvydietetics.com.au

@hypermobility.dietitian

@savvydietetics

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Level 1/103 Sippy Downs Drive, 

Sippy Downs QLD 4556

(Telehealth) 

(they/she)

General Practitioner

Ochre Medical Centre Wollongong

Megan Thomas

drmeganthomas.com.au

wollongong.admin@ochrehealth.com.au

(02) 4276 7000

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Dharawal Country

Level 1/51 Crown Street,

Wollongong NSW 2500

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We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.

© 2025 Dr Megan Thomas

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