Facilitated ADS Clinical Poster: Exploring pancreas, liver and gut in diabetes
Tracks
Exhibition Hall
| Thursday, August 21, 2025 |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
| Exhibition Hall |
Speaker
Assoc Prof Spiros Fourlanos
Director Dept Diabetes & Endocrinology
Royal Melbourne Hospital
High prevalence of pancreatic pathology detected by Abdominal imaging in people with diabetes
1:30 PM - 1:36 PMBiography
A/Prof. Spiros Fourlanos is Director of the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology and honorary Associate Clinical Professor with the University of Melbourne. He is currently a co-stream lead with the University of Melbourne Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations (ACADI) collaborative.
Dr George Yang
Honorary Registrar
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Underdiagnosed and overlooked: Screening for pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in individuals with diabetes
1:36 PM - 1:42 PMBiography
Dr. George Yang is an Endocrinology Advanced Trainee. He completed his first year at The Royal Melbourne Hospital and is currently training at Eastern Health. He is interested in all aspects of Diabetes and Endocrinology.
Prof Timothy Davis
Professor of Medicine
University of Western Australia
Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index, incident hepatobiliary disease and major adverse cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes: The Fremantle diabetes study phase 2
1:42 PM - 1:48 PMBiography
Timothy Davis is principal investigator of the Fremantle Diabetes Study, which has generated wide-ranging data from community-based participants with diabetes since 1993
Dr Muhammad Imran Butt
Advanced Trainee
Ipswich Hospital
Prevalence and cardiovascular risk association of metabolic (dysfunction) associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in Type 2 diabetes in Ipswich population
1:48 PM - 1:54 PMBiography
Dr. Imran Butt graduated from King Edward Medical University, Pakistan, and began his medical career in Australia in 2011. He completed physician training in WA and advanced training in General and Acute Care Medicine in Queensland, earning his FRACP in General Medicine in 2022.
Currently training in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Ipswich Hospital, he also contributes to international research trials at Logan Endocrine and Diabetes Service. His clinical interests include complex diabetes, obesity medicine, and metabolic fatty liver disease.
Mr Omair Kashif
Medical Student
Bond University
Impact of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1RAs) on gastric emptying during endoscopic procedures
1:54 PM - 2:00 PMBiography
Omair Kashif, Dorian Le, and Matthew Lou are final-year medical students at Bond University. As co-authors of this study under Dr Jessica Triay, consultant endocrinologist at Gold Coast University Hospital, they have a strong interest in research and clinical medicine, and look forward to interning in Queensland in 2026.
Dr Cong Xie
Research Fellow
University of Adelaide
Bile acid sequestration with colesevelam enhances GLP-1 secretion and improves glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes
2:00 PM - 2:06 PMBiography
Dr Cong Xie is an early career research fellow at the University of Adelaide. His research focuses on understanding the important role of the gut in glucose metabolism in both health and type 2 diabetes and the translation of these novel insights into improved therapy for type 2 diabetes.
Dr Cong Xie
Research Fellow
University of Adelaide
Acute administration of exogenous glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide affects insulin secretion and sensitivity and cardiovascular function in type 2 diabetes
2:06 PM - 2:12 PMBiography
Dr Cong Xie is an early career research fellow at the University of Adelaide. His research focuses on understanding the important role of the gut in glucose metabolism in both health and type 2 diabetes and the translation of these novel insights into improved therapy for type 2 diabetes.
Ms Amanda Gauld
CNS
Diabetes Centre / Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Screening for severe liver fibrosis in a T2DM population: Application of the new GESA recommendations for MAFLD assessment in an Australian Tertiary hospital diabetes centre
2:12 PM - 2:18 PMBiography
Amanda Gauld is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Credentialled Diabetes Educator at the Diabetes Centre at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Chairperson
Sarah Glastras
Head Of Department And Senior Staff Specialist
Northern Sydney Endocrine Centre
Tongzhi Wu
Associate Professor
University of Adelaide
