Free Communication Clinical Orals #6: Type 1 Diabetes & Technology
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Breakout 4: Room 5
Thursday, August 21, 2025 |
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Room 5 |
Speaker
Dr Dale Morrison
Research Fellow
University of Melbourne
Glycaemic impact of the pre-exercise timing of an elevated glucose target implemented using an automated insulin delivery system in adults with Type 1 Diabetes
8:30 AM - 8:45 AMBiography
Dr Morrison is an exercise physiologist and senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne, focussing on the interface of type 1 diabetes, technology and exercise. Dr Morrison's other research interests include glucose metabolism, muscle physiology and nutrition.
Dr Hanna Jones
Research Fellow
St Vincent's Hospital
A survey of glucose levels in adults with Type 1 diabetes attending clinic using automated insulin delivery compared with those using manual insulin dosing.
8:45 AM - 9:00 AMBiography
Dr Hanna Jones is a Research Fellow and MPhil candidate with the University of Melbourne Diabetes Technology Research Group and St Vincent’s Hospital. She is interested in how technology and medical innovations can be used to improve the lives of people with diabetes.
Dr Hannah Cunningham
Endocrinology Fellow
University of Melbourne
Feasibility study of a novel insulin patch pump integrated with a combined continuous glucose monitor and insulin delivering cannula – A tubeless single platform device
9:00 AM - 9:15 AMBiography
Dr Hannah Cunningham is a Research Fellow at the Diabetes Technology Research Group, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and the University of Melbourne. She is completing a Master of Medicine, with research focused on integrating continuous glucose monitoring and insulin delivery into a single device to advance closed-loop technologies and improve care for persons living with type 1 diabetes.
Mr Aatif Syed
Medical Student
James Cook University
Association between comorbidity burden and glycaemic profiles in adults with Type 1 diabetes using Hybrid closed-loop systems
9:15 AM - 9:30 AMBiography
Aatif Syed is a final-year medical student and a recent public health graduate who is passionate about diabetes care, prevention, and public health. His work spans research, health promotion, and community engagement, with a focus on improving outcomes in diverse and resource-limited settings.
Mr Tony Begbie
Biomedical Research Trainee
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Glycation Gap: Size, Stability and Correlates in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
9:30 AM - 9:45 AMBiography
Mr Begbie is a third-year undergraduate B-BMED student at the University of Melbourne. He was awarded a Baker Summer Internship in 2025 with A/Prof Cohen and Prof Jenkins at Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. The findings of the internship project led to this abstract.
Assoc Prof Neale Cohen
Director Clinical Services
Baker Institute
Closed loop open sourcE In Type 1 diabetes trial (CLOSE IT). Efficacy of a fully closed loop system for the management of Type 1 diabetes
9:45 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Neale Cohen is currently the Director of Clinical Services at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne. He is an Associate Professor at Monash University and the University of Queensland. His clinical research interests and publications include diabetes technology, diabetes therapeutics and indigenous diabetes.
Dr Natalie Nanayakkara
Endocrinologist
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Insulin aspart compared with faster aspart in fully closed loop insulin pump systems: Insights from the CLOSE IT Trial
10:00 AM - 10:15 AMBiography
Dr Natalie Nanayakkara is a clinical endocrinologist and researcher with expertise in diabetes and metabolic health. She is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and an Endocrinologist at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. She has participated in several large national and international trials.
Dr Tom Wilkinson
Endocrinologist
University of Otago
Psychosocial impacts of cessation of meal announcement in a randomised controlled trial of a fully closed-loop system
10:15 AM - 10:30 AMBiography
Tom Wilkinson is an adult endocrinologist based in Ōtautahi/Christchurch. He has an interest in diabetes technologies and is currently completing a PhD investigating fully closed-loop systems. Outside of work he enjoys skiing, tramping, and landscape photography, and is an organiser for the New Zealand Doctors' Orchestra.
Assoc Prof Sybil McAuley
Endocrinologist
Monash University
Chairperson
Biography
A/Prof Sybil McAuley is a Melbourne-based endocrinologist and clinical researcher specialising in type 1 diabetes. Her research interests include diabetes therapeutic technology, healthy longevity, exercise, driving, sleep, and psychosocial wellbeing. Sybil leads the multidisciplinary Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Service at The Alfred, and holds a co-located Monash University Associate Professorship.
Dr Anthony Zimmermann
Diabetes and Endocrinology, Head of Unit, NALHN
Lyell McEwin Hospital
Chairperson
Biography
