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HSANZ Free Communications 7: Advancing patient outcomes more than the latest treatment

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HSANZ
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
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Speaker

Miss Rosie Shaw
Head Of Advocacy
Blood Cancer NZ

Bridging the trans-Tasman gap in blood cancer care: findings from New Zealand’s first State of Blood Cancer report

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Biography

Rosie Shaw is Head of Advocacy at Blood Cancer NZ. She has a background in health policy spanning New Zealand, the UK, and Australia, and now contributes towards national efforts to improve treatment access and outcomes for Kiwis living with blood cancer.
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Dr Miriam Wronski
Neurologist
The Alfred Hospital

Baseline neurological vulnerability predicts immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity following CAR-T cell therapy: a prospective cohort study

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Biography

Dr Miriam Wronski is a neurologist at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, specialising in neuroimmunology and CAR-T cell therapy. She is also currently undertaking a PhD focused on clinical and paraclinical biomarkers to assist in the diagnosis and management of CAR-T cell therapy-associated neurotoxicity.
Ms Nicole O'Leary
Nurse Practitioner
Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre

Intensive care unit utilisation amongst chimeric antigen receptor T-cell recipients: a single centre experience

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Biography

To be confirmed, either Mark Dowling or Nicole O'Leary will present
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Prof Robert Weinkove
Clinical Director
Malaghan Institute Of Medical Research

Preventing Infections after CD19-directed Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapies for Lymphoma: A Consensus Practice Statement

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Biography

Rob Weinkove is Clinical Director at the Malaghan Institute, Consultant Haematologist at Health New Zealand, and Honorary Professor at University of Auckland. He leads a clinical and translational CAR T-cell programme at Malaghan, and contributes to clinical trials and guidelines for B-cell cancers and infection in the immunocompromised.
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Dr Pavan Shet
Resident - BPT
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

Early empirical antibiotic discontinuation in patients with high-risk febrile neutropenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Biography

A BPT1 resident at St Vincent’s Hospital, he is developing a strong clinical foundation across general medicine while cultivating a keen interest in haematology. He aspires to pursue advanced training in the field after completing his basic training.
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Dr Myles Wright
Palliative Care Physician
Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital

Evaluating the impact of a communication skills workshop for health care professionals on the early introduction of palliative care in patients with haematological malignancies

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Biography

Dr Myles Wright is a palliative care physician and haematologist who works in Melbourne. He has a primary interest in improving the integration of palliative care for patients with advanced haematological cancers.
Dr Kathryn Forwood
Haematologist
Health New Zealand Southern

Chairperson

Biography

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Dr Prudence Smith
Haematologist
Royal Hobart Hospital

Chairperson

Biography

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