Abstracts/free papers - Rehabilitation
Tracks
Track 2
Sunday, May 25, 2025 |
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Skellerup Room |
Speaker
Anna Rolleston
The Centre for Health
Chair
Biography
Dr Emily Gray
Lecturer
School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago
Cardiac rehabilitation service delivery in New Zealand: a national survey
8:30 AM - 8:45 AMBiography
Dr Emily Gray is a lecturer at the School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago. Emily has a research interest in supporting people to return to physical activity following cardiac events, with a focus on the early stages of recovery following myocardial infarction and cardiac surgery. Emily is also interested in the application of self-management support principles in patient care and enhancing cardiac rehabilitation accessibility to people living rurally.
Assoc Prof Katrina Poppe
Associate Professor
University of Auckland
NT-proBNP by point-of-care vs laboratory testing
8:45 AM - 9:00 AMBiography
Katrina Poppe is an Associate Professor at the University of Auckland. Her experience in cardiovascular medicine, physiology, technology and health data science underpins her research into improving cardiovascular prognostic, and at times diagnostic, research.
Dr Emily Gray
Lecturer
School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago
People's perceptions and experiences of returning to sport after a myocardial infarction
9:00 AM - 9:15 AMBiography
Dr Emily Gray is a lecturer at the School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago. Emily has a research interest in supporting people to return to physical activity following cardiac events, with a focus on the early stages of recovery following myocardial infarction and cardiac surgery. Emily is also interested in the application of self-management support principles in patient care and enhancing cardiac rehabilitation accessibility to people living rurally.
Dr Tina Cherian
Cardiology Advanced Trainee
Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Waikato
Infective Endocarditis in the Te Manawa Taki Region: Demographics and Burden of disease
9:15 AM - 9:30 AMBiography
Tina is a dual trainee in general medicine and cardiology. She graduated from the University of Edinburgh and completed foundation training in the UK before coming to work at Waikato Hospital.
Dr Evelyn Lesiawan
Registrar
Auckland City Hospital
GP referrals for benign palpitations: retrospective review of two strategies
9:30 AM - 9:45 AMBiography
Evelyn is a medical registrar who will be undertaking a doctorate in cardiology from 2025.
