Stream 2 Session #8: Oral Prize Session 3 - Equity, Access & Community-Centred Care
Tracks
Meeting Room 111 & 112
| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Meeting Room 111 & 112 (Level 1) |
Speaker
Mrs Carolyn Allen
Diabetes Nurse Navigator
Queensland Health
Footprints- Walking on Country: A mobile outreach model improving access to Diabetes Foot screening and early risk identification.
4:00 PM - 4:12 PMBiography
Carolyn Allen is a Diabetes Nurse Navigator with the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service. Her work focuses on improving access to diabetes care for rural and vulnerable communities through innovative outreach models, including the Footprints- Walking on Country mobile service supporting early detection and prevention of diabetes complications.
Mrs Aruni Ratnayake
Diabetes Prevention Officer
Western Sydney Diabetes / Integrated & Community Health / WSLHD
Inter-service collaboration to improve diabetes care for Aboriginal communities in Western Sydney: A six-year process evaluation
4:12 PM - 4:24 PMBiography
Aruni, overseas trained medical practitioner, changing her career path, pursued chronic diseases community education for non-government sector.
Joining NSW Health in 2018, she completed UTS Diabetes Education and Management.
Working with priority populations, Western Sydney, was recognised at ADC 2022 by winning the Roche Best New Presenter Award, ADEA session.
Mrs Gael Holters
Cns2 Diabetes Educator
St Vincent's Hospital
Improving education and access to diabetes therapies and technology in rural NSW: two‑year outcomes from a multidisciplinary DREAM outreach service
4:24 PM - 4:36 PMBiography
Gael Holters is a Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNS2) and Credentialled Diabetes Educator at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney with 18+ years’ experience. She coordinates the DREAM Initiative improving diabetes care across regions. Her work spans Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes, research, education, and service models supporting patients and clinicians
Mr Karim Fawzi
Phd Student
Victoria University
Test of a dual intervention in Arabic-speaking diabetic patients attending Melbourne General Practices: A prospective cohort feasibility study
4:36 PM - 4:48 PMBiography
Karim Fawzi is a consultant pharmacist and diabetes educator working in general practices across Melbourne’s northern and western suburbs. He is currently a PhD candidate at Victoria University, where his research focuses on improving diabetes care outcomes in primary care settings.
Diane Gargya
PhD student
RMIT University
Lifestyle, wellbeing and support preferences for managing type 2 diabetes among multicultural Australians: a cross-sectional survey
4:48 PM - 5:00 PMBiography
Diane Gargya is a general practice and credentialed pharmacist, a credentialed diabetes educator, and an academic. Diane is pursuing a PhD at RMIT University, focusing on patient-centred diabetes care for culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Her expertise and interests include diabetes education and management, medication management, and health coaching.
Mrs Stacey Parke
Phd Student
University of the Sunshine Coast
Support provided to primary school staff caring for students with type 1 diabetes across Australia
5:00 PM - 5:12 PMBiography
Stacey Parke is a Credentialled Diabetes Educator and Clinical Nurse Consultant in Paediatric Diabetes at the John Hunter Children’s Hospital, NSW, Australia. Stacey is undertaking her PhD at the University of the Sunshine Coast examining diabetes education and support for school staff that support students with type 1 diabetes.
Deborah Schubert
CDE
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Beyond targets: preventative care through hospital and community collaboration for a Medicare ineligible person with type 1 diabetes
5:12 PM - 5:24 PMBiography
Deborah started working in diabetes at the Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - in Diabetes Eye Complication Screening, inpatients and community.
She currently works in the Royal Melbourne Hospital - Hospital Admission Risk Program - Diabetes team, as a CDE.
Ms Hannah Jones
CDE
Austin Health
From crisis to control: DE-led 12‑month pathway for a young adult with T1D, intellectual disability, and recurrent DKA (single-case improvement evaluation)
5:24 PM - 5:36 PMBiography
Hannah Jones is a Paediatric Credentialled Diabetes Educator with experience across adult and paediatric care. She spent a decade at St Vincent’s Hospital, where she helped establish the YADS clinic, and worked seven years with the Diabetes Technology Research Group. She now works in paediatrics and YADS at Austin Health.
Mrs Shona Vigus
Credentialed Diabetes Educator
St John of God Hospital
Steroid-induced hyperglycaemia in patients receiving chemotherapy treatment
5:36 PM - 5:48 PMBiography
Shona Vigus is a Credentialed Diabetes Educator at St John of God Hospital, Murdoch, in Perth, Western Australia.
Mrs Anna Blackie
Manager, Western Diabetes Hub
Western NSW Local Health District
Primary care models facilitating type 2 diabetes remission: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of operational elements
5:48 PM - 6:00 PMBiography
Anna is a Consultant Pharmacist and Credentialled Diabetes Educator with a Master's degree in Lifestyle Medicine. Her experience focuses on the development and delivery of diabetes care models across healthcare settings in rural Australia.