Stream 6 Session #10: Free communications- Inpatient and acute diabetes care
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Meeting Room 111 & 112
| Thursday, August 20, 2026 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Meeting Room 111 & 112 (Level 1) |
Speaker
Dr Rebecca Munt
Senior Research Fellow
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
Chairperson
Biography
Prof Anthony Russell
Director Endocrinology And Diabetes
The Alfred Hospital
Chairperson
Biography
Dr Jun Yin
Professor
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Low-carbohydrate diet improves glycaemic variability and reduces insulin requirements in hospitalised insulin-deficient diabetes
2:00 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
Jun Yin, MD, PhD, is a Professor and Chief Physician in endocrinology and metabolism whose research spans diabetes and obesity, low-carbohydrate nutrition, berberine-related metabolic interventions, and mitochondrial mechanisms underlying glucose and lipid metabolism. His work integrates clinical studies with translational approaches to improve metabolic health and diabetes outcomes.
Miss Abby Yu
Pharmacist Team Leader
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Cost-effectiveness of multidisciplinary preoperative diabetes care versus usual care in adults undergoing elective noncardiac surgery.
2:15 PM - 2:30 PMBiography
Abby Yu is a Pharmacist Team Leader for Surgery & Perioperative Services at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Abby has research interests in perioperative diabetes and anticoagulation management, and is currently completing her PhD studies with the University of Queensland investigating the impact of perioperative diabetes optimisation.
Frank Gao
PhD Student
University of Melbourne
Dr Ashni Goshrani
Endocrinology Registrar
Austin Health
Preadmission GLP-1 Receptor agonist use is associated with lower 30-day mortality among inpatients with Type 2 Diabetes
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
Dr Ashni Goshrani is an Endocrinology Research Registrar at Centre for Research and Education in Diabetes and Obesity (CREDO). Her interests include inpatient diabetes care, cardiometabolic therapies, and diabetes health services research.
Mrs Sharon Ross-Evans
Implementation Manager/CDE
Hunter New England / Diabetes Alliance Program +
District-wide urgent diabetes and endocrine advice line: Strengthening specialist access through the Diabetes Alliance Program Plus
3:00 PM - 3:15 PMBiography
Sharon is a Diabetes Alliance Program (DAP) Implementation Manager, Credentialled Diabetes Educator, and coordinator of the HNE LHD Diabetes Stream. She supports initiatives that integrate specialist support, clinician education, and data-driven quality improvement to strengthen diabetes care in general practice across urban, regional, and rural communities.
Dr Avindri Gimhani Abeygunasekara
Endocrinology Advanced Trainee
St Vincent's Hospital