Stream 2: Poster Session 2 - Clinical Management, Technology and Innovation
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Meeting Room 103
| Friday, August 21, 2026 |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Meeting Room 103 (Level 1) |
Speaker
Mrs Sarah Shipp
Credentialed Diabetes Educator
Bendigo Health Diabetes Services
Transitioning to automated insulin delivery system therapy for neurodiverse child with Type 1 Diabetes and creating new routines in child’s daily practices.
4:00 PM - 4:05 PMBiography
Sarah is a Credentialled Diabetes Nurse Educator with more than 33 years nursing experience. She has a passion for encouraging the spreading of knowledge and education in the diabetes space to others. Currently working in Regional Victoria in the paediatric cohort
Mrs Yeh Kueichun
Diabetes Educator
Taoyuan General Hospital / Ministry of Health and Welfare
Effectiveness of intermittent real-time continuous glucose monitoring on glycemic and psychological outcomes in people with Type 1 Diabetes
4:05 PM - 4:10 PMBiography
Kuei-Chun Yeh is a diabetes educator specializing in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes self-management. She integrates rt-CGM and SMBG to improve glycemic control, develops diabetes education programs, supports gestational diabetes care, conducts research, presents internationally, and mentors diabetes education trainees to advance patient care and professional training.
Dr Rebecca Kang
Advanced Trainee
Gosford Hospital / Central Coast Local Health District
Post-Discharge telehealth insulin stabilisation program: Impact on glycaemic profiles and hospital readmission rates, and predictors of success
4:10 PM - 4:15 PMBiography
Dr Rebecca Kang is an advanced trainee at Royal North Shore Hospital with interests in public health, preventive medicine, and endocrinology. Her research focuses on the intersection of these fields, aiming to make significant advancements in improving outcomes for persons with diabetes.
Dr Guan-yu Su
Visiting Staff
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Reducing inpatient hypoglycemia in hospitalized patients with diabetes: A multidisciplinary quality improvement initiative
4:15 PM - 4:20 PMBiography
Dr. Guan-Yu Su is a visiting staff physician at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, specializing in diabetes and metabolic diseases. Beyond her clinical practice, she is an active researcher in the field of endocrinology with a robust portfolio of peer-reviewed publications.
Ms Jane Ludington
Senior Pharmacist
St Vincent's Hospital
Diabetic ketoacidosis in transit: A retrospective review describing emergency presentations by rural, interstate and international visitors at a tertiary referral metropolitan hospital.
4:20 PM - 4:25 PMBiography
Catherine Finneran is the Inpatient Diabetes Clinical Nurse Consultant at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. She is passionate about supporting people living with diabetes to achieve their goals. Cathy coordinates education to upskill hospital staff to support safe and effective care for people with diabetes.
Dr Steven James
Senior Lecturer - Nursing
University of the Sunshine Coast
The perceived support and technology-related knowledge needs in diabetic ketoacidosis of people living with type 1 diabetes, their family and healthcare professional carers
4:25 PM - 4:30 PMBiography
Dr Steven James has around two decades experience as a clinician in cardiology, emergency medicine, paediatrics and, primarily, diabetes. This has been in world-wide healthcare systems, and at non-governmental organisations. More recently, he has been a Senior Lecturer of Nursing at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
Dr Jundi Yang
Postdoc
Central South University
Construction and evaluation of a large language model agent for type 1 diabetes self-management support among adolescents: A development and validation study
4:30 PM - 4:35 PMBiography
Dr. Jundi Yang is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University. Her research focuses on diabetes prevention and management, with specific interests in physical activity, sedentary behavior, prediabetes, and self-management in type 1 diabetes.
Mrs Wei Zhang
Credentialled Diabetes Educator
Westmead Hospital Diabetes & Endocrinology
Impact of a standardised diabetes educator-led virtual review model on service delivery in a tertiary low-risk gestational diabetes service
4:35 PM - 4:40 PMBiography
Wei Zhang is a Credentialled Diabetes Educator and Clinical Nurse Consultant at Westmead Hospital, leading the Diabetes in Pregnancy service. Her interests include complex diabetes management, digital health optimisation, insulin pump and CGM therapy, and advancing models of care through research and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Ms Margaret Maina
Head Of Clinical Medicine & Surgery
AIC Kijabe Hospital
Multicomponent intervention doubles gestational diabetes mellitus oral glucose tolerance test uptake in low-resource antenatal care clinic
4:40 PM - 4:45 PMBiography
Ms Margaret Wambui Maina,Clinician specialised in Family Medicine, a lecturer and Head of Clinical Medicine and Surgery at AIC Kijabe Hospital, Kenya. Also a Clinical and Educational researcher, with focus on Quality improvement in Maternal and Child Health with interest of optimizing Healthcare delivery and outcomes.
Dr Alia Tun-Ismail
Advanced Trainee
Campbelltown Hospital
Comparing maternal and fetal pregnancy complications in women with pre-existing diabetes based on planning status: A retrospective audit.
4:45 PM - 4:50 PMBiography
Alia Tun-Ismail is an advanced trainee in Obstetric Medicine in South Western Sydney Local Health District. With an interest in endocrinology in pregnancy, she is hoping to further her training in Endocrinology and contribute to the literature in this area.
Ms Electra Ulrich
Senior Dietitian
Northern Health
Incidence and impact of fasting during Ramadan in patients attending the Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinics (DIP) at a metropolitan Melbourne hospital
4:50 PM - 4:55 PMBiography
Electra Ulrich is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian working with clients with diabetes for over 15 years. Currently working as a Senior Dietitian at Northern Health, Electra has interests in diabetes in pregnancy, T1DM and technology and holistic client care.
Dr Cheryl Ying Lin Tan
Principal Clinical Pharmacist
Singapore General Hospital
Advancing initiatives with measurable targets in diabetes (AIM-diabetes): An integrated team-based programme for optimising diabetes care at Singapore General Hospital
4:55 PM - 5:00 PMBiography
Cheryl Tan is a board-certified clinical pharmacist and certified Collaborative Prescriber at Singapore General Hospital. She holds a Doctor of Pharmacy from National University of Singapore and specialises in diabetes and obesity management. Cheryl is dedicated to advancing patient-centered care and finds fulfilment in supporting patients through complex clinical needs.
Miss Ashini Uthdesha Thelikada Palliya Guruge
Undergraduate Student
University of Ruhuna
Effectiveness of a pharmacist-led telemedicine intervention in improving medication adherence among people living with Type 2 diabetes
5:00 PM - 5:05 PMBiography
Ashini Uthdesha is a final-year Bachelor of Pharmacy undergraduate at the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. Her research interests include medication adherence, telemedicine interventions, and the role of pharmacists in chronic disease management, with a particular focus on type 2 diabetes care in resource-limited settings.
Mrs Isla Yiannoullou
Credentialled Diabetes Educator
SA Health
Clinical audit of nurses’ insulin injection practices in a public hospital: Evaluating adherence to evidence-based injection technique guidelines
5:05 PM - 5:10 PMBiography
Isla is a Nurse Practitioner and Credentialled Diabetes Educator working within a public hospital diabetes service in South Australia. She began her nursing career in Scotland in 2001 and has extensive experience in diabetes care. Her interests include improving access to evidence-based care and outcomes for people living with diabetes
Miss Caihong Li
Head Nurse
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital
Development and application evaluation of a new insulin injection education toolkit
5:10 PM - 5:15 PMBiography
Caihong Li,Head Nurse of the Case Management Department at Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital,China.She holds a Master’s degree of Nursing. With more than 10 years of clinical experience in diabetes nursing and education,She currently serves as vice chairperson of the youth committee under the Diabetes Nursing Professional Committee,Chinese Nursing Association.
Dr Kushalee Jayawickreme
Endocrinology Fellow
Royal North Shore Hospital
Determinants of health-related quality of life among people living with type 1 Diabetes in a resource limited setting: A Multicentre Study in Sri Lanka
5:15 PM - 5:20 PMBiography
Dr. Kushalee Jayawickreme (MBBS, MD, MRCP) is a Endocrinology Fellow (Metabolic, liver Fellow) at the Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW. She is a Consultant Endocrinologist in Sri Lanka. She plans to commence her PhD at the University of Sydney in 2026. Her special interests are Diabetes, Metabolic syndrome, and pregnancy.
Mrs Bijaya Dhakal
Associate Professor
Bharatpur Hospital Nursing College
Complications awareness among diabetic patients attending Tertiary Level Hospital, Nepal
5:20 PM - 5:25 PMBiography
She is a nursing professional and Associate Professor of Nursing with more than 20 years of dedicated service in the field of healthcare and nursing education. She currently working at the nursing college of Bharatpur Hospital, where She contributes to the academic and professional development of future nurses.
Miss Yongxiu Liu
Peking University People's Hospital
Relationship between altered eating behaviors, health-promoting lifestyle, and anxiety-depression in obese adults intending to use GLP-1 receptor agonists
5:25 PM - 5:30 PMBiography
She is a nurse in the Department of Endocrinology at Peking University People’s Hospital, a specialist nurse certified by the Chinese Nursing Association, and a weight-loss case manager. She has published four papers as first author and has led three research projects.
Mrs Jen-Tzu Lee
Diabetes Educator
Lee's Clinic / TACD
Psychosocial distress and glycemic levels in Type 2 Diabetes: A large primary care study
5:30 PM - 5:35 PMBiography
Pei-Ju Lee is a diabetes educator with over 20 years of clinical experience. Her expertise includes diabetes case management, psychosocial interventions, and person-centred care for older adults with diabetes, focusing on comprehensive and holistic support in primary care settings.
Dr Steven Trawley
Associate Professor
The Cairnmillar Institute
The never-asked: low rates of emotional health enquiry despite high diabetes distress in a national Australian sample
5:35 PM - 5:40 PMBiography
Kathleen Hare is a Provisional Psychologist and Master of Psychology (Clinical) candidate. Her research focuses on the intersection of chronic illness and mental health. Her work specifically examines the emotional burden of diabetes and systemic gaps in routine emotional health screening.
Dr Miao Xian Liu
Medical Student
Duke-NUS Medical School
Patients’ perspectives on an integrated mHealth and health coaching model to support patient empowerment in Type 2 Diabetes: A qualitative study in a multiethnic community
5:40 PM - 5:45 PMBiography
Hui Xin is a certified dietitian and researcher with a strong interest in understanding community perspectives on adopting health-related changes for chronic disease management. She is work on evaluating the effectiveness of research implementation and identifying the facilitators and barriers that influence successful translation of evidence into sustainable health practices.
Li Yuan
Head Of Nursing Discipline (endocrinology And Metabolism Department)
West China Hospital / Sichuan University
Development of an active health knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire for first-degree relatives of patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
5:45 PM - 5:50 PMBiography
Professor/Chief Nurse
Master Supervisor
Distinguished Nursing Expert of West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Academic and Technological Leader of Sichuan Province
Vice Chairperson of the Diabetes Committee of the Chinese Nursing Association