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

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Dr Ashley Ng
Head of Education and Professional Standards
NDSS

Chairperson

Biography

Dr Ashley Ng is a diabetes advocate, a diabetes researcher and accredited practising dietitian. Her lived experience has led to her passion in consumer and community involvement in research. Ashley's research interests include supporting young adults with diabetes during life transitions, digital health solutions in diabetes care and peer support.
Pei Ju Li
Lee's Clinic / TACD

Psychosocial distress and glycemic levels in Type 2 Diabetes: A large primary care study

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM

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Biography

Pei-Ju Li 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.
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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 PM

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Biography

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.
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Dr Rebecca Kang
Advanced Trainee
Royal North Shore Hospital / Gosford Hospital / Hornsby Hospital

Post-Discharge telehealth insulin stabilisation program: Impact on glycaemic profiles and hospital readmission rates, and predictors of success

4:10 PM - 4:15 PM

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Biography

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.
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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 PM

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Biography

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.
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Ms Catherine Finneran
Inpatient Diabetes CNC / Credentialed Diabetes Educator
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 PM

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Biography

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.
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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 PM

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Biography

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
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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

4:30 PM - 4:35 PM

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Biography

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.
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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.

4:35 PM - 4:40 PM

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Biography

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.
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Ms Electra Ulrich
Senior Dietitian
Northern Health / St Vincent's Hospital

Incidence and impact of fasting during Ramadan in patients attending the Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinics (DIP) at a metropolitan Melbourne hospital

4:40 PM - 4:45 PM

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Biography

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.
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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

4:45 PM - 4:50 PM

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Biography

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.
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Ms Hui Xin Loh
Research Officer
Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd

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

4:50 PM - 4:55 PM

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Biography

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.
Ms 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

4:55 PM - 5:00 PM

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Biography

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
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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

5:00 PM - 5:05 PM

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Biography

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.
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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.

5:10 PM - 5:15 PM

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Biography

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
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