Stream 6 Session #2: Free communications- Type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes
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Meeting Room 111 & 112
| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Meeting Room 111 & 112 (Level 1) |
Speaker
Dr Yaxin Wang
Postdoctor
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital
Time in tight range provides added value for predicting incident diabetic retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes with well-controlled time in range
8:30 AM - 8:45 AMBiography
The speaker received a Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and is currently working as a residency physician and clinical postdoctoral fellow at Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital. Her research primarily focuses on CGM, with publications in Diabetologia , Lancet Reg Health West Pac, Diabetes Obes Metab, etc.
Dr Shanal Kumar
Endocrionlogist
Queensland Health
Continuous glucose monitoring improve glycaemia in adults with Type 2 Diabetes and active diabetes-related foot disease when supported through a virtual Diabetes Model-of-Care
8:45 AM - 9:00 AMBiography
Dr Shanal Kumar is an endocrinologist at The Central Foot Hub which a virtual multi-disciplinary service located at The Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital providing clinical care to adults living with diabetes-related foot disease across Central Queensland.
Prof Grant Brinkworth
Director Of Research
Diabetes Australia
A personalised, AI-driven, behaviour change Digital Health intervention reduces body weight and improves quality of life and life satisfaction –interim analysis of a large-scale intervention
9:00 AM - 9:15 AMBiography
Professor Grant Brinkworth is the Director of Research at Diabetes Australia with experience in driving strategic research portfolios and business outcomes. His research expertise include development and translation of nutrition and lifestyle programs including digital health solutions for the management of chronic disease including diabetes.
Ms Nicole Barr
Researcher
Metro South Health
Feasibility and acceptability of REMODeL: A pilot digital health intervention for Type 2 Diabetes management in rural primary care
9:15 AM - 9:30 AMBiography
Ms Nikki Barr (She/Her), BNutr&Diet (Hons), APD, is a PhD Candidate at The University of Queensland and a Senior Research Project Officer in Diabetes Endocrinology Research at Metro South Health (Princess Alexandra Hospital). She leads ethics, governance, implementation logistics, and evaluation reporting for digitally enabled diabetes care initiatives.
Prof Huating Li
Deputy Director
Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Optimized carbohydrate diet: Establishing a new paradigm in metabolic health
9:30 AM - 9:45 AMBiography
Prof. Li Huating is a researcher at Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital. Her work focuses on the pathophysiology of obesity and diabetes and on identifying novel targets for early warning and intervention. She has published 50+ SCI-indexed papers in journals including Nature Medicine, Cell Metabolism, Nature Metabolism, and Diabetes Care.
Mrs Thu Hang Nguyen
Phd Student
Centre for Medicine use and Safety / Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences / Monash University
What comes after metformin? Shifts in patterns and predictors of diabetes drug utilisation in Australian adults living with type 2 diabetes, 2014–2024
9:45 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Thu Hang is a PhD student at the Centre for Medicine Use and Safety. Her research focuses on demographic characteristic differences in the use glucose-lowering medications in patients with type 2 diabetes, using Australia population-based cohorts to inform precision medicine and promote equitable healthcare delivery.
Dr Mei Zhang
China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Group-based fetal growth trajectories in gestational hyperglycemia: Associations with maternal glycemia and macrosomia
10:00 AM - 10:15 AMBiography
Dr. Zhang is physician, professor and received her M.D.and Ph.D. degree at Nanjing Medical University. She studied as visiting scholar at King’s College Hospital, London;Clinical Islet Laboratory, University of Alberta;Transplantation Research Lab, UCSF. She has been engaged in the clinic and scientific research. She has published over 80 scientific articles.
Dr Ibrahim Shahid
Endocrinology Registrar
Westmead Hospital
Algorithm-based insulin titration in diabetes in pregnancy: Real-world performance of a clinical decision support tool
10:15 AM - 10:30 AMBiography
Dr Ibrahim Shahid is an Endocrinology Advanced Trainee at Westmead Hospital. He has a particular interest in artificial intelligence and algorithms in Endocrinology. His research focuses on diabetes technology and digital innovation in endocrinology. He is passionate about translating data-driven insights into practical improvements in patient care and clinical outcomes.