Stream 2 Session #20: Oral Session 3 - Psychosocial Wellbeing, Behaviour and Patient Experience

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Meeting Room 103
Friday, August 21, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Meeting Room 103 (Level 1)

Speaker

Dr Joanne Jordan
Research Fellow
Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes

Chairperson

Biography

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Prof Mette Rothmann
Professor
Steno Diabetes Center Odense

Chairperson

Biography

Professor Mette Juel Rothmann is Program Leader for Diabetes Care and User and Public Involvement at Steno Diabetes Center Odense and Senior Researcher at CIMT at Odense University Hospital and the University of Southern Denmark. A Clinical Nurse Specialist with more than 20 years of experience in diabetes and endocrinology, her research focuses on empowering people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes through digital health solutions and evidence-based interventions. She uses participatory design to engage patients, relatives, and healthcare professionals in co-creating services and technologies and serves as Principal Investigator on multiple major studies.
Mr Israel Molla
Researcher (PhD Student)
Deakin University

Community organisations' role in diabetes self-management in Ethiopia: A phenomenological study.

11:00 AM - 11:12 AM

Abstract

Biography

Israel is a PhD candidate at Deakin University, focusing on developing a care model to enhance self-management and social support for individuals with type 2 diabetes, grounded in experiences and perspectives. He has also published several articles in the field, offering valuable insights into diabetes care.
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Ms Alison Robinson
Associate Research Fellow
Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes

Listening to and learning from voices of adults living with type 1 diabetes who took part in an online program to reduce fear of hypoglycaemia.

11:12 AM - 11:24 AM

Abstract

Biography

Alison is an Associate Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes. She has supported the MRFF-funded HypoPAST study, an online psycho-educational program to reduce fear of hypoglycaemia among adults with type 1 diabetes. Alison also brings lived experience of diabetes, having lived with T1D since 2011.
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Ms Kitty Lee
Principal Medical Social Worker
Woodlands Hospital

Addressing distress in patients from Diabetes foot programme

11:24 AM - 11:36 AM

Abstract

Biography

Kitty is a Principal Medical Social Worker at Woodlands Hospital, Singapore, with a Bachelor's in Social Work (National University of Singapore, 2008) and Master's in Behavioural Health (University of Hong Kong, 2014). Since 2010, she specialises in diabetes care, integrating social health into chronic disease management and behavioural health training.
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Miss Yongxiu Liu
No. 11, Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Peking University People's Hospital

Altered eating behaviours and psychological correlates in adults with obesity intending to initiate GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy a cross-sectional study

11:36 AM - 11:48 AM

Abstract

Biography

She is a Senior Nurse in the Endocrinology Department at Peking University People's Hospital, a Certified Specialist Nurse by the Chinese Nursing Association, and also serves as a Weight Loss Case Manager. She has published four papers as the first author and led three research projects.
Mr Israel Molla
Researcher (PhD Student)
Deakin University

Lived experiences and perceptions of social support in diabetes self‑management in Ethiopia.

11:48 AM - 12:00 PM

Abstract

Biography

Israel is a PhD candidate at Deakin University, focusing on developing a care model to enhance self-management and social support for individuals with type 2 diabetes, grounded in experiences and perspectives. He has also published several articles in the field, offering valuable insights into diabetes care.
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