Poster Presentations Sleep and breathing 1
Tracks
Track 5
Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Riverbank Room 6-7 |
Speaker
Dr Timothy Howarth
Post-doctoral Researcher
Darwin Respiratory and Sleep Health
Profile of Indigenous Australian patients with OSA in the NT
1:30 PM - 1:35 PMBiography
Dr. Timothy Howarth is a leading researcher in respiratory and sleep medicine, with a particular focus on chronic respiratory diseases, novel methods for sleep apnoea severity estimation, and sleep health in Australia. His work spans epidemiology, diagnostic advancements, health technology, treatment optimisation, and healthcare disparities, with a strong emphasis on improving health outcomes for Indigenous Australians and remote communities. Through his research, he seeks to develop more precise diagnostic tools, culturally adapted treatment strategies, and innovative healthcare delivery models that address the unique challenges faced by these populations.
Dr Gianluca Cotta Ramusino
Sleep Fellow
Woolcock Research Institute
Nocturnal-pulse-oximetry is unreliable for screening moderate-to-severe OSA in middle-aged females
1:35 PM - 1:40 PMBiography
He is one of the sleep fellows in the Woolcock Institute. He has been working as a respiratory physician in Ireland and had a previous background in research with the usage of Fnirs.
Assoc Prof Gary Kilov
General Practitioner & Clinical Associate Professor
Launceston Diabetes Clinic / Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Screening and diagnosis pathways for Australians with obstructive sleep apnea
1:40 PM - 1:45 PMBiography
Clinical Associate Professor Gary Kilov is a founding member of both the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Diabetes specific interest group and the primary care diabetes society of Australia. He is a contributor to the RACGP diabetes handbook, a member of several National Diabetes Supply Scheme Expert Reference Groups and past editor in chief of the PCDSA journal. Associate Professor Kilov shares his time between Launceston treating patients with diabetes and obesity related conditions and providing peer-to-peer and medical undergraduate education on diabetes and related conditions. He has published in peer reviewed journals on diabetes, obesity and respiratory medicine.
Ms Jade Grillo
Medical Student
Flinders University
Sweet dreams at home: Reviewing paediatric domiciliary sleep studies
1:45 PM - 1:50 PMBiography
Jade is a third year medical student at Flinders University. Having previously completed a Masters of Nursing Science, Jade has worked clinically in as a paediatric intensive care nurse. With a keen interest in paediatric medicine and the benefits of surgical intervention, she is aiming for a career in Otolaryngology.
Dr Amal George
Doctor
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
Delays and drop-offs in the public sleep apnoea care pathway
1:50 PM - 1:55 PMBiography
Amal George is a medical registrar at the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. He has completed Basic Physician Training and is pursuing advanced training in General Medicine and Respiratory Medicine. Amal has a strong interest in audit, service improvement, and medical education.
Dr Jack Manners
Research Fellow
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health / FHMRI: Sleep Health / Flinders University
A model for targeting weight loss therapy in OSA treatment
1:55 PM - 2:00 PMBiography
Jack Manners is a Research Fellow at FHMRI: Sleep Health, currently coordinating two clinical trials focused on using novel technologies to simplify and improve the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).
Dr Manners' broader research explores the integration of emerging technologies into clinical care, with a focus on OSA phenotyping, identifying sleep-related risk factors, and predicting functional outcomes such as cognitive performance. This work is supported by his development and stewardship of a large, multi-study sleep data repository.
Prof Brendon Yee
Professor
The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Association Between Tirzepatide and Fatigue and Functioning Based on Baseline Characterization: SURMOUNT-OSA Trials
2:00 PM - 2:05 PMBiography
Professor Brendon Yee is a Respiratory and Sleep Physician who graduated from the University of Otago, New Zealand, and completed his PhD at the University of Sydney. He is a Senior Staff Specialist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Clinical Professor at the University of Sydney. He specializes in sleep disorders and respiratory failure, and has published over 150 scientific manuscripts. He also serves as the Medical Director of Respiratory Failure Services at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital .
Dr Steven Luu
Research Registrar
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Pharmacotherapy for OSA: a critical review of randomised placebo-controlled trials
2:05 PM - 2:10 PMBiography
Steven Luu is a research registrar at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research with special interests in sleep-disordered breathing.
Miss Eunice Tse
ENT registrar
Peninsula Health
Challenging Barriers: Down Under Pharyngoplasty Tongue Chanelling when CPAP fails
2:10 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
Nalaka de Silva
Mr Nalaka de Silva is an Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgeon specialising in sleep apnoea surgery. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
Juan Mulder
Dr Juan Mulder is a Consultant Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Physician. He is a fellow of the Royal Australasian Society of Physicians, a member of the Thoracic Society of Australia and a Registered Polysomnographic.
Dr Sara Winter
Clinical Psychologist
Queensland Health
Socioeconomic indicators and PAP therapy use in adults with OSA
2:15 PM - 2:20 PMBiography
Maddie is a PhD candidate at Griffith University; she is also completing a graduate certificate in neuroscience. Her PhD focuses on exploring factors that are associated with PAP therapy in adults with OSA. Ultimately, Maddie's passion lies in sleep psychology and health behaviour change.
Dr Brayden Varcoe
Advanced Trainee
Hunter New England Local Health District
Factors affecting level II polysomnography outcomes: A retrospective cohort study
2:20 PM - 2:25 PMBiography
Brayden is a 3rd year respiratory advanced trainee currently at John Hunter hospital in Newcastle. Having completed his 1st and 2nd years of training at Wollongong and Canberra hospital. He has an interest in all aspects of sleep medicine, particularly sleep disordered breathing as well as regional and remote medicine aiming to address health inequalities and improve service provision in these areas.
Alice Howard
TCC
Test
2:30 PM - 2:35 PMBiography
