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ANZSRS Poster Session

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ANZSRS
Sunday, March 23, 2025
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Exhibition Hall

Speaker

Miss Loren Grant
Clinical Respiratory Scientist
Queensland Children's Hospital

Impact of Two Pre-Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Lung Function Tests on Baseline Measurement Quality in Paediatric Patients

Biography

Loren Grant is a Respiratory Scientist at the Queensland Children's Hospital
Ms Tahlia Martin
Senior Respiratory Scientist
Royal Perth Hospital

Comparison of cardiopulmonary exercise testing systems in Western Australia using a metabolic simulator

Biography

Tahlia Martin is a Senior Respiratory Scientist working at Royal Perth Hospital. She has 9 years of experience working in the field of respiratory physiology. She has a particular interest in laboratory quality assurance and cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
Miss Mymy Tran
Research Assistant
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Electronic nose: a biomarker for detecting interstitial lung diseases.

Biography

Mymy Tran is an early career researcher working on multiple clinical studies and publications for the Respiratory Medicine department at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the Centre of Research Excellence in Pulmonary Fibrosis; under the supervision of Professor Tamera Corte. Her research interests include Interstitial Lung Diseases and diagnostic tools.
Mr Ryan Wallis
Respiratory Scientist
Northern Sydney Local Health District

Comparing FVC Changes from Sitting to Supine: Relative to Sitting FVC vs. Predicted FVC

Biography

Ryan is a respiratory scientist working at the respiratory function laboratory at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. Ryan has a keen interest in airway physiology and how it relates to respiratory function.
Ms Kristin Southwell
Senior Respiratory Scientist
Northern Health

Mind the gap… How does the ERS/ATS 2022 update impact spirometry severity grading?

Biography

Kristin is the Senior Respiratory Scientist at Northern Health in Melbourne. She has almost 20 years experience in lung function testing within public health respiratory laboratories.
Miss Ella Guy
Phd Candidate
University of Canterbury

Bench testing of a passive spirometry disease mapping framework

Biography

Ella is a mechanical engineer who is completing a PhD in modelling of respiratory mechanics and control systems for respiratory therapy in a research team based at the University of Canterbury. Ella’s focus is on tools and techniques to increase access and reduce clinical burden of respiratory testing and diagnostics.
Mrs Sarah Baum
Accredited Clinical Physiologist (Respiratory)
Spirometry Training Company (Aust) Pty Ltd

Simplifying the ATS/ERS grading system with the Spirometry Test Grading Matrix

Biography

Sarah Baum, Founding Director of Spirometry Training Company, is a Respiratory Physiologist with more than 15 years clinical lab experience including establishment and management of the respiratory lab at Macquarie University Hospital. Sarah develops, designs & delivers spirometry training around Australia, Asia, Middle East, New Zealand & Papua New Guinea.
Mrs Sarah Baum
Accredited Clinical Physiologist (Respiratory)
Spirometry Training Company (Aust) Pty Ltd

Development of an evidence-based guide for assessing spirometry quality after training – a standardised approach

Biography

Sarah Baum, Founding Director of Spirometry Training Company, is a Respiratory Physiologist with more than 15 years clinical lab experience including establishment and management of the respiratory lab at Macquarie University Hospital. Sarah develops, designs & delivers spirometry training around Australia, Asia, Middle East, New Zealand & Papua New Guinea.
Ms Vanda Glavas
Senior Medical Scientist
Royal Adelaide Hospital

Impact of relative or absolute PEF repeatability criteria on spirometry

Biography

Vanda Glavas is a Respiratory Scientist from Royal Adelaide Hospital. She has 10 years' experience in lung function testing and special interests in test quality and service improvement.
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Assoc Prof Leigh Seccombe
Scientific Director
Concord Hospital

Interpretation of diffusion capacity via z-score thresholds leads to higher severity classification

Biography

Leigh is a Clinical Physiologist and the Scientific Director of Respiratory, Sleep and Clinical Trials within the Department of Thoracic Medicine, Concord Hospital. Leigh is an A/Prof for Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney. Leigh has several research interests that include environmental and cardiopulmonary physiology.
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Ms Brigitte M Borg
Head, Physiology Service, Respiratory Medicine
Alfred Health

Raising the standard: Evaluating static lung volumes using the new European Respiratory Society / American Thoracic Society 2023 grading scale

Biography

Brigitte is an Accredited Clinical Physiologist (Respiratory) with more than 30 years experience. Brigitte is the Head, Physiology Service, Respiratory Medicine at The Alfred, Melbourne. Brigitte's interests include quality lung function testing and interpretation, and the promotion of workplace culture and psychological safety to build strong teams.
Dr Claire O'sullivan
Senior Scientist & Quality Manager, Physiology Service, Respiratory Medicine
Alfred Health

Do your pants hold up? High variability in Plethysmography trace assessment among scientists

Biography

Claire is a UK trained Clinical Respiratory Scientist with a PhD in airway physiology and ventilation imaging in the context Asthma. She is currently the quality manager for the Physiology service at the Alfred Hospital.
Miss Eva McKenna
Hospital Scientist
Sydney Local Health District

Comparing oscillometry measurements between Thorasys C-100 and Resmon PRO

Biography

Neil is a Respiratory Scientist based in Concord Repatriation General Hospital.
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Dr Kate Dusanovski
Laboratory Manager
Concord Hospital

Applying within breath reference equations to clinical oscillometry data provides greater insight into pathophysiology of disease

Biography

Kate is a respiratory physiologist with almost 20 years of experience in the field. She is currently the laboratory manager at Concord Hospital in Sydney and has special interest in the aging lung and small airway physiology.
Mr Marcus Fernandez
Trainee Scientist
Royal Melbourne Hospital

FeNO should not be measured in current smokers

Biography

I am a Trainee Respiratory Scientist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Currently studying a Bachelor of Health Science (Neuroscience) at Swinburne University
Mrs Carolina Langbroek
Pulmonary Function Laboratory Manager
Peninsula Respiratory Group

Discordance between acute bronchodilator response and FeNO results

Biography

Carolina has over 30 years of experience in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine. She enjoyed her training in the Netherlands and moved to Australia in 2004. Her focus is on patient experience and quality assurance.
Mr Jico Lozada
Respiratory Scientist
Westmead Hospital

Skin allergen selection and positivity prevalence in a Western Sydney adult population

Biography

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Miss Kiara Sclip
Senior Respiratory And Sleep Scientist
Queensland Children's Hospital

Multiple Breath Washout Phase III Slope Indices in Preschool Children with Cystic Fibrosis: Feasibility and Correlation with Lung Clearance Index

Biography

Kiara Sclip is a Senior Respiratory and Sleep Scientist from the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane.
Ms Fei Ni Hau
Hospital Scientist
Royal North Shore Hospital

Changes in outcomes following allogeneic HSCT between 2010-2013 and 2020-2021 time periods

Biography

Fei has been a respiratory scientist at the Respiratory Investigation Unit, RNSH over the last 3 years. She has an interest in the long term outcomes of GVHD on allogeneic transplant patients using PFTs, MBNW and FOT.
Miss Jaimey Clifton
Phd Candidate
University of Canterbury

Understanding precursor mechanics in expiratory flow limitation for development of predictive APAP algorithms

Biography

Jaimey is a PhD candidate in mechanical engineering at the University of Canterbury. She is a part of the research team looking at using control systems that can be used to model the respiratory system. Jaimey’s focus is on at modelling resistances changes in COPD, flow obstruction, and sleep apnea.
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Mr Danny Brazzale
Scientist
Austin Health

Comparison of laboratory and portable blood analysis systems in respiratory laboratory patients

Biography

Danny Brazzale is the senior respiratory scientist at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne. He has been working in the field of respiratory physiology for more 20 years. Danny has been actively involved in the ANZSRS for many years, including serving as the president of the society. He has been involved in several journal publications about predicted values and their impact on test interpretation.  Outside of work, Danny spends as much time as possible trying to catch fish, with varying degrees of success.
Dr Aisha Yaseen
Medical Registrar
Liverpool Hospital

The Evolving Role of Venous Blood Gases in COPD Exacerbations: A Narrative Review Comparing Venous and Arterial Blood Gases

Biography

Aisha is a medical registrar at Liverpool Hospital. She is passionate about medical research and has completed a Masters of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) at the University of Sydney.
Ms Tanya Karbowiak
Lab Manager
Macquarie Respiratory and Sleep

Evaluating the impact of FeNO testing on asthma management in clinical practice: A retrospective audit

Biography

Tanya has been working as a Respiratory Scientist for 12 years. Coming from a background in Biology she has a keen interest in the physiological impact of respiratory diseases.
Dr Kris Nilsen
Research Engineer Team Lead
4D Medical

Functional lung imaging using X-ray Velocimetry predicts pneumothorax following post-endobronchial valve placement

Biography

Dr Nilsen is a biomedical Engineer and respiratory physiologist. He specializes in novel measurements of lung mechanics and ventilation imaging.
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Dr David Chapman
Senior Scientist
Royal North Shore Hospital

Development of headgear for continuous laryngoscopy during exercise

Biography

Dr David Chapman is the Senior Respiratory Scientist in the Respiratory Investigation Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital. He is internationally known for his expertise in small airway function and has an interest in fostering cross-disciplinary research to better understand and treat patients with respiratory disease.
Mr Ryan Welch
Respiratory Physiologist
Te Whatu Ora Health Te Toka Tumai

Poincaré analysis of breathing frequency to objectively quantify dysfunctional breathing during exercise: a case study.

Biography

Ryan is a respiratory physiology based at Greenlane Clinical Centre in Auckland.
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