TSANZ Symposium: Prioritising preventive and low carbon treatment options for sustainable management of respiratory disease
Tracks
TSANZ Symposia
Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Hall A |
Speaker
Dr Helen Petousis-Harris
Associate Professor
University of Auckland
Immunisation: Key for planetary health and sustainable health systems
1:30 PM - 2:00 PMBiography
Assoc Prof Narelle Cox
Senior Research Fellow
Monash University
Meeting the demand for rehabilitation: Improving access in a low carbon future
2:00 PM - 2:30 PMBiography
A/Prof Narelle Cox is the Senior Research Fellow in Physiotherapy and Respiratory Research at Monash University, Melbourne; and is a current National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leader Fellow. Narelle completed her undergraduate and Masters degrees from the University of Sydney, and was awarded her PhD in 2014 from La Trobe University in Melbourne. Her research focuses on improving health and clinical outcomes for people with chronic respiratory disease through exercise rehabilitation; including exploration of telemedicine and technology-based strategies to improve access to pulmonary rehabilitation services for people of all ages with a chronic respiratory disease.
Prof John Blakey
Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Consultant
Sir Charles Gardner Hospital
Greener choices in chronic lung disease
2:30 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
John Blakey is the Head of Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth and a Clinical Professor at Curtin University Medical School. He is the medical advisor for Asthma Australia and has an interest in Health Services Research.
Ms Catherine Buchan
Respiratory Nurse Consultant/PhD Candidate
Alfred Health / Monash University
Chairperson
Biography
Catherine is an advanced practice respiratory and sleep nurse and PhD Candidate at Monash University and Alfred Health. Her research interests include the use of non-invasive respiratory support therapies, exploring new models of care, understanding current services including clinical practice and patient experiences and care outcomes using mixed methods approach. Catherine holds a number of leadership positions within TSANZ.
Dr Arwel Jones
Research Fellow
Monash University
Chairperson
Biography
Arwel Jones is a research fellow at the Department of Respiratory Research@Alfred of Monash University. His research is focussed on the prevention and treatment of respiratory infections and chronic lung disease.
