ANZSRS / TSANZ Joint Masterclass: Exercise and cystic fibrosis
Sunday, March 24, 2024 |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Arena 1B |
Speaker
Dr Liam Welsh
Scientific Director
Royal Children's Hospital
CPET - basic principles and interpretation
1:00 AM - 1:25 PMBiography
Dr Liam Welsh is the Scientific Director of the Respiratory Function Laboratory at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne - a post he has held since 2008. Liam has a PhD in respiratory and exercise physiology and completed his post-doctoral fellowship at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London.
Prof Paul Robinson
Senior Staff Specialist
Queensland Children’s Hospital
Evolution of CFTR modulator therapy and impact on patient outcomes
1:25 PM - 1:50 PMBiography
Paul Robinson is a Senior Staff Specialist and clinician researcher in the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane. He is a Conjoint Professor at the University of Queensland where he is the Deputy Director of the Children's Health and Environment Program. His research targets improved detection, and monitoring, of early lung disease using novel lung function and imaging tools across a number of important paediatric respiratory conditions. He leads international Multiple breath washout (MBW) standardisation work which has enabled its successful incorporation into international clinical trials. Ongoing research is funded by both national and international grants through strong collaborative networks established with leading researchers.
Dr Jennifer Taylor-Cousar
Professor of Medicine and Paediatrics
National Jewish Health
Ongoing barriers to exercise in the CFTR modulator era
1:50 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
Dr. Taylor-Cousar is a tenured Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at National Jewish Health where she cares for children with pulmonary disease and adults with Cystic Fibrosis. She was appointed as the Medical Director of Clinical Research Services for NJH in July 2017 and is currently the President of the Medical Staff. She is also the Co-Director of the Adult CF clinical program and the Director of CF Therapeutics Development Network research for the adult CF program. Her expertise is in clinical trial design and conduct, and therapeutic development for the treatment of CF lung disease.
She is also actively evaluating the etiology and treatment of lung disease in orangutans (97% genetic homology with humans).
Dr Zoe Saynor
Associate Professor in Clinical Exercise Physiology
University of Portsmouth
The future of exercise within the care of people living with cystic fibrosis
2:15 PM - 2:40 PMBiography
Zoe Saynor is an Associate Professor in Clinical Exercise Physiology and lead for both the Physical Activity, Health and Rehabilitation Thematic Research Group and the Clinical, Health and Rehabilitation Team (CHaRT) at the University of Portsmouth, UK. She is also honorary researcher at several NHS Trusts. Having competed nationally and internationally as a dual-career elite athlete (rugby union), Zoe is passionate about the application of skills and knowledge from the field of sport and exercise science and elite sport to the clinical arena. At the heart of everything she does is promoting safe and appropriate physical activity and exercise for all. She is particularly interested in the application and benefits of exercise testing and training in clinical populations and the wider concept that Exercise is Medicine. Current and previous research has spanned the lifespan, from pre-pubertal children to the elderly, and has involved working with people with the following health conditions: cystic fibrosis (CF), non-CF bronchiectasis, asthma, CF-related diabetes, type II diabetes mellitus, chronic and end-stage renal disease, arthritis, joint hypermobility, cancer, Raynaud's, inflammatory bowel disease and Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). She has led on global projects which aim to implement and standardise exercise testing conducted by clinical teams as well as implement physical activity and exercise training interventions that have been co-developed with key stakeholder groups.
All Speakers
Panel discussion
2:40 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
Miss Kiara Sclip
Senior Respiratory and Sleep Scientist
Queensland Children's Hospital
Chairperson
1:00 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
Kiara Sclip is a Senior Respiratory & Sleep Scientist working at the Queensland Children's Hospital in Brisbane. She is the current Business and Finance Director on the ANZSRS Board.
Dr Daniel Smith
Thoracic Physician
The Prince Charles Hospital
Chairperson
1:00 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
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