ANZSRS: New Investigator Award / Orals
Tracks
Track 1
Saturday, March 23, 2024 |
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Central B (via Exhibition) |
Speaker
Mr Hugh Fitzgerald
Respiratory Scientist
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
NIA Finalist: A comparison of peak cough flow (PCF) and peak expiratory flow (PEF) in children with neuromuscular disorders.
10:30 AM - 10:45 AMBiography
Hugh Fitzgerald is a Respiratory Scientist, working in the Respiratory Function laboratory at the Children's Hospital at Westmead. Holding a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology. New to the field, Hugh combines his academic expertise with practical experience to contribute to Paediatric healthcare.
Miss Fei Ni Hau
Hospital Scientist
Royal North Shore Hospital
NIA Finalist: Baseline small airway function correlates with lung function decline following hematopoietic stem cell transplant
10:45 AM - 11:00 AMBiography
Fei has been a respiratory scientist at the Respiratory Investigation Unit, RNSH. She has a passion for management of small airways disease in bone marrow transplant patients using lung function and Multibreath Washout Technique.
Mr Michael Beaven
PhD Candidate
Curtin University
NIA Finalist: Physiological responses to exercise in survivors of preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis
11:00 AM - 11:15 AMBiography
Mike is a 2nd-year PhD Candidate with Curtin University and a Respiratory and Sleep Scientist. Based at Telethon Kids Institute in the Children's Lung Health team, his PhD research is focussed on the long-term impacts of preterm birth on the physiological responses to exercise, lung function, and physical activity.
Miss Lindsay Bedser
Respiratory Physiologist
Te Whatu Ora Health MidCentral
NIA Finalist: SpO2 measurements are higher in forehead probes compared to a finger probe during the six-minute walk test and when compared to resting arterial oxygen from blood gas samples.
11:15 AM - 11:30 AMBiography
Lindsay is the Lead Respiratory Physiologist at Palmerston North Hospital. Lindsay obtained CRFS in 2018 and led her team to obtain ANZSRS Laboratory Accreditation. Lindsay manages a tiny but mighty lab who work efficiently and with excellence and recently achieved the MidCentral Allied health "champion for collaboration and integration” award.
Miss Ella Guy
PhD Candidate
University of Canterbury
Model-based non-invasive assessment of respiratory muscle strength.
11:30 AM - 11:45 AMBiography
Ella F. S. Guy is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Bioengineering at the University of Canterbury. Her work has been mainly in respiratory system identification, modelling, and control of non-invasive mechanical ventilation.
Mr Vahid Sharifi
Respiratory Scientist
Austin Health
Comparative analysis of FEV1 expressions: assessing the predictors of all-cause mortality.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Vahid joined Austin Health as a respiratory scientist in 2015. He secured his CRFS in 2017 and pursued a master's in applied analytics from the University of Melbourne, completed in 2022. For his final university project, Vahid conducted a retrospective cohort study exploring the survival benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation.
Mrs Jasmine Cassis
Respiratory Scientist
The Alfred Hospital
Chairperson
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Mr Andrew Southwell
Team Leader
Redcliffe Hospital
Chairperson
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
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