TSANZ Symposium: Advancement and evolution in interstitial lung disease
Tracks
Track 2
Monday, March 25, 2024 |
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Arena 1B |
Speaker
Prof Gisli Jenkins
Chair of Thoracic Medicine
Imperial College London
Genetics in ILD - is it ready for prime time?
3:30 PM - 3:50 PMBiography
Professor Gisli Jenkins is an NIHR Research Professor and holds the Margaret Turner-Warwick Chair of Thoracic Medicine at Imperial College London. He is based at the Guy Scadding Building at the Brompton Campus where he is Head of the Margaret Turner-Warwick Centre for Fibrosing Lung Diseases at the National Heart and Lung Institute. Gisli also holds Honorary contracts with the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and with the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Prof Jenkins' research focuses on Interstitial Lung Diseases, and Pulmonary Fibrosis in particular. His team works to understand the biological basis for the development of pulmonary fibrosis and aims to translate this understanding into improved outcomes for patients. He is the Principal Investigator of a number of longitudinal observational studies including the PROFILE study, the INJUSTIS Study, the UKILD Post COVID ILD study, the DEMISTIFI Multi-Morbidity consortium and is the International Principal Investigator for the REMAP-ILD Global Initiative. He is the pulmonary fibrosis working group lead for the Genomics England Clinical Interpretation Partnership in Respiratory Medicine, the PHOSP-COVID study and the HEAL COVID platform study.
Prof Jenkins was awarded the ERS Gold Medal in Interstitial Lung Disease in 2020. In 2022 he became a Fellow of the European Respiratory Society, and appointed President of Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis and has been awarded the BTS Meritorious Service Award for 2022.
Prof Anne Holland
Head of Respiratory Research
Monash University / Alfred Health
Patient-reported outcomes for clinical care and research in ILD
3:50 PM - 4:20 PMBiography
Anne Holland is Professor of Physiotherapy and Head of Respiratory Research at Monash University and Alfred Health in Melbourne, Australia. She leads a research program investigating non-pharmacological treatments for chronic lung disease. Anne is an NHMRC Leadership Fellow and President of the TSANZ.
Ms Mary Roberts
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Westmead Hospital
Complex care: The importance of ILD nurse specialists
4:20 PM - 4:40 PMBiography
Mary Roberts is a Clinical Nurse Consultant working for Westmead Hospital, in Sydney.
She has over 30 years experience working in Respiratory Medicine in a range of settings.
Mary has a Diploma of Applied Science, Bachelor of Health Science, Master of Nursing and Master of Palliative Care.
Mary has a special interest in COPD, pulmonary fibrosis , pulmonary rehabilitation, and breathlessness management and has presented both nationally and internationally. She has also authored or co-authored over 20 publications.
Mary is an active member of the LFA and TSANZ and received a prestigious Lung Legend award from the LFA.
All Speakers
Panel discussion
4:40 PM - 5:00 PMBiography
Assoc Prof Yet Hong Khor
Research Fellow
Monash University / Austin Health
Chairperson
3:30 PM - 5:00 PMBiography
A/Prof Khor is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at Monash University and a respiratory and sleep physician at Austin and Alfred Health. She is the current chair of the TSANZ Clinical Care and Resources Sub-Committee.
Dr Jeremy Wrobel
Respiratory Physician
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Chairperson
3:30 PM - 5:00 PMBiography
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