Symposium Day 1
Role of Equity and Community in Prevention

MC: Matt Jennings

TimePresentationSpeaker
8:00 to 9:00Registration
9:00 to 9:20Welcome
9:20 to 9:30District Opening AddressSonia Marshall PSMChief Executive, SWSLHD
9:30 to 9:45Ministry of Health AddressDr Kerry Chant AO PSMChief Health Officer and Deputy Secretary for Population and Public Health, NSW Health
9:45 to 10:00Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research Opening AddressProfessor Reema HarrisonChief Scientist and Institute Research Director, IIAMR together with Ronda ThompsonLead Community Activator and Research Assistant, Western Sydney University
10:00 to 10:30Panel Discussion: Research, Equity and Prevention: From Evidence to ImpactAdam Leto (Moderator)Chief Executive Officer, Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue Jemma GibbsDirector Aboriginal Health, SWSLHD Dr Tim BoyleChief Executive Officer, LifeSciences Australia Dr Kerry Chant AO PSMChief Health Officer and Deputy Secretary for Population and Public Health, NSW HealthRonda ThompsonLead Community Activator and Research Assistant, Western Sydney UniversityProfessor Reema HarrisonChief Scientist and Institute Research Director, IIAMR
10:30 to 10:40Local School Performance
10:40 to 10:45Investment NSW Representative Speaker

MC: Matt Jennings

TimePresentationSpeaker
11:15 to 11:40Towards a National Cardiometabolic Screening ProgramProfessor Jason KovacicChief Executive Officer, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
11:40 to 11:55Change the Narrative, Change the MindsetEric YeungPresident, CanRevive Incorporated
11:55 to 12:10Communication as a Public Health Priority: Collaborative Prevention Pathways Across the Early Years in South Western SydneyDr Kate ShortClinical Specialist and Speech Pathologist, Liverpool Hospital, SWSLHD
12:10 to 12:25Risk and radiomics: the potential for better health prevention in breast cancer across diverse communities using AIProfessor Sarah LewisExecutive Dean, Faculty of Health, Western Sydney University
12:25 to 12:40Prevention by Design: From Risk Factors to Healthy Communities in South Western SydneyAssociate Professor Kate McBrideDirector, Population Health Research and Epidemiology Unit (PHREU), SWSLHD
12:40 to 13:05Panel Discussion: Prevention by Design: Working Together for Better HealthAssociate Professor Kate McBrideDirector, Population Health Research and Epidemiology Unit (PHREU), SWSLHD (Moderator) Dr Kate ShortClinical Specialist and Speech Pathologist, Liverpool Hospital, SWSLHDAssociate Professor Lai Heng FoongChair, Medical Staff Executive Council, SWSLHDProfessor Sarah LewisExecutive Dean, Faculty of Health, Western Sydney UniversityAmy PrinceActing Chief Executive Officer, South Western Sydney Primary Health NetworkJodie BurkeActing Director of Nursing and Midwifery, SWSLHD

Chair: Professor Kazuaki Negishi

TimePresentationSpeaker
14:00 to 15:20Cardiovascular SessionProfessor Kazuaki NegishiProfessor and Chair of Cardiovascular Research, SWSLHD Professor Clara Chow AMAcademic Director, Westmead Applied Research Centre, Westmead HospitalJulie ChalmersCardiology CNC, SWSLHDAlex SlatteryCardiovascular Stream Manager, SWSLHD Additional speakers coming soon.

Chair: Professor Minoti Apte OAM | Co-Chair: Professor Hugh Dickson and Dr Elham Hosseini-Beheshti

TimePresentationSpeaker
15:20 to 15:30Evaluating the OurFutures Vaping Program: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Among Over 5,000 Secondary School StudentsDr Sara Cavallin
15:30 to 15:40Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of Factors Influencing Acceptability, Implementation and Replicability of an Indigenist Specialist Metabolic ProgramDr Dickson Gitonga
15:40 to 15:50The Anaerobe-Hypoxia Axis: A Dual-Omics Framework for Diabetic Foot Ulcer OutcomeDr Michael Radzieta
15:50 to 16:00Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Following Implementation of First-Trimester Screening for Preterm Pre-EclampsiaValeria Ristovski
16:00 to 16:10Angiogenic Biomarkers (sFlt and PlGF) for Assessment of Placental Function in Term Pregnancies Affected by Maternal Diabetes MellitusDr Sara Salehi
16:10 to 16:15Virtual Delivery of Supervised Physical Fitness Assessments for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Feasibility StudyChrissie Ho on behalf of Dr David Mizrahi
16:15 to 16:20Two site Validation for a Haemodialysis Acuity Tool (The HAT Study)Glenda Rayment
16:20 to 16:25Beyond Symptoms in the Detection and Treatment of Pulmonary TuberculosisStella Yousif
16:25 to 16:30Fairfield Social Prescribing Pilot ProjectRana Qummouh
16:30 to 16:35Postoperative Neurocognitive Outcomes in Elderly Patients at Bowral and District HospitalKrish Kumar

Chair: Associate Professor Lai Heng Foong | Co-Chair: Dr Lakshmeesh Markuli

TimePresentationSpeaker
14:00 to 14:20Coming SoonProfessor Phillip Ward
14:20 to 14:40Prevention is Clinical Care: A New ParadigmAssociate Professor Lai Heng FoongChair, Medical Staff Executive Council, SWSLHD
14:40 to 15:10Death of Diet and Lifestyle: Cardiometabolic Health in CALD communities. The Dying of the LightProfessor Mark ParsonsProfessor of Medicine and Neurology, University of New South WalesDr Faraz PathanDirector of Cardiovascular Imaging and Head of Heart Research, Nepean Hospital, Western Sydney
15:10 to 15:30Clinical Applications of Biostatistics and Data Science in Prevention-Focused ResearchProfessor Marijka BatterhamDiscipline Lead, Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Innovation, University of New South Wales

Chair: Professor Jon Hyett | Co-Chair: Vanessa El-Achi

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14:00 to 14:30Coming SoonDr Nele LeggeHead of Department for Newborn Care, SWSLHD
14:30 to 14:50Coming SoonRochelle BonningSenior Midwife, SWSLHD
14:50 to 15:10Let's See How Far We've ComePaul Gallagher OAMClinical Stream Manager, Paediatrics & Neonatology, SWSLHD
15:10 to 15:30Prediction and Prevention of Adverse Obstetric Outcomes: From Preterm Birth to Lifelong Health.Professor Jon HyettHead, Materno-Fetal Medicine Unit, SWSLHD
15:30 to 16:00Panel Discussion: Prevention Across the Life Course Using TechnologyProfessor Shanti Raman (Moderator)Director of Community Paediatrics, SWSLHD Professor Jon HyettHead, Materno-Fetal Medicine Unit, SWSLHD Rochelle BonningSenior Midwife, SWSLHD Dr Larissa PassarelloCommunity Paediatrician, Dept of Community Paediatrics, SWSLHDDr Nele LeggeHead of Department for Newborn Care, SWSLHDDr Anjana Ferns

Research Award Categories

MC: Katie Gilbert

TimePresentationSpeaker
16:30 to 18:30Opening Address

Sonia Marshall PSM Chief Executive, SWSLHD together with Simone Proft Chief Executive Officer, IIAMR

Awards Presentations

Professor Reema Harrison Chief Scientist and Institute Research Director, IIAMR together with Dr Sayali Pendharkar Director Strategy Planning & Research, SWSLHD

Symposium Day 2
Role of System and Partnership in Prevention

MC: Conjoint Associate Professor Abhijit Pal

TimePresentationSpeaker
8:00 to 9:00Registration
9:00 to 9:20Welcome
9:20 to 9:30Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research Opening AddressSimone ProftChief Executive Officer, IIAMR
9:30 to 9:40Patient storySandra Gandy
9:40 to 9:50District Opening AddressDr Sayali PendharkarDirector Strategy Planning & Research, SWSLHD
9:50 to 10:10The Conditions for Health: Place, Equity and Partnership in South Western SydneyProfessor Az DastyariDirector, Centre for Western Sydney, Western Sydney University
10:10 to 10:40Panel Discussion: The Prevention Imperative: Building a Health System for the FutureProfessor Zoe Terpening (Moderator)Pro Vice-Chancellor, Precincts, University of New South Wales Peter RouseDirector, Educational Leadership, Liverpool Principals Network, NSW Department of Education Elizabeth WoodDeputy Secretary Health System Strategy and Patient Experience, NSW Health Tom NanceManager Strategic Partnerships, Campbelltown City Council Dr Devesh KaushalSpecialist General Surgeon, VMO, Campbelltown HospitalDr Sayali PendharkarDirector Strategy Planning & Research, SWSLHDDavid BorgerExecutive Director, Business Western Sydney

MC: Conjoint Associate Professor Abhijit Pal

TimePresentationSpeaker
11:15 to 11:45From Prediction to Prevention: How AI and Multiomics are Transforming Precision HealthProfessor Fatemeh VafaeeDeputy Director (Science), UNSW AI Institute, UNSW Sydney
11:45 to 12:00Wearables and Novel Technologies for Blood Pressure MeasurementDr Dean PiconeLead, Cardiovascular Monitoring Group, The University of Sydney
12:00 to 12:15A New Vision in the South West: Higher Yield and Fewer Complications with bronchoscopic peripheral nodule biopsy.Clinical Professor Jonathan WilliamsonRespiratory Physician and Interventional Pulmonologist, Liverpool Hospital
12:15 to 12:30Digital Disruption in SWSLHD: Where Old is New and New is OldDr Hao TranConsultant Cardiologist, Campbelltown Hospitaltogether with Viren JosephSenior AI Architect, Microsoft
12:30 to 12:45Cancer-TRUST: Democratising Cancer Information Through Multilingual Conversational AIProfessor Wei ChuaDirector of Medical Oncology, Liverpool Hospital, SWSLHD
12:45 to 13:00Virtual Cardiac Monitoring for Early Detection and Improved Secondary Prevention: The Journey of a Decade-Long PartnershipProfessor Josephine ChowFoundational Chair, Nursing and Midwifery Research Alliance, SWSLHD

Chair: Dr Nag Sungala | Co-Chair: Hannah Hsu

TimePresentationSpeaker
14:00 to 14:30Improving health and preventing adverse events through better clinical trial evidence. Some personal lessons.Professor John Simes AOProfessor of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Sydney
14:30 to 14:50Embedded Trials to Prevent Falls and Enhance Physical ActivityProfessor Cathie SherringtonProfessor, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney
14:50 to 15:10A Rare Kind of Care: The Role of Clinical Trials in Rare DiseasesDr Danny HsuDirector of Obstetric & Immune Haematology, SWSLHD
15:10 to 15:30Coming SoonProfessor Dennis CordatoSenior Staff Specialist Neurologist, Liverpool Hospital, SWSLHD
15:30 to 15:50Coming SoonAssociate Professor Suzanne Hodgkinson
15:50 to 16:00Co-designing a Patient Navigation Program for Chinese- and Vietnamese-speaking People Affected by Cancer in Australia: The PEARL StudySandra SonegoPhD Candidate, Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University

Chair: Associate Professor Tara Roberts | Co-Chair: Jun Hee

TimePresentationSpeaker
14:00 to 14:30There is Much to Prevent After Cancer DiagnosisProfessor Bogda Koczwara AMDirector, Aust. Research Centre for Cancer Survivorship, UNSW Sydney
14:30 to 14:50A Role for Liquid Biopsy in Risk Stratification?Associate Professor Tara RobertsDirector of Research, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
14:50 to 15:10Shifting the Curve Through Trust Building: Learnings from Arabic and Chinese Communities About Cancer, Healing and TrustConjoint Associate Professor Abhijit PalMedical Oncologist, SWSLHD
15:10 to 15:30Pancreatic Cancer-Related Diabetes: A Window of Opportunity for Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic CancerProfessor Minoti Apte OAMDirector, Pancreatic Research Group, UNSW Sydney
15:30 to 15:50Beyond the Cancer Registry: Harnessing Linked Data for Equitable Cancer Prevention and Early DetectionDr Md Mijanur RahmanSenior Research Fellow, CCORE, SWSLHD
15:50 to 16:00Effectiveness of Interventions Using Activity Trackers and Smartphone Applications for Increasing Physical Activity in Older Adults with Health Conditions

Nusrat Hamdani (EMCR Presentation)

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