CHARM 2018
CHARM 2018 was held from 31 July to 2 August 2018. View the program.
Keynote speakers
CHARM 2018 keynote speakers were:
- Professor Sami Viskin – History never looks the same when you are living through it: A comparative history of long QT
- Professor Sir Harry Burns – Population determinants of health and wellbeing
- Professor Maree Teesson – Pathways to prevention: The long-term effectiveness of prevention and early intervention for substance use and related harms.
Award recipients
| Award | Winner | Presentation title |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra Hospital Private Practice Fund award for the best clinical research poster | Pria Puri, ACT Health | Recognising the subtle clincopathological features of C3GN compared to other complement mediated glomerulopathy in an Australian tertiary institution |
| Canberra Hospital Private Practice Fund award for the best clinical research oral presentation | Drew Richardson, ACT Health | Incidence of access block in mental health presentations in Australasia |
Radiation Oncology Private Practice Trust Fund award for the best laboratory research poster | Yvette Wooff, the Australian National University | Photoreceptor survival is regulated by GSTO1-1 in the degenerating retina |
| Radiation Oncology Private Practice Trust Fund award for the best laboratory research oral presentation | Christine Lee, the Australian National University | Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase: Rocks to the scissors on platelets |
| ACT Health Chief Allied Health Office and University of Canberra professional development grant for the best allied health poster | Ting Yan Ng, University of Canberra | Improving nutritional intake and wellbeing in older adults living in the community: A review of current health promotion interventions |
| ACT Health Chief Allied Health Office and University of Canberra professional development grant for the best allied health oral presentation | Bernie Bissett, University of Canberra | More than skin deep: The value of MASK-ED simulation in the physiotherapy classroom – a mixed cohort study |
| SYNERGY award for the best nursing research poster | Anne Corney, ACT Health | Improving nursing management of invasive devices |
| SYNERGY award for the best nursing research oral presentation | Barbara Riegel, Australian Catholic University | Development and initial testing of the self-care of chronic illness |
| Inventory Heart Foundation award for the best cardiac research presentation | Katie Speer, University of Canberra | Heart rate variability in children influenced by moderate to vigorous maternal exercise, nutrition and smoking during gestation |
| 3 Minute Thesis third place | Sean Dicks, University of Canberra | The relationship between families of deceased organ donors and transplant recipients |
| 3 Minute Thesis second place | Naomi Clarke, the Australian National University | A neglected disease: Waging war on worms |
| Inspiring Australia 3 Minute Thesis winner | Lizzy Smiles, University of Canberra | Stress urinary incontinence in elite athletes |
| CHARM award for the most impactful paper | Drew Richardson, ACT Health | Incidence of access block in mental health presentations in Australasia |
Video recordings
Day 1
- Day 1 full day
- Day 1 Prof Walter Abhayaratna – The mystery of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- Day 1 Prof Prashanthan Sanders - Risk factor modification to treat and manage atrial fibrillation
- Day 1 Acting Prof Rajeev Kumar Pathak – Risk prediction for sudden cardiac death in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy
- Day 1 Prof Samuel Visken – “History never looks like history when you are living through it.” A comparative history of long QT
- Day 1 Prof Mark Daniel – Geospatial analysis for cardiovascular disease prevention in a population context
Day 2
- Day 2 full day
- Day 2 Prof Matthew Cook – The future of personalised medicine in chronic conditions management
- Day 2 Prof Ross Hannan – Novel approaches to treat cancer and bone marrow failure syndromes based on targeting the ribosome
- Day 2 Scientia Prof Nigel Lovell – The future of chronic disease management – the role of wearables, implantables and data analytics
- Day 2 Prof Gordon Waddington – Lower Limb Somatosensory Assessment: Measuring tactile and proprioceptive ability using an active movement extent discrimination approach. What is the link to walking on Mars?
- Day 2 Prof Josephine Forbes – How advanced glycation of food by modern processing techniques and storage may be contributing to our diabetes epidemic
- Day 2 Prof Sir Harry Burns – Population determinants of health and wellbeing
- Day 2 Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite – Health services conceptualised as complex adaptive systems
- Day 2: Prof Walter Abhayaratna – Clinical trials: emerging methods
- Day 2: Acting Prof Bruce Shadbolt – Enabling research in health care: Adding value to diverse data sets
- Day 3 full day
Day 3
Event sponsors
We would like to thank our event sponsors:
- Canberra Hospital Foundation
- ACT Health
- Heart Foundation
- The Australian National University
- Zouki
- RACGP
- MACS Miltenyi Biotec
- University of Canberra
- UNSW Canberra
- Australian Catholic University
- HESTA
- Cleanaway Daniels
- Terry White Chemmart, Garran
- Biotronik
- Capital Chemist
- Capital Health Network.