CHARM 2019
CHARM 2019 was held from 30 July to 2 August 2019. View the program.
Keynote speakers
CHARM 2019 keynote speakers were:
- Professor Alan Mackay-Sim – Patient-derived stem cells: Drug discovery in brain diseases
- Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates – Achieving quality palliative care for all
- Professor Caroline Homer – Maternal health: Why it matters
- Professor Mark Morrison – The gut microbiome: Characterising the x-factor of genotype x environment x lifestyle interactions affecting our digestive health and wellbeing.
Award recipients
| Award | Winner | Presentation title |
|---|---|---|
ACT Health Chief Allied Health Office and University of Canberra award for the best allied health poster | Claire Speer, Canberra Health Services | A review of foods and beverages offered at satellite haemodialysis unit against nutrition standards |
| ACT Health Chief Allied Health Office and University of Canberra award for the best allied health oral presentation | Catherine Galvin, the Australian National University | Prediction of the Kellgren-Lawrence knee osteoarthritis severity grade: A predictive data model using the kinematics of kneeling |
| Canberra Hospital Private Practice Fund award for the best clinical research poster | Mitchell Evans, the Australian National University | Open plan and two cot NICU design: Comparing neonatal neurodevelopmental outcomes |
| Canberra Hospital Private Practice Fund award for the best clinical research oral presentation | Diana Perriman, Canberra Health Services, the Australian National University, University of Canberra | Shape is only a weak predictor of deep knee flexion kinematics in healthy and osteoarthritic knees |
| Radiation Oncology Private Practice Trust Fund award for the best laboratory research poster | Julia Potter, Canberra Health Services | Thyroid function in growing children: The Australian LOOK study |
| Radiation Oncology Private Practice Trust Fund award for the best laboratory research oral presentation | Charmaine Simeonovic, the Australian National University | Circulating platelet-neutrophil aggregates represent a peripheral biomarker of Type 1 diabetes (T1D) development and account for apparent neutropenia in human T1D |
| Australian Catholic University award for the best nursing or midwifery research poster | Chris Burrows, Canberra Health Services | Specialised stroke nurses in ED improve swallow screening |
| Australian Catholic University award for the best nursing or midwifery research oral presentation | Karen Strickland, University of Canberra | Supported decision-making to assist older persons experiencing elder abuse: Systematic review |
| Prestantia award for best palliative care research presentation | Rory Maguire, Canberra Health Services | Enabling access to quality end-of-life and palliative care in a prison setting |
| Smartleasing award for CHARM 3 Minute Thesis third place | Kevin Tee, the Australian National University | Increasing rates of hypospadias in the ACT: Approaching the penis apocalypse? |
| CHARM 3 Minute Thesis winner | Nathan de Meillon, University of Canberra | Parkinson’s disease: Taking stronger steps in the right direction |
| ACT Health Research Ethics Committee award for the best higher degree research presentation | Claire Pearce, Canberra Health Services | The contested nature of obesity and the role of health services in prevention |
| HARC award for the most impactful research paper | James O’Connor, the Australian National University | Intravital imaging reveals distinct anti-parasite activities of antibodies targeting the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein |
Video recordings
- The importance of planning for a good death
- Day 1 morning session
- Day 1 afternoon session
- Day 2 morning session
- Day 2 afternoon session
- Day 3 morning session
- Day 3 afternoon session
- Day 4 morning session
Event sponsors
We would like to thank our event sponsors:
- Canberra Hospital Foundation
- The Australian National University
- Canberra Hospital Auxiliary
- Capital Health Network
- UNSW Canberra
- HESTA
- Cleanaway Daniels
- University of Canberra
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation.