Tow Research Awards Day

Agenda

• 9:15 am - 10:15 am

  Basic Science Division: Oral Presentations

  Erin Coll A conserved tumour–vascular axis organises T-cell localisation and immune-regulatory signalling in paediatric rhabdoid tumours Hannah Hartley Exploiting DNA damage response-epigenetic interplay: ATR-LSD1 combination targeting in high-risk neuroblastoma Sahar Mafi Targeting MYCN-associated vulnerabilities through LSM4 disruption and dual BCL2/AURKA inhibition Zahra Sheybani A conserved tumour–vascular axis organises T-cell localisation and immune-regulatory signalling in paediatric rhabdoid tumours

• 10:15 am - 10:45 am

  Morning Tea and Poster Viewing

  Poster viewing in the Discovery Centre, Ground Floor, Bilima Building, Sydney Children's Hospital.

• 10:45 am - 11:45 am

  Clinical Division: Oral Presentations

  Syeda Mah-E-Muneer From Infancy to Adolescence: High burden of Respiratory and Mental Health Hospitalisations Among Children with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in a Population-Based Cohort Kate Maston Reciprocal relationships between depression, sleep and family interactions across adolescence: a five-year longitudinal study Dalia Metwally Equity in rare disease genomic diagnosis: quantifying diagnostic disparity for priority populations and co-designing an equitable clinical pathway Emily Upton A Pilot Trial of Brief Tailored Online Treatment for Rumination and Worry in Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

• 11:45 am - 12:05 pm

  Keynote Speaker: Dr Didu (Sandi) Kariyawasam

  Dr Didu (Sandi) Kariyawasam is a paediatric neurologist, and post-doctoral researcher at UNSW Sydney. She completed her Masters at the University of Cambridge, UK, subsequently graduating from University College London in 2007. She embarked on her training in Paediatric Neurology at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK, gaining specialist expertise in the management of complex epilepsy (Great Ormond Street Hospital, London), movement disorders (Evelina Children’s Hospital London) and neuroinflammation (John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford). In 2022, Sandi successfully completed a PhD in the investigation of pathways to optimise diagnosis and care for children with Neurogenetic disease. Sandi currently practices clinically at Sydney Children’s Hospital (Randwick), and as an early career researcher, holds the title of senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales. She completed her PhD in 2022, evaluating the novel diagnostic and management pathways in paediatric neuromuscular disease (NMD). Sandi is active in the field of clinical trials and is part of the clinical research team providing access to new genetic therapies in the field of childhood onset neurological disease. Her work has been translational in the domain of paediatric neuromuscular disease where she strives to improve health and psychosocial outcomes for affected children and their families. Sandi's goal is to provide optimal care and informed choice for families, based on best current evidence, considering the values and beliefs of the individual. The ethos that underpins her work is maintaining a child- and family-centred focus to improve the health and well-being of her patients.

• 12:05 pm - 1:05 pm

  Lunch and Poster Viewing

  Poster viewing in the Discovery Centre, Ground Floor, Bilima Building, Sydney Children's Hospital.

• 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm

  Honours and ILP Division: Oral Presentations

  Katia Bjorkmann Let's get moving: Co-designing physical activity resources for paediatric cancer patients Manal Khan Growing Older, Growing Data: Internationally Benchmarking the Australian Cystic Fibrosis Data Registry in an Era of Improved Survival and Therapeutics Hannah Ku Evaluation of minimally invasive surfactant treatment in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome – an Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Network study 2017–2022 Uen Tsun Eugenia Yau “A double-edged sword”: perspectives of parents and healthcare professionals involved in newborn screening scoping study for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

• 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

  Allied Health, Nursing and Midwifery Division: Oral Presentations

  Jennie Cusiter Efficacy of the Launch to School Emergent Literacy Intervention for Preschoolers with Communication Difficulties: A non-randomised pragmatic controlled trial. Georgia Lloyd Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting for Children and Young People: A Retrospective Cohort Study Shivam Sharma Perturbation-based Balance Training Reduces Falls and Fall Injuries in Older People: Insights on Mechanisms and Training Parameters from a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Willis Trinh Self-assessment for skin integrity empowering people living with a spinal cord injury to reduce pressure injury risk - a qualitative study

• 3:15 pm - 3:35 pm

  Keynote Speaker: Prof Jane Currie

  Dr Jane Currie is the inaugural Discipline Lead for Nursing at UNSW, leading systemic healthcare reforms for Australia's most vulnerable populations, with her co-designed models of care translating lived experience directly into practice and policy. Her program of research explores the impact of health services on access to health care for priority populations, particularly those experiencing homelessness, domestic and family violence. She uses participatory research methods, including co-design, which ensures voices of lived experience are at the centre of solutions to improve healthcare access. Currently, she serves as Chief Investigator (CIA) on the MRFF Healthy & HomED program optimising emergency department responses to people experiencing homelessness, alongside a Rosemary Bryant Foundation grant to empower nurse-led scope of practice in specialist homeless clinical services. Jane's extensive education and clinical leadership is decorated with an Australia Day Medallion, an Army Service Medal, and an Australian Award for University Teaching Citation, with her military service spanning 20 years, including regular and reserve Army service across the British and Australian Armies. She is currently Chair the Service Delivery Clinical Governance committee at Micah Projects, Brisbane and is currently the nursing Editorial Advisory Committee member for the Australian Prescriber.

• 3:35 pm - 4:15 pm

  Afternoon Tea and Prize Ceremony