Awarded presentations

Congratulations to the following who have received awards for presentations and publications.  This is in addition to awards won by Christian Osadnik, which was the subject of a separate post in April...

  • Congratulations to Dr Anne Holland and the all-IBAS Telerehab project team, for winning the best poster in the Community Management of COPD at the TSANZ conference: Anne Holland, Catherine Hill, Peter Rochford, Julio Fiore, David Berlowitz and Christine McDonald. Telerehabilitation at home is safe and feasible for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

 

  • Congratulations to Dr Mark Howard who was co-author for a presentation (at the Sleep conference, held in Baltimore USA recently) that received a meritorious award from the Sleep Research Society.  This presentation is connected to the Shiftwork On Road project that received an IBAS Research Grant awarded for 2011.

 

  • Congrats to Prof Christine McDonald whose co-authored paper was recently announced as the most-cited in the journal for 2011: Currow DC, McDonald C, Oaten S, Kenny B, Allcroft P, Frith P, Briffa M, Johnson MJ and Abernethy AP (2011) Once-Daily Opioids for Chronic Dyspnea: A Dose Increment and Pharmacovigilance Study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 42(3): 388-399.

 

  • Belated congratulations to Prof Christine McDonald and Mr Gary Nolan for a paper they co-authored that won the Best Paper prize at the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine conference, held in late 2012. The presenter was Professor David Taylor (Austin Health's Director of Emergency Research).
     

 

 



Posted 13 years ago


CHEST-MND:PROCHEST-MND:PRO

Motor neurone disease (MND) causes the body's muscles to weaken. Breathing muscle weakness means that most people affected by MND will eventually lose the ability to take a deep breath and cough strongly....

Respiratory Biomarkers in Motor Neurone DiseaseRESPIRATORY BIOMARKERS IN MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE

The inability to breathe is unfortunately the most common cause of death in people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Last year, our clinical research group in Melbourne reported that breathing...

Perth Highlights: TSANZSRS 2026PERTH HIGHLIGHTS: TSANZSRS 2026

A huge congratulations to all our team members who participated in the excellent workshops and meetings at the TSANZSRS Annual Scientific Meeting in Perth in March 2026!

Better Sleep, Better Life TipsBETTER SLEEP, BETTER LIFE TIPS

For World Sleep Day, Dr. Amy Jordan joined the "Get Cereal" panelists Sam and Matilda to share top tips for better sleep, discussing the vital importance of sleep health and hygiene in a podcast interview.

Recognising research meritRECOGNISING RESEARCH MERIT

Kudos to Dr. Lauren Booker & Dr. Jen Cori on their JOEM publication examining fatigue detection alarms in rural truck drivers. Their study explores the alarms' effectiveness, accuracy, and habituation, offering key insights into fatigue management.

Honoring Excellence in ResearchHONORING EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH

Congratulations to Prof. Anne Holland and A/Prof. Narelle Cox for being featured in the NHMRC's 10 of the Best - 16th Edition. Their work exemplifies groundbreaking research delivering extraordinary outcomes.

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