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


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...

Notch monitoring in sleepNOTCH MONITORING IN SLEEP

Sleep apnea is a condition where breathing is abnormal during sleep. There are two main forms of sleep apnea: obstructive and central. For obstructive sleep apnea, breathing is reduced because the airway...

ResearchFest 2026RESEARCHFEST 2026

ResearchFest 2026 at Austin Health launched new research flagships and honored Professor Mark Howard (Distinguished Scientist) and Professor Eliza Hawkes (Women in Research Award), with insights from Peter Doherty.

Championing Sleep Research!CHAMPIONING SLEEP RESEARCH!

We are announcing exciting updates to our Early and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) representation at the Institute for Breathing and Sleep (IBAS). The MSRC extend a warm thank you to Charissa Zaga and welcome Jessica Manousakis!

ANZSRS Life Membership for Danny BrazzaleANZSRS LIFE MEMBERSHIP FOR DANNY BRAZZALE

Danny Brazzale has earned a prestigious ANZSRS Life Membership—held by only 11 people—for his global leadership and dedicated mentorship in respiratory science.

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! Well Done!

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