You are invited to the upcoming Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma Annual Research Day on 27 November 2019 in Newcastle, NSW.
The programme includes an all-day research meeting and a public evening symposium, presented by local researchers and experts from across Australia. The day session will provide an overview of cutting-edge research to understand severe asthma and future approaches to improve patient outcomes. The evening session will launch a new website featuring interviews with people living with severe asthma and a panel discussion.
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to severeasthma@newcastle.edu.au
Date: 27 November (full-day research + public evening symposium)
Location: Newcastle, NSW
Venue: Hunter Medical Research Institute (day) & Newcastle Museum (evening)
A detailed agenda is now available to download by clicking here.
Research Day Overview:
Day Session:
- Understanding and Managing Severe Asthma
- Population Indicators for Severe Asthma – Prof. Guy Marks (University of New South Wales)
- Treatable Traits in Severe Asthma – Predictors of Exacerbations and Treatment Approaches – Prof. Vanessa McDonald (University of Newcastle)
- Gene Signatures as Biomarkers for Severe Asthma – 6GS – Dr. Michael Fricker (University of Newcastle)
- Severe Asthma Patient Experience & Resources
- Experience of Living with Severe Asthma – Daniela Eassey & Prof. Lorraine Smith (University of Newcastle)
- Patients Experiences Regarding Add-on Severe Asthma Treatments – Dr. Vanessa Clark (University of Newcastle)
- Resource Development to Support Severe Asthma Care – Severe Asthma Toolkit – Prof. Peter Gibson (University of Newcastle
- Digital Technology to Support Personalised Healthcare
- The Kiss MyAsthma App – Prof. Lorraine Smith & Michele Goldman (University of Sydney & Asthma Australia)
- Development and Assessment of eHealth Interventions – A/Prof. Farah Magrabi (Macquarie University)
- Digital Health in COPD – Prof. Ian Yang (University of Queensland)
- Digital Health Approaches to Improve Patient Outcomes – Dr. Marlien Varnfield (e-Health Research Centre CSIRO)
- Long-Term Cohort Studies & Implementation
- Population Studies of Respiratory Diseases – Optimal Design, Retention and Consumer Involvement – Prof. Alan James (University of Western Australia)
- Early-Life Cohort Studies in Respiratory Disease – Prof. Peter Sly (University of Queensland)
Evening Symposium:
- Health Talk Australia Patient Experience Website Launch
- Presenters – Prof. Lorraine Smith & Daniela Eassey (University of Sydney)
- Patient Panel Discussion – Living with Severe Asthma
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to severeasthma@newcastle.edu.au
To learn more about the Centre of Excellence and our activities, please explore our website: https://www.severeasthma.org.au
The Severe Asthma Toolkit also provides practical and evidence-based educational content and clinical resources: https://toolkit.severeasthma.org.au
