Westmead Research and Innovation Conference 2024
On-Demand Presentation Recordings
Watch the 2024 Westmead Research and Innovation Conference presentation recordings on-demand by following the links below.
Day One – Wednesday 18th September 2024
| SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
| Associate Professor Darren Saunders | Innovation & Diversity – Through a Different Lens |
| Associate Professor Michelle Dickson | |
| Early and Mid-Career Researcher Oral Presentations | 5 x 5-minute presentations |
| Adjunct Professor Jean-Frédéric Levesque | NSW Health: Update to the Research and Innovation Strategy |
| Panel Discussion Chair: Annemarie Hennessy Panellists: Professor Susan Woolfenden, Associate Professor Michelle Dickson, Ms Carrie Hayter, Professor Dharmintra Pasupathy, Professor Kate Stevens, Associate Professor Sarah Norris | How Do We Conduct Research Ensuring Equity and Inclusion? |
| Short Seminars – Lifelong Care | |
| Professor Nadia Badawi and Doctor Himanshu Popat | Lifelong Care |
| Professor Caroline Jones and Anjee Seeckun | Developing a communication app with culturally and linguistically diverse residents in aged care |
| Professor Germaine Wong and Mrs Chandana Guha | Co-Designing a Life Course Model to Address Inequities in Access to Care and Outcomes in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease |
| Professor Peter Middleton | Formation of CITRICA |
| Short Seminars – The Science of Future Care | |
| Professor Natasha Rogers | From bedside to bench and back again |
| Associate Professor Wendy Gold | Unlocking the future of healthcare for Rett syndrome using biomarkers |
| Professor Stephen Alexander | Kidney disease in children; is the future here for all children yet, if not when? |
| Professor Tony Cesare and Associate Professor Harriet Gee | Bridging basic and translational research in radiation oncology: surprising answers to open questions surrounding cell death induced by genome damage. |
| Panel Discussion Chair: Ms Sally-Ann Williams Panellists: Doctor Kim Sutherland, Mr Bart Cavalletto, Ms Emma Clarke, Professor Philip O’Connell, Professor Jon Iredell, Mr Stephen Thompson | Driving Innovation in Health Precincts |
Day Two – Thursday 19th September 2024
| SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
| Doctor Marguerite Evans-Galea AM | Accelerating Australia’s advanced therapeutics future: human-centred, industry-led, ecosystem-focused |
| Doctor Marlien Varnfield | Unlocking the power of virtual care data |
| Panel Discussion Chair: Mr Nick Northcott Panellists: Professor Meg Jardine, Professor Clara Chow AM, Professor Wah Cheung, Doctor Mitchell Sarkies | Embedding Research into Practice |
| Panel Discussion Chair: Professor Tom Snelling Panellists: Professor Natasha Nassar Associate Professor Ellis Patrick, Doctor Marlien Varnfield, Doctor Rebecca Poulos, Doctor Jagdev Singh | Data in Research |
| Honours & HDR Student Oral Presentations | 6 x 5-minute presentations |
| Ms Larisa Chisholm | An innovative first-in-class therapy for oral health and healthy ageing |
| Panel Discussion Chair: Professor Mark McLean Panellists: Doctor Michelle Lorentzos, Doctor Kavitha Gowrishankar, Doctor Laura Collie, Associate Professor Anai Gonzalez-Cordero | System Readiness for cell and gene therapies |
| Mr David Thodey AO | Australia’s Innovation Challenge |
| Awards & Prizes | Awards & Prizes |