26 October, 2018
RAH-Search Day 2018
Join us for the inaugural Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Showcase Day. This is an exciting opportunity to meet our world-class researchers and hear about the latest advancements in medical research.
When: Thursday 22 November 2018
Where: Royal Adelaide Hospital
Time: 12pm to 5pm
This free event is open to everyone. As seating is limited registrations are required to attend the research presentations only. Please see the full program below.
Program
Research gallery walk
Level 3 (ground floor) main concourse
12pm to 1pm
Over 20 of our brightest medical minds will be stationed on level 3 (ground floor) of the RAH’s main concourse to share their research and outcomes. View posters about their research, ask questions and learn how we are improving care for all South Australians.
| Topic | Researcher |
| New Treatments for Multiple Myeloma | Ms Melissa Bennett |
| New ways to control breast cancer via its surrounding environment | Dr Sarah Boyle |
| Understanding inherited leukaemias | Dr Anna Brown |
| How can we improve nutrition in patients that survive intensive care? | Matthew Summers |
| Towards personalised treatments for pituitary tumours | Dr Sunita De Sousa |
| The Use of Smartphones to Assess Patient Outcomes Following Critical Illness | Sam Gluck |
| New techniques for diagnosing Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Nicole Dmochowska |
| Risk Factor management in Atrial Fibrillation | Kadhim Kadhim |
| New molecular insight into salt-sensitive kidney disease | Jantina Manning |
| Risk Factor Management in AF | Dr Dennis Lau |
| Low blood sugar and the Gut | Dr Chinmay Marathe |
| Can we improve gut health in kidney disease with diet? | Claire Trimingham |
| Improving outcomes for patients with vascular devices | Dr Eli Moore |
| New options for targeting inflammation | Dr Marni Nenke |
| New endoscopic treatment for food bolus removal | Marie Ooi |
| New insights in the causation of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms | Deepak Singhal |
| Obesity and Heart Failure: A Complex Relationship | Dr Michael Stokes |
| Establishing a faecal transplant service for people with blood cancer | Imogen Ball |
| Investigating E-cigarettes: Can they damage the lung? | Miranda Ween |
| Heart rhythm disorders in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region | Dr Chris Wong |
| Controlling appetite by bitter taste | Dr Tongzhi Wu |
| A bitter tale of artificial sweeteners in blood sugar control | A/Prof Richard Young |
Registrations are not required to attend the gallery walk session.
Research presentations
1.30 to 5pm
Level 8 Lecture Theatre
Formal research presentations on various topics will be held in the lecture theatre on level 8 at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Please register to attend the research presentations via the below Eventbrite link:
www.rahsearch2018.eventbrite.com.au
Afternoon tea will be served from 3.00-3.30pm. For those attending the research presentations please proceed to registration desk with your tickets located at the main entrance of the RAH.
| 1.25pm | Welcome and Opening Address | Jenny Richter |
| 1.30pm | To be confirmed | Prof Prash Sanders |
| 1.40pm | Sleep Apnoea and Atrial Fibrillation | Dr Dominik Linz |
| 1.50pm | The good cholesterol improves wound healing in diabetes | Prof Rob Fitridge |
| 2.00pm | Investigating how blood vessels contribute to our most deadly diseases | A/Prof Claudine Bonder |
| 2.10pm | Understanding and improving immunotherapy for melanoma | Dr Lisa Ebert |
| 2.20pm | Cell and Gene Therapy for lung disease | Prof Paul Reynolds |
| 2.30pm | New treatments for Lung cancer | Dr Joanna Woodcock |
| 2.40pm | Engineering the immune system to fight melanoma | Dr Tessa Gargett |
| 2.50pm | New targets for ovarian cancer treatment | Dr Melissa Pitman |
| 3.00pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 3.30pm | Chronic myeloid leukaemia: From death to cure in 20 years | Dr Naranie Shanmuganathan |
| 3.40pm | Bowel cancer surgery: improving patient outcomes | Prof Tarik Sammour |
| 3.50pm | Protein and critical illness: is more better? | Dr Lee-anne Chapple |
| 4.00pm | Advanced Recovery Room Care-improving safety after surgery | Prof Guy Ludbrook |
| 4.10pm | Supporting patients with kidney failure who are starting dialysis | Dr Lisa Shanahan |
| 4.20pm | Low blood pressure after eating – an under-recognised disorder | Prof Karen Jones |
| 4.30pm | How does inflammation cause psychiatric disease? | Dr Scott Clark |
| 4.40pm | Recovering mobility after severe brain injury - does upright posture matter? | Dr Simon Mills |
| 4.50pm | Music Therapy Interventions in Medical Settings | Dr Patsy Tan |
| 5.00pm | Closing Address |
The RAH Research Showcase is a partnership between Central Adelaide Local Health Network, The Hospital Research Foundation and the RAH Research Fund.