Welcome to the Research Week Digital Poster Gallery!

Here, you can explore innovative research presented by talented Northern Health Researchers. Dive into a diverse range of topics and discover the latest findings, insights, and ideas.

Join us in celebrating creativity and academic excellence as you engage with the posters and cast your vote for the People’s Choice Award. Let’s inspire and be inspired!

 

To access the PDF containing all submitted posters, click here.

For the PDF of each individual poster, please click on the title within the table below.

You may also view this year’s abstract book and earlier publications.

To vote for this year’s People’s Choice Award, please click here.

 

Listed by Poster Session

Abstract #

Session

Title

Contact Person

5

Poster Session 1 (Mon)

Does virtual technology close the gap? Perceptions of health professionals managing deteriorating patients

Elisha O’Dowd

7

Poster Session 1 (Mon)

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in High-Risk Pre-admission Clinic: Service Evaluation and Clinical Audit

Siomha Murphy

8

Poster Session 1 (Mon)

Artificial Intelligence Image Reconstruction in Computed Tomography

Ruth Wilson / Natalie Wong

9

Poster Session 1 (Mon)

Awareness, Assessment, Action and Advocacy; a scoping review on the role of occupational therapy in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Jasmine Buxton

10

Poster Session 1 (Mon)

‘I’d rather be proactive than reactive again.’ Patient and staff perspectives on digital care pathways for low-back pain

Milly Bell / Hazel Heng

13

Poster Session 1 (Mon)

Detecting the Adulteration of Ghee using Raman Spectroscopy

Avni Patil / Shekhar Kumta

14

Poster Session 1 (Mon)

Implementation of an Advanced Practice Physiotherapy model substantially reduces the need for Gynaecologist assessment

Claire Schofield

57

Poster Session 1 (Mon)

Measuring Infliximab Drug Levels Using Spectroscopy

Saiumaeswar Yogakanthi

6

Poster Session 2 (Tue)

Malnutrition Point Prevalence Study 2024

Nadia Obeid

15

Poster Session 2 (Tue)

Clinical Education Integrating New Digital Technologies for Next-Gen Psychiatrists

Yun Yang

20

Poster Session 2 (Tue)

An audit of antibiotic prescribing for animal bites in the Emergency Department

Mahta Mohajeri

29

Poster Session 2 (Tue)

Understanding Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation in Cancer Patients from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds

Sharni Norouzi

41

Poster Session 2 (Tue)

Safety, efficacy, and implementation of home-based high-intensity interval training for patients with cardiac disease: a systematic review

Rebecca Turnbull

52

Poster Session 2 (Tue)

What are the limitations for the diagnosis of meningitis or encephalitis via neonatal lumbar puncture?

Catherine Brock / Wei Qi Fan

53

Poster Session 2 (Tue)

An initial 24-months review of NH Neonatal Telehealth Support Program for a regional maternity hospital.

Danielle Cook / Wei Qi Fan

58

Poster Session 2 (Tue)

Optimising abortion care in Melbourne’s north: Perspectives of consumers

Eleanor Johnson

23

Poster Session 3 (Wed)

Improved mortality associated with specialist liver-focused at home care program for patients with cirrhosis following hospitalisation.

Leya Nedumannil

25

Poster Session 3 (Wed)

The power of knowledge – Evaluating disease knowledge and awareness in patients with cirrhosis.

Leya Nedumannil

43

Poster Session 3 (Wed)

Assessing the feasibility and outcomes of a staff physiotherapy service for in a public hospital

Tom Cooper

45

Poster Session 3 (Wed)

Outcomes of early antiviral treatment in ambulatory COVID -19 end stage kidney disease patients- an Observational, Single-centre Experience

Chui Lynn Lai

48

Poster Session 3 (Wed)

Frequency and potential causes of non-beneficial Code Blue activations at a metropolitan teaching hospital

David Crosbie

49

Poster Session 3 (Wed)

Northern Health Operating Theatres: an environmental sustainability audit

Nicholas McCabe / Russell Hodgson

50

Poster Session 3 (Wed)

Palliative care for patients with Motor Neurone Disease: a survey of multidisciplinary healthcare providers

Jaclyn Yoong

70

Poster Session 3 (Wed)

The impact of maternal diabetes on fetal growth and stillbirth risk: A population-based cohort study from Victoria

Hannah Gordon

3

Poster Session 4 (Thu)

Establishing a Cancer Survivorship Surveillance Clinic: Enhancing Care Beyond Treatment

Louise Scolieri

12

Poster Session 4 (Thu)

A systematic review of Assertive Community Treatment for adults with complex mental illness; its effect on Emergency Department presentations and patient outcomes

Vanessa Von Berg

36

Poster Session 4 (Thu)

Baseline characteristics of participants in the ENhancing HEAlth literacy in secondary pRevenTion of cardiac evENts (ENHEARTEN) study

Jason Talevski

65

Poster Session 4 (Thu)

A Novel Thin Film Technique Improves Quality of Spectra from Biological Fluids

Sanjana Naveen Prasad

67

Poster Session 4 (Thu)

The impact of [18F]fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-glucose Positron Emission Tomography for the diagnosis of dementia at Northern Health

Arabelle Douglas

69

Poster Session 4 (Thu)

Supporting clinician-led research: Outcomes of the Allied Health Research Clinic

Hazel Heng

73

Poster Session 4 (Thu)

Impact of a Virtual Heart Failure Unit on mortality rates

Ahthavan Narendren

77

Poster Session 4 (Thu)

Advancements in Photon-Counting Computed Tomography: A Literature Review

Antony Nguyen /  Hun Lee

1

Digital Poster

Adequacy of lymph node dissection during surgical resection of lung cancer at Northern Health

Mathew Muir

2

Digital Poster

Safer For All – Reducing Restrictive Interventions

Carl Magri

16

Digital Poster

Improving Patient Experience and Surgical Efficiency with Magseed® Localization for Non-Palpable Breast Lesions

Nelson Chen

18

Digital Poster

Virtual health service delivery and clinical learning for nursing and allied health student placements

Anthony McGillion

21

Digital Poster

A specialist liver nurse-led home-based program following inpatient admission facilitates earlier discharge from hospital.

Leya Nedumannil

22

Digital Poster

Assessing the quality of non-targeted liver biopsies – A portal towards improved reporting

Leya Nedumannil

24

Digital Poster

Strong engagement with home-based liver nurse-led management following discharge from hospital in patients with chronic liver disease.

Leya Nedumannil

26

Digital Poster

Association between tissue factor pathway inhibitor and atherothrombotic events in patients with cardiovascular risk factors

Rowena Brook

27

Digital Poster

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for Rapid Point of Care Screening for Plasma Cell Dyscrasias

Rowena Brook

30

Digital Poster

Assessment of plasmin generation in patients with chronic kidney disease

Vincent Lu

32

Digital Poster

The VVED Then and Now: A Descriptive Analysis of The Reach and Uptake of The Victorian Virtual Emergency Department

Jason Talevski

34

Digital Poster

From Concept to Reality: A Comprehensive Exploration into the Development and Evolution of a Virtual Emergency Department

Suzanne Miller

35

Digital Poster

Impact of the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department on Physical ED Utilisation and Patient Mortality

Jason Talevski

37

Digital Poster

Cost-Effective Analgesia: The role of inhaled Methoxyflurane (Penthrox®) in Patient-Controlled Analgesia

Sema Akan

38

Digital Poster

Enhancing Post-Partum Care: An Audit of VTE Risk Assessment and Prescribing Practices

Rimsha Kalia

42

Digital Poster

Implementation of Frailty Screening and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment service in older people with haematological cancer

Gopika Krishnamurthy

47

Digital Poster

Is a real-time infusion audit an effective strategy for basic infusion identification and minimisation?

Sherry Ibrahim

54

Digital Poster

ST-Genesia Thromboscreen following DOAC-Stop neutralisation correlates with venous thromboembolism recurrence in direct oral anticoagulant patients

Rowena Brook

56

Digital Poster

Old tools – new tricks? iGuidance as a decision support tool in prescribing COVID antivirals

Angela Given

59

Digital Poster

Give Them Back They’re Mine: Assessment of Documentation and Storage of Patients’ Own Medications

Aisha Sean

62

Digital Poster

Insights into Patient Perspectives: Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis Inpatient Experience Survey

Mustafa Mohamedrashed

63

Digital Poster

Is there a “Weekend Effect” on Clinical Outcome of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis? A single centre retrospective analysis

Mustafa Mohamedrashed

71

Digital Poster

Mitigating Hypoglycaemia: Rethinking Gestational Diabetes Screening in Bariatric Surgery Patients

Ashni Goshrani

72

Digital Poster

Effect of escalated or intensified infliximab dosage on outcomes in acute severe ulcerative colitis hospitalisations

Ryan Bartlett

74

Digital Poster

Non-attendance to heart failure outpatient appointments: trends and challenges

Ahthavan Narendren

75

Digital Poster

Predictors for non-attendance of cardiology outpatient appointments

Ahthavan Narendren

76

Digital Poster

Impact of a Virtual Heart Failure Unit on readmission rates

Ahthavan Narendren

78

Digital Poster

Determining care outcomes of admitted patients after peripheral arterial disease is identified and escalated by podiatry.

Belinda Baines