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Dr Allan Thomas
Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist, NeuroVascular Imaging & Interventions
"The management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms by intraluminal and intrasaccular flow alteration"
Dr Allan Thomas is a Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist (a radiologist specialized in disorders of the brain, spine as well as the Head & neck). He was born in Trinidad and Tobago and graduated from St Mary’s College. He went on to obtain his medical degree and specialist DM in Radiology from the University of the West Indies. He spent the final year of his DM training in the United Kingdom where he pursued an in depth exposure to Neuroradiology. He obtained his Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiology (FRCR) in the United Kingdom in 2001 and went on to do Fellowship training in cross sectional neuroradiology, Head & Neck Radiology as well as Interventional Neuroradiology in London and Nottingham.
He has since held Consultant Interventional Neuroradiology posts in Nottingham and Birmingham in the UK continuously from 2003 to 2019 before accepting a new post in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand since August 2019. Dr Thomas has a tremendous wealth of experience in neuro-oncology, neurovascular, diagnostic and interventional services as well as ENT & skull base imaging . He is a highly regarded proctor for novel interventional neuroradiology devices supervising physicians throughout North and South America as well as Europe. He is a neuroradiology tutor having instructed many physicians in the UK who have gone on to head their local neurointervention services. He has participated in numerous cancer, spinal intervention and stroke intervention trials. He has co-authored articles in his field in JNIS, AJNR and British Journal of Neurosurgery.
Alexandra Warwick
Stroke Nurse Practitioner Candidate, TIA Clinic Coordinator, Austin Health
Alex has since undergone her Post Graduate Certificate in Neurosciences, obtaining her Clinical Nurse Specialist qualification and a position as the Stroke Clinical Nurse Consultant in 2017, discovering her true passion for Stroke Nursing.
In 2019, Alex began her Masters of Advanced Nursing Practice - to become a Stroke Nurse Practitioner. She is currently employed at the Austin Hospital, running the TIA Rapid Access Clinic and treating hyper-acute Stroke in the Emergency Department and additionally, is working aboard the Melbourne Mobile Stroke Unit, as a Clinical Nurse Consultant, treating strokes earlier and faster in the pre-hospital setting.
Amy Jones
Clinical Nurse Movement Disorders, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Amy Jones works at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s hospital for the past decade as the movement disorder clinical nurse, but has been working in neurology since 2004. She currently coordinates the Apomorphine, Duodopa and deep brain stimulation service at the RBWH. She is experienced at titrating patient on all three therapies. In 2017 she completed her masters in acute care nursing with a high distinction. She is also a committee member for the Movement Disorder Chapter for the Australasian Neuroscience Nurses Association; helping to create the nursing standards of practice for Australian movement disorders nurses.
Ann Dodd
CNC Neurological (Parkinson’s & related disorders) Support Service Primary Health, Tasmanian Health Service - North West Region
Ann Dodd works as a Clinical Nurse Consultant, for the Neurological (Parkinson’s & related disorders) Nursing Support Service, within the Tasmanian Health Service, North-West region. Ann’s background includes 37 years of nursing experience in acute, community nursing, aged care, disability, palliative care, staff education and management. She holds a Bachelor of Nursing and post graduate qualifications.
She was one of the first 3 nurses within the State to establish the Parkinson’s nursing service in 2011. The model of care for the NW region area services a population of 115,000 over 23,000 square kms and is based at a Community Health Centre. It supports people with Parkinson’s and their Carers at their place of residence including home visits, in-reach into RACFs and hospitals. Nursing assessments also occur at the Community Health Centre or via Nurse Led clinics at outpatients. There is limited Medical Specialist support within the region currently necessitating patients to travel out of region or link via telehealth within the State or interstate.
In 2014 Ann was able to study and experience innovative care models, including best practice specialist nursing services for people living with Parkinson’s in UK, Netherlands and Sweden after receiving the Dr Dorothea Sandars Churchill Fellowship.
She has an increasing interest in environmental toxins including use of herbicides, pesticides, heavy metals and organic solvents, particularly in our rural communities within the NW region, and their association with parkinsonian disorders.
Ann and her husband are regular interstate travellers to their adult children and grandchildren who live in Melbourne and the Gold Coast. Otherwise, you will find them on the hiking trails, or at the Pieman Heads, West Coast Tas, Tarkine Wilderness area, in their family shack.
Dr Caleb Ferguson
Research Fellow Dean's Unit - School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
"Digital Approaches to Patient Education"
Dr Caleb Ferguson is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow & Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at the Western Sydney Nursing & Midwifery Research Centre and holds a conjoint appointment at Western Sydney University and Western Sydney Local Health District. Dr Ferguson is a Registered Nurse with over a decade of clinical experience caring for individuals with stroke, neurological and cardiovascular conditions. Dr Ferguson leads a program of research focused on patient-centered approaches to the management of atrial fibrillation, stroke prevention, and digital health. He has previously held appointments as Chancellors Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Senior Lecturer, and Director of Postgraduate Nursing Studies at the University of Technology Sydney, where he continues to hold a visiting fellowship.
David Tsui
Clinical Nurse Consultant Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital
David Tsui is the Clinical Nurse Consultant in Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders at Westmead Hospital, NSW. He entered the field of movement disorders in 2008 under the mentoring of Laraine McAnally (retired Clinical Nurse Consultant). He completed his Master of Nursing in 2014 and was endorsed as a Nurse Practitioner in 2017.
In addition to his clinical roles, David was one of the authors and current tutor of the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) unit of study, ‘Parkinson’s Care 299’. He is also an annual guest lecturer at the University of Sydney.
David has been an integral committee member of the Movement Disorders Chapter (MDC) of ANNA since 2016 and was nominated to be the chairperson of the MDC in 2019 which he currently serves.
His main area of interest is establishing the diagnostic value of comprehensive nursing assessments of a Parkinson’s nurse specialist.
Darvina Mahesh
Resident Medical Officer, Canberra Hospital
"Extrinsic Compression of Internal Carotid Artery by Hyoid Bone Leading to Ischaemic Stroke: Case Report and Literature Review "
Darvina
Mahesh graduated with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science with First Class Honours
from the University of Auckland (2015) and a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery
from the Australian National University (2019).She is currently a Resident Medical Officer at
the Canberra Hospital with long term goal of becoming a Neurosurgeon. Her
research interests include cerebrovascular disease, traumatic brain injuries
and neurointerventional techniques."
Hollie Heaton
Nurse Advisor, STADA
Since 2019 she has worked as a Nurse Advisor for STADA Pharmaceuticals, working with clinicians and supporting people with Parkinson’s Disease who are using apomorphine. Hollie is currently completing the Parkinson’s Care postgraduate unit of study through the Australian College of Nursing.
Ruth Trout
Senior Lecturer in Acute Care, Buckinghamshire New University
This conference is organised by the Australasian Neuroscience Nurses Association and its Movement Disorders Chapter, with the support of FineHaus
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