Queensland
2023 Meetings
- Thursday 27 April
- Thursday 13 July
- Thursday 30 November
In case you missed it....
Recordings from previous presentations can be accessed below
QLD Branch Council Members
Chairperson: Dr Angus Forbes
Secretary: Dr Nivine Farage
Treasurer: Vacant
Nurse Representative: Helen Truscott
Branch Council members: Helena Hurst, Vern Madden
PREVIOUS MEETING
Beyond finger pricks: Current approaches to diabetes testing and monitoring
presented by Dr Julia Chang
QLD Branch Hybrid Meeting
Date: Thursday 27 April 2023
Time: 6pm for a 6.30pm start (AEST)
Venue: United Service Club, 183 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane
Time: 7pm (AEST)
NOTE: This presentation was not recorded
Session overview
The focus of this presentation is the current laboratory approach to testing and monitoring diabetes. Specifically, the causes of hyperglycaemia and how laboratory tests can assist clinicians in identifying the underlying cause will be explored. The usefulness and limitations of biomarkers that are commonly used for monitoring known diabetes, such as HbA1c, fructosamine and 1, 5 AG will also be discussed. Several clinical cases will be used to illustrate the practical applications of these concepts.
About the presenter
Dr Julia Chang graduated with a Bachelor of Medical Science (Hons) before going on to complete her MBBS (Hons) at the University of Sydney. After graduating in 2000, she began an internship with the Concord Repatriation General Hospital.
Following the internship, Dr Chang was the Chemical Pathology Registrar from both Princess Alexandra Hospital and QHPS Central Laboratory, Royal Brisbane Hospital over a four-year period. In 2007 she began working at QML Pathology as a Chemical Pathology Registrar. The next year Dr Chang obtained her fellowship and joined QML Pathology as a Consultant Chemical Pathologist.
PREVIOUS PRESENTATION RECORDINGS
Deficiencies and toxicities of metals and minerals on the full blood count
presented by Dr Aarya Murali
Date: Thursday 2 June 2022
Meeting sponsor:
A virologist's perspective of living under COVID
Dr David Seibert, Infectious Diseases Specialist & Pathologist (Microbiologist & Virologist)
Date: Thursday 2 December 2021
PTSD: Are we making progress in treatment and prevention?
Dr Greg Apel, consultant in Occupational Psychiatry
Date: Thursday 7 October 2021
COVID Vaccination and Point of Care Testing – What’s Legal?
Danny Clifford, Director of Clifford Gouldson Lawyers
Date: Thursday 3 June 2021
COVID-19 Update
Professor Peter Collignon and Dr Sally Appleton
Date: Thursday 25 March 2021
Meeting sponsor:
Dust sampling in the field
Micheal Lewis, Principal Occupational Hygienist, Simtars
Date: Thursday 4 February 2021