UQ Medical Student Research Conference

Welcome to the UQ Medical Student Research Conference website!

See below for more details on:

  • Conference Details
  • Timeline
  • Program
  • Eligibility
  • Abstract submission requirements

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Abstracts

Available here:

https://tinyurl.com/y7jjg6f9

UQMSRC_2018_Abstracts.pdf

Conference Details

Date: October 10 (Wednesday)

Time: 12:30-5:30pm (lunch and afternoon tea included)

Location: UQCCR

Timeline

  • Abstracts open NOW!
  • 3 September (Mon): Abstracts due (5pm)
  • Mid-September: Abstract peer review results announced
  • 10 October (Wed): The conference!

Program

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch / poster viewing / poster judging

1:30 Opening remarks: Prof Stuart Carney

1:45 Harry Jin (MD4)

Does uric acid level provide additional risk stratification information in emergency patients with symptoms of possible acute coronary syndrome?

2:00 Annabelle Ganko (MD2)

Expression of therapeutic markers PD-1 and PD-L1 in 36 cases of head and neck cancers.

2:15 Cody Frear (MD3-PhD)

Do emergency services and general practitioners follow current first aid guidelines in the early management of paediatric burns?

2:30 Eddie Xinzhe Shen (MD4)

Perinatal prophylaxis in babies born to hepatitis B carrier mothers in Queensland Australia: a data linkage study

2:45 Chloe Yap (MD2-MPhil)

Male pattern baldness: getting to the (genetic) roots

3:00 – 3:30 Afternoon break and Poster viewing

3:30 Greg Quaife-Ryan (MD2-PhD)

The inability of the adult mammalian heart to regenerate following cardiac injury represents a major limitation in the management of heart failure.

3:45 Lu Yu Kuo (MD4)

Mastectomy or breast conservation surgery in early breast cancer? Factors affecting patient choice

4:00 Andrew Wayment (MD2)

Patient Health Literacy, Discharge Perceptions and Associated Outcomes among Low Acuity Emergency Department Patients

4:15 – 4:45 Keynote Speaker: Prof David Patterson

4:45 - 5:15 Awards presentations and closing remarks


Prof David Paterson (UQCCR Director)

Poster Presentations

Danielle Cha

Examining the role of perceived sleep quality in predicting subjective as well as objective cognitive function in adults with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

Yun-Hsuan (Stellina) Lee

Efficient and Automated Neuronal Tracking on Global Brain Imaging with Point Registration

Sikta Samantray

Characterisation of naloxone use in patients present to a clinical toxicology unit

Nicola Kean

Maternal age potentiates the impact of operative birth on serious neonatal outcomes

Stanimira Kartolova

Quality of care for low risk women in pregnancy - how a model of GP shared care measures up

Craig Peter Coorey

Expression of FBXL3 is prognostic for Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

Carl Haupt

Nanoscale Bead-Based Tetramer Enrichment Results in Rapid Antigen-Specific CD8+ T Cell Expansion

Emily Sneath

Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Queensland 2015-2016: from the Ambulance to the Emergency Department to the Hospital Ward

Grace Boyd

Cesarean section improves neonatal outcomes only from 24+0 weeks for periviable breech but not for cephalic infants.

Harsh Desai

Macrophage JAK2 deficiency protects against high-fat diet-induced inflammation

Angelica Hinchman

Local Tissue Response to Novel Surface Coatings and Biocomposite Materials for Implants in a Subcutaneous Model

Nicolas Sieben

Recognizing the risk of dying and initiation end of life discussions in general practice

Charlie Yu-Ming Hsu

En route to non-viral reprogramming: kinetics of pDNA uptake and transgene expression following repeated transfection with multiple episomal plasmids

Marc Xavier de Luca

Identification of breast cancers which are deficient in homologous recombination (HR) is clinically important, as these patients are more responsive to specific therapeutic interventions.

Mark Roberts

Post-Traumatic Nonepileptic Events, Speech Regression, and the Apparition of the Apostle Paul Following Mild TBI

Donald Chang

Pharmacogenetic guidelines and decision support tools for depression treatment: application to late-life

Xinyi Luo

10-year review of the prospective randomised experience of the PFNA, TFNA the Affixus nail

Mike Lindsay

Regional Analysis of Lid Wiper Epitheliopathy Detected by Vital Staining of the Eyelid Margin in Patients with Dry Eye Disease Secondary to Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Aleksandra Lindgren

An aquatic exercise program to reduce behavioural and psychological symptoms in people with dementia: pilot study for a multi-centre, cluster-randomized, controlled trial

Maxter Thai

Endoscopic balloon dilatation has a high success rate and appears to reduce the need for surgery in patients with stricturing Crohn’s disease

Eligibility

  • All students Years 1-4 are invited to submit a research abstract
  • Research can be past or current (ie. any time during your medical degree)
    • Casual/extracurricular, Honours, MPhil or PhD research
    • MD Y1 students may include work that was part of the final year Bachelor degree (i.e. immediately prior to entering medicine)
  • Previously presented research abstracts are allowed (i.e. research that you presented at any national or international conference)
  • The research can be on any topic or design (i.e. it does not have to be bio-medical)
  • You may submit more than one abstract.

Abstract Submission Guidelines (read carefully!)

Abstract guidelines (both oral and poster):

    • Structure: Introduction > Methods > Results > Discussion
    • Word limit: 250 words
    • Font: 12 point, Arial or Calibri, double spaced
    • File: Word doc or docx only - NO PDFs
    • Specify your preference: Oral only, Poster only, Either
    • Details: Include on your abstract: your full name, MD year, date
    • File name: Name your ‘Word file’ as: Surname_2018MDAbstract

***Note that for posters, the Faculty of Medicine has kindly offered to cover printing costs!***

Submitting your abstract

    • (For multiple abstracts, indicate number on file name i.e.Abstract#1, #2 etc.)
    • Name the ‘Subject of your email’ as: Surname_2018MDAbstract
    • Email your abstract to: med.ome@uq.edu.au
    • Abstracts not adhering to the above guidelines will not be reviewed.

Abstract review

  • Abstracts will be peer reviewed by a panel of clinician scientists and researchers.

DEADLINE: 3rd SEPTEMBER AT 5PM