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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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.