Medical Symposium
- Australian Catholic University
- 09:00 – 17:15
Session 1: ASUC in 2025: Evolving Paradigms, Precision and Prediction
Chair: A/Prof Emily Wright
09:00 Welcome
09:05 Case study: When One Isn’t Enough: Dual Biologic Therapy in Refractory ASUC – Dr Tanya Lee – IBD Fellow
09:20 Panel discussion
09.35 Lecture: From Admission to Remission: Optimising ASUC Management in 2025- Prediction and Precision – Prof Tim Raine
10:10 Panel discussion with Prof Tim Raine, Prof Peter De Cruz, A/Prof Mayur Garg
10:30 – 11:00 Morning tea with Industry
Session 2: Microbiome Engineering in IBD: From Diet to FMT
Chair: Prof Michael Kamm
11:00 Prevention of IBD and early life exposures – Dr Joanna Torres
11:20 Questions from the audience
11:30 FMT in the real world- are we there yet? – Dr Sasha Felihy
11:50 Precision Nutrition: Personalising Diet to Target Inflammation – Dr Gina Trakman & Ms Erin Russell
12:10 Panel discussion with Dr Joanna Torres, Dr Emma Flanagan, Dr Ola Niewiadomski, A/Prof Craig Haifer & Dr Emily Thompson
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch with Industry
Session 3: Everyday Challenges in IBD Care
Chair: Dr Ola Niewiadomski
13;30 Strategic Positioning of Therapies in IBD: From First-Line to Last Resort and Emerging Options in Australia – Prof Tim Raine
14:00 Questions from the audience
14:15 Consultant Corner
(8 min talk, 7 min questions)
14:15 Combination Advanced Therapy in IBD- ?who/when/where – A/Prof Greg Moore
14:30 AI in the IBD Practice and Clinic – A/Prof Chamara Basnayake
14:45 Innovations in TB Diagnostics: Implications for the IBD Population – Dr Shahreedhan Shahrani
15:00 – 15:30 Afternoon tea with Industry
Session 4: Combined Medical & Surgical session
Precision Management of Complicated Crohn’s Disease: Combining Tools, Timing, and Teams
Chair: Dr Julien Schulberg
15:30 Beyond anti TNF in perianal CD – A/Prof John Ding
15:50 Novel surgical methods in perianal disease – Dr Cori BenhrenbruchÂ
16:10 State of the Art: Barriers to surgical Intervention for luminal disease – Prof Steven Brown
16:40 Panel discussion: A/Prof Tim Raine, Dr Cori Benhrenbruch, Prof Steven Brown & Prof Sally Bell
17:00 Closing Remarks – A/Prof Emily Wright
17:15 Symposium Close
