2022 Tow Award Winners

DIVISION WINNER/AWARDEE AFFILIATION
Case Presentations

Aaron Gaekwad

A near death experience from a bad combination- An uncommon case of adult hypertension

Department of Neurology, Prince of Wales Hospital
Open Junior (plus People’s Choice)

Kate Lawler

Impact of out-of-home care on risk of death in children with prenatal drug exposure – results of a 20-year follow-up of 1,816,381 children between 2001-2020

School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales
Clinical (plus People’s Choice)

Fiona Li

Fractional CO2 laser for postmenopausal vaginal symptoms: a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial

School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales
Nursing/Midwifery/Allied Health

Peter Beshara

Shoulder pre-operative exercise and education (SPrEE) program for patients awaiting rotator cuff surgery: A randomised controlled trial

Department of Physiotherapy/Prince of Wales Clinical School/Surgical & Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, Prince of Wales Hospital
Early-Career Research

Jeremy Chung Bo Chiang

Neural changes on the surface of the eyes in patients with cancer treated with neurotoxic chemotherapy

Department of Neurological Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital/School of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales
PhD Top Up (1)

Fiona Li

Evaluation of energy-based treatments for postmenopausal vaginal symptoms

School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales
PhD Top Up (2)

Jeremy Chung Bo Chiang

In-vivo corneal confocal microscopy and tear neuropeptide analysis in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

Department of Neurological Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital/School of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales
Poster – Early-Career

Irene Sucquart

AgRP neuron inhibition ameliorates key metabolic polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) features in a hyperandrogenic PCOS mouse model

Fertility and Research Centre, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales
Poster – Nurse/Midwife/Allied Health

Daniel Treacy

Mobility training for increasing mobility and functioning in older people with frailty – A Cochrane Review

Physiotherapy Department, Prince of Wales Hospital
Poster – Open Junior

Suhasini Shanmugaraja

Long term pulmonary outcomes in children with congenital lung malformations

University of New South Wales
Poster – Clinical

Sarah Jane Tapawan

Is postnatal CMV in preterm babies significant? Insights from a 13 year multi-centre case control study

Department of Newborn Care, Royal Hospital for Women/School of Women’s and Children’s Heath, University of New South Wales
People’s Choice – Poster

Emily Thomson

Emergency presentations of incarcerated patients

University of New South Wales, Faculty of Medicine and Health
People’s Choice – Early Career Research

Matthew Lennon

Dementia prevention using blood pressure control: An IPD meta-analysis of an international consortium

Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales/Centre for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA), School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales/Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Mental Health Network
People’s Choice – Nurse/Midwife/Allied Health

Emma Stradling

Determining the feasibility of a speech pathology-led flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallow (FEES) screening protocol to support early detection of late-stage dysphagia post radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

Speech Pathology Department, Prince of Wales Hospital/Department of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital
People’s Choice – Case

Frances Lee

Best not to read the literature

Department of General Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital