Grants Recipients

ANZSRS Advanced Education Grant

ANZSRS Advanced Education Grant Established by the Board in 2011, the Advanced Education Grant is offered to encourage and support continuing education of respiratory clinical physiologists who have completed their core training and are intending to advance their skills and education in the more complex areas of pulmonary function testing.

Year Awarded	Recipient	Recipient Report
2022	Merilyn John and Kelsey Johnson	See Merilyn's report & Kelsey's report on the Harbor-UCLA Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Practicum held in Los Angeles.
2021	Jenny House	See Jenny's report and presentation on the Paediatric CPET online course, coordinated by The Physiology Academy.
2020	Not Awarded
2019	Kiara Sclip and Iain Smith	See Kiara's report on the 'Clinical Exercise Testing and Interpretation- A Practical Approach' Course she attended in Cambridge, UK.
2018	Margaret McElrea, Ewan Morris	- See Margaret's report on the Paris ERS Congress and its associated Post Grad and Clinical Education sessions. - See Ewan's report on the Harbor-UCLA Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Practicum held in Los Angeles.
2017	Claire Lake, Michael Bevan	- See Claire's report on the Practicum in Exercise testing and interpretation at the UCLA, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute. - See Michael's report on the ERS Clinical Exercise Testing: Advanced held in Italy.
2016	Lachlan Buddle, Cathy Pendergrast, Danny Brazzale
2015	Jarrod Warner & Elisha White
2014	Janice Feld
2013	Lauren Harnett
2012	Elizabeth Salamon

ANZSRS Research Grant (Ceased)

Established in 2009, the ANZSRS research grant is offered to encourage and support research in clinical and/or laboratory-based respiratory science by ANZSRS members. In 2015 this award was renamed The ANZSRS Jeff Pretto Memorial Research Grant.

Year Awarded	Recipient	Project Title
2014	Mahesh Dharmakumara	The effect of ventilation inhomogeneity on exhaled nitric oxide measures in asthma
2013	Christopher Htun	The time course of changes in small airway function following allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplantation for haematologic malignancy
2012	Jeff Pretto	Utility of forced oscillometry in detecting upper airway dysfunction during hypertonic saline challenge
2012	Peter Briffa	Monitoring inhaled corticosteroid efficacy in persons with asthma in pulmonary function laboratories
2011	Graham Hall	Objective measures of bronchial hyper-responsiveness for asthma diagnosis in young children: Mannitol and exercise challenge testing
2010	Annette Dent	Exhaled breath analysis as a tool to detect and manage chronic lung disease

The ANZSRS Jeff Pretto Memorial Research Grant

Jeff Pretto was Scientific Director of the Department of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine at John Hunter Hospital (Newcastle). He had associations with the Hunter Medical Research Institute and the University of Newcastle. Jeff also had a longstanding involvement in the Institute of Breathing and Sleep (IBAS) at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, where he worked for many years. Jeff had been an active member of the ANZSRS for more than 30 years and during this time had made a significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the field of respiratory science.

Whilst most have the opportunity in life to complete their individual opus, Jeff unfortunately was unable to complete his due to his sudden passing in 2014. Jeff was an inspiration to his peers and students alike, and his attitude to research and discovery helped foster numerous careers. It is hoped that, even for those who never had the good fortune of meeting Jeff, this memorial award will, in some small part, continue the energy and enthusiasm that Jeff inspired in so many.

Year Awarded	Recipient	Project Title
2023	Cassidy Du Berry	Associations between lung function and RSV bronchiolitis in preschool children in the era of high flow nasal prong oxygen therapy
2022	Leigh Seccombe	Mechanisms of impaired gas exchange and cardiopulmonary consequences following hospitalisation for COVID-19
2021	Margaret McElrea	Evaluation of spirometers for user-friendliness in achieving ATS/ERS spirometry testing and reporting guidelines in primary care
2020	Nicole Westrupp	Early detection of bronchiolitis obliterans using multiple breath washout in paediatrics
2019	Brigitte Borg	Assessment of intersitial lung disease via the forced oscillation technique (a pilot study)
2018	Claire Lake	Cough sensitivity to inhaled mannitol to identify cough hypersensitivity syndrome (CHS)
2017	Elisha White	Defining the impact of respiratory symptoms and environmental risk factors on lung function in Aboriginal Australians (Grant returned)
2016	Graham Hall	Can the lung clearance index predict the worsening of clinical status in children with cystic fibrosis
2015	Liam Welsh	Multiple breath washout in children and adolescents with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

The ANZSRS Jeff Pretto Memorial Research Grant

The ANZSRS Ascencia Education grant is offered to encourage and support those working in the field of respiratory science who seek higher qualifications relevant to their work. This grant is funded by Ascencia Ltd sponsorship.

Year Awarded	Recipient
2022	Vahid Sharifi
2021	Kelly Webster
2020	Angela Freeman
2019	Not Awarded
2018	Donna Keatley
2017	Angela Freeman
2016	Angela Freeman
2015	Thomas Weaver & Brooke Carroll
2014	Donna Keatley

ANZSRS Dr Maureen P. Swanney International Travel Award

This award was established by the ANZSRS and MGC Diagnostics Inc in acknowledgement of the outstanding contributions of Dr Maureen P. Swanney.

Year Awarded	Recipient	Recipient Report
2023	Michael Beaven	See MIchael's report on Cardiopulmonary exercise testing he attended at the ERS Congress in Milan
2021	Not offered
2020	Tanya Badal