Special Interest Groups
About
The TSANZ Special Interest Groups (SIGs) play a valuable role within the Society. They are the product of considerable thought, consultation and discussion by TSANZ members who wish to further the development of new knowledge and practice in a particular area of expertise. The SIGs are also the main contributors in the program development of the highly anticipated TSANZSRS Annual Scientific Meeting.
The leadership role of SIGs are voluntary and are elected by the Members of the SIG.
Further information about SIGs, including their role, terms of reference, communication strategies, can be found in the by laws of TSANZ Constitution and the SIG Convenor’s Toolbox.
Listed below are all current TSANZ SIGs and the Convenors. All communications with the SIGs are coordinated through the TSANZ Office.
| Asthma & Allergy SIG |
| Convenors: Jonathan Pham and Alexandra Brown |
| Deputy Convenors: Joy Lee and Dennis Thomas |
| Cell, Immunology & Molecular Biology of the Lung SIG |
| Convenor: Rhiannon Werder |
| Deputy Convenor: Thomas Iosifidis |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) SIG |
| Convenors: Wenying Lu (Lead Convenor) and Dinh Bui |
| Deputy Convenors: Sanjay Ramakrishnan and Maitri Munsif |
| Cystic Fibrosis SIG |
| Convenor: Elena K. Schneider-Futschik (Adult) |
| Convenor: Nikki Reyne (Paediatric) |
| Evidence-Based Medicine & Practice SIG |
| Convenor: Hayley Lewthwaite |
| Deputy Convenor: vacant |
| Interventional Pulmonology and Pleural Medicine SIG |
| Convenor: Paul Lilburn |
| Deputy Convenor: Vineeth George |
| Lung Cancer SIG |
| Convenor: Gerard Olive |
| Deputy Convenor: Asha Bonney |
| Nutrition SIG |
| Convenor: Kurtis Budden |
| Deputy Convenor: Tamara Blickisdorf |
| Occupational & Environmental Lung Disease / Population Health SIG |
| Convenor: Janet Williams |
| Deputy Convenor: Aruvi Thiruvarudchelvan |
| Orphan Lung Diseases, Lung Transplant, Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Vascular Disease (OLIV) SIG |
| Convenor: Ingrid Cox |
| Deputy Convenor: Anna Dunn |
| Paediatric SIG |
| Convenor: Ramaa Puvvadi |
| Deputy Convenor: Katherine Frayman |
| Physiotherapy SIG |
| Convenor: Leona Dowman |
| Deputy Convenor: Jessica Walsh |
| Primary Care SIG |
| Convenor: Jennifer Perret |
| Deputy Convenor: Johnson George |
| Pulmonary Physiology & Sleep SIG |
| Convenor: Kaj Blokland |
| Deputy Convenor: Timothy Howarth |
| Respiratory Infectious Diseases SIG |
| Convenor: Anthony Byrne |
| Deputy Convenor: Nusrat Homaira |
| Respiratory Nurses SIG |
| Australian Convenor: Catherine Buchan |
| Australian Co-Convenor: Jane Neill |
| New Zealand Convenor: Nicola Corna |
| New Zealand Co-Convenor: Melinda McGinty |
| Symptom Support & Palliative Care SIG |
| Convenor: Michelle Baird |
| Deputy Convenor: Jane Neill |
| Tobacco & Related Substances SIG |
| Convenor: Moya Vandeleur |
| Deputy Convenor: Michelle Jongenelis |
Enquiries
If you would like to get involved or if you wish to send a message to any of the SIGs please email your enquiry to TSANZOffice@thoracic.org.au. Or,