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: Mike Fricker & Stephen Oo
Deputy Convenors: Adam Collison
Cell, Immunology & Molecular Biology of the Lung SIG
Convenor: Alen Faiz
Deputy Convenor: Mehra Haghi
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) SIG
Convenors: Natasha Smallwood and Ross Vlahos
Deputy Convenors: Arwel Jones and Sukhwinder Sohal
Cystic Fibrosis SIG
Convenor: Siobhain Mulrennan (Adult)
Convenor: Tonia Douglas (Paediatric)
Evidence-Based Medicine & Practice SIG
Convenor: Zoe Kopsaftis
Deputy Convenor: Arwel Jones
Interventional Pulmonology / Bronchology SIG
Convenor: Matthew Salamonsen
Deputy Convenor: Rajesh Thomas
Lung Cancer SIG
Convenor: Tracy Leong
Deputy Convenor: Sameh Samuel
Nutrition SIG
Convenor: Megan Jensen
Deputy Convenor: Vanessa Murphy
Occupational & Environmental Lung Disease / Population Health SIG
Convenor: Susan Miles
Deputy Convenor: Sheikh Alif
Orphan Lung Diseases, Lung Transplant, Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Vascular Disease (OLIV) SIG
Convenor: Greg Keir
Deputy Convenor: Yet Hong Khor
Paediatric SIG
Convenor: Danielle Wurzel
Deputy Convenors: Vikas Goyal
Physiotherapy SIG
Convenor: Katrina Li
Deputy Convenor: Aroub Lahham
Primary Care SIG
Convenor: Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich
Deputy Convenor: Anthony Sunjaya
Pulmonary Physiology & Sleep SIG
Convenor: Katrina Tonga
Deputy Convenor: Anna Hudson
Respiratory Infectious Diseases SIG
Convenor: Megan Rees
Deputy Convenor: Simone Barry
Respiratory Nurses SIG
Australian Convenor: Jane Cotter
Australian Co-Convenor: Ceri Banks
New Zealand Convenor: Betty Poot
New Zealand Co-Convenor: Nikola Ncube
Symptom Support & Palliative Care SIG
Convenor: Jennifer Philip
Deputy Convenor: Rebecca Disler
Tobacco & Related Substances SIG
Convenor: Emily Stone
Deputy Convenor: Henry Marshall
Enquiry
If you would like to get involved or if you wish to send a message to any of the SIGs please use the following methods of communication:
POST: GPO Box 1491, SYDNEY NSW 2001 OR
