In addition to publishing Hazelwood Health Study findings in Australian and International scientific journals (see Publications), findings have also been presented to medical and scientific audiences at Australian and International conferences.
2025
Abramson, M., Smith, C., Gao, C., O'Sullivan, C., Lane, T., Brown, D., Ikin, J., Carroll, M., Walker-Bone, K., Thompson, B., & Borg, B. (2025, March 21-25). Respiratory symptoms either resolve or persist 9 years after PM2.5 exposure from the Hazelwood coal mine fire [Paper presentation]. TSANZSRS Annual Scientific Meeting 2025. Adelaide, Australia. https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.70003. A copy of the abstract is freely available here
2024
O'Sullivan, C., Smith, C., Gao, C., Borg, B., Brown, D., Ikin, J., Lane, T., Kleiner, J., Chicas, I., Harley, F., McCrabb, T., Thompson, B., & Abramson, M. (2024, September 7-11). Understanding potential lung recovery from coal mine fire smoke exposure [Poster presentation]. 2024 European Respiratory Society Congress. Vienna, Austria. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2024.PA463. The poster can be viewed here
2023
Gao, C. X., Menssink, J., Campbell, T. C. H., Smith, C. L., Ikin, J., Lane, T. J., Abramson, M., & Carroll, M. (2023, October 18-20). Somatic symptoms, psychological distress and trauma after disasters [Paper presentation]. Australasian Epidemiological Association Annual Scientific Meeting 2023. Melbourne, Australia. https://www.aea2023.com/_files/ugd/a52314_2af2498077ba4a8e8ad639a3f027ecf2.pdf
Lane, T. J., Carroll, M. T. C., Borg, B., McCaffrey, T. A., Smith, C. L., Gao, C. X., Brown, D., Johnson, A., Poland, D., Allgood, S., Ikin, J., & Abramson, M. J. (2023, October 18-20). Respiratory symptoms after the Hazelwood coalmine fire and pandemic: A longitudinal analysis [Paper presentation]. Australasian Epidemiological Association Annual Scientific Meeting 2023. Melbourne, Australia. https://www.aea2023.com/_files/ugd/a52314_2af2498077ba4a8e8ad639a3f027ecf2.pdf
Ziou, M., Gao, C. X., Wheeler, A. J., Zosky, G. R., Stephens, N., Knibbs, L. D., Williamson, G. J., Dalton, M. F., Dharmage, S. C., & Johnston, F. H. (2023, September 26-28). Allergic sensitisation following early life exposure to the Hazelwood mine fire [Paper presentation}. Australian Public Health Conference 2023. Hobart, Australia.
Holt, N., Smith, C. L., Gao, C. X., Borg, B., Lane, T. J., Brown, D., Ikin, J., Makar, A., McCrabb, T., Mikayla, M., Nilsen, K., Thompson, B. R., & Abramson, M. J. (2023, May 19-24). Change in lung function after exposure to smoke from a mine fire: A clinical follow-up [Poster presentation]. American Thoracic Society 2023 International Conference. Washington, USA. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_MeetingAbstracts.A4366. A copy of the abstract is freely available here; a copy of the Presentation Poster from the conference is freely available here
Lane, T., Carroll, M., Borg, B., McCaffery, T., Gao, C., Smith, C., Brown, D., Poland, D., Allgood, S., Ikin, J., & Abramson, M. (2023, September 9-13). Long-term risk of COVID-19 after extreme smoke exposure [Paper presentation]. European Respiratory Society 2023 International Conference. Milan, Italy. https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/62/suppl_67/PA3810
McCrabb, T., Borg, B., Gao, C. X., Smith, C., O'Sullivan, C. F., Brown, D., Ikin, J., Makar, A., Lane, T., Abramson, M. J., & Thompson, B. R. (2023, March 25-28). Increased conductive ventilation heterogeneity following exposure to coal-mine fire smoke [Paper presentation]. TSANZSRS 2023: The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science. Christchurch, New Zealand. https://doi.org/10.1111/resp.14459. The abstract can be viewed here
Lane, T., Sheppard, N., Carroll, M., & Gao, C. (2023, March 25-28). Particulate matter air pollution and COVID-19 risk: A systematic review [Poster presentation]. TSANZSRS 2023: The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science. Christchurch, New Zealand. https://doi.org/10.1111/resp.14460. The abstract can be viewed here; the poster can be viewed here
Hemstock, E., Foong, R., Hall, G., Wheeler, A., Dharmage, S., Dalton, M., Williamson, G., Gao, C., Abramson, M., Johnston, F., & Zosky, G. (2023, March 25-28). Health impacts of exposure to air pollution in early childhood [Paper presentation]. TSANZSRS 2023: The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science. Christchurch, New Zealand. www.doi.org/10.1111/resp.14459. The abstract can be viewed here
2022
O'Donohue, K. A., Berger, E., McLean, L., Gao, C. X., Broder, J. C., Abramson, M. J., Sim, M. R., Ikin, J., Brown, D., Dimitriadis, C., Walker, J., & Carroll, M. (2022, July 31 - August 5). The psychological impacts of a smoke event on young adults compared to other aged adults in Victoria, Australia [Paper presentation]. 4th Biennial International Childhood Trauma Conference. Melbourne, Australia.
Hemstock, E., Foong, R., Hall, G., Wheeler, A., Dharmage, S., Dalton, M., Williamson, G., Gao, C., Abramson, M., Johnston, F., & Zosky, G., (2022). Prenatal exposure to emissions from a coalmine fire and childhood lung function. Accepted for presentation at three conferences: The Centre for Air Pollution, Energy and Health Research Symposium (May 2022) [Paper presentation]; The International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Asia and Western Pacific Chapter & International Society for Exposure Science in Asia Chapter (June 2022) [Poster presentation]; The 34th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (September 2022) [Poster presentation]. https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/abs/10.1289/isee.2022.P-0422. A copy of the poster is available here: https://hazelwoodhealthstudy.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/3078446/Poster_HemstockEtAl_2022_ELF-PrenatalPM-exposure_lung-function.pdf
Ziou, M., Gao, C., Wheeler, A., Zosky, G., Stephens, N., Knibbs, L., Melody, S., Venn, A., Dalton, M., Dharmage, S., & Johnston, F., (2022, September 18-21). Early life exposure to coal smoke and hospital visitation: Findings from a data linkage cohort study [Poster presentation]. 34th Annual International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Conference. Athens, Greece. https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/abs/10.1289/isee.2022.P-0441. A copy of the poster is available here: https://www.monash.edu/hazelwood-health-study/study-findings/presentations?a=3076583
Ziou, M., Gao, C., Wheeler, A., Zosky, G., Stephens, N., Knibbs, L., Melody, S., Venn, A., Dalton, M., Dharmage, S., & Johnston, F., (2022, September 18-21). Prenatal and early postnatal exposure to air pollution associations with primary care and prescription usage [Poster presentation]. 34th Annual International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Conference. Athens, Greece. https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/isee.2022.P-0442. A copy of the poster is available here https://www.monash.edu/hazelwood-health-study/study-findings/presentations?a=3076589
2020
Samuel, R., Gao, C. X., Broder, J., Brown, D., Del Monaco, A., Ikin, J. F., McFarlane, A., Berger, E., Maybery, D., Sim, M. R., Walker, J., Carroll, M. T. C., & Abramson, M. J. (2020, November). Associations between self-reported respiratory symptoms and psychological distress following exposure to a landscape fire [Paper presentation]. TSANZ Victorian Branch Annual Scientific Meeting 2020 (Virtual). Melbourne, Australia.
Holt, N., Gao, C., Borg, B., Nilsen, K., Brown, D., Broder, J., Ikin, J., Makar, A., Mc Crabb, T., & Abramson, M. (2020, September 7-9). Altered lung mechanics after coal mine fire smoke exposure in adults [Paper presentation]. 2020 European Respiratory Society International Congress (Virtual). https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.3146
Prasad, S. R., Borg, B., Gao, C., Broder, J., Brown, D., Ikin, J., Makar, A., McCrabb, T., Hoy, R., Thompson, B., & Abramson, M., (2020, May 15-20). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with exposure to fine particles from a coal mine fire [Poster presentation]. American Thoracic Society 2020 International Conference. Philadelphia, USA. https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_MeetingAbstracts.A7835
2019
Shao, J., Zosky, G. R., Hall, G. L., Wheeler, A. J., Dharmage, S., Foong, R., Knibbs, L., & Johnston, F. H. (2019, May 17-22). Ambient nitrogen dioxide exposure during infancy influences respiratory mechanics in preschool years [Paper presentation]. American Thoracic Society 2019 International Conference. Dallas, USA. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_MeetingAbstracts.A7058
Abramson, M. J., Blackman, J., Carroll, M., Gao, C. X., Del Monaco, A., Brown, D., Dimitriadis, C., Johnson, A., Guo, Y., Sim, M. R., & Walker, J. (2019, September 28 - October 2). Chronic cough is related to cumulative PM2.5 exposure from a coal mine fire [Paper presentation]. 2019 European Respiratory Society International Congress. Madrid, Spain. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.PA4455
2018
Abramson, M. J., Blackman, J., Carroll, M., Dimitriadis, C., Del Monaco, A., Dennekamp, M., Denny, S., Gao, C. X., & Walker, J. (2018, May 18-23). Adults exposed to coal mine fire smoke report more asthma and respiratory symptoms than those not exposed [Paper presentation]. American Thoracic Society 2018 International Conference. San Diego, USA. https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/4499/presentation/19606
Abramson, M. J., Dennekamp, M., Straney, L., Dimitriadis, C., Gao, C. X., & Guo, Y. (2018, May 18-23). Emergency presentations and hospital admissions following exposure to smoke from a coal mine fire [Paper presentation]. American Thoracic Society 2018 International Conference. San Diego, USA. https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/4499/presentation/14343
Shao, J., Zosky, G., Hall, G., Foong, R., Wheeler, A. J., Dalton, M., O'Sullivan, T., Williamson, G., Dharmage, S., & Johnston, F. (2018, August 26-30). Exposure to smoke from a coal mine fire during infancy and lung function three years after the event [Paper presentation]. International Society of Exposure Science and International Society for Environmental Epidemiology 2018 Joint Annual Meeting. Ottawa, Canada. https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/isesisee.2018.P02.1800
Johnson, A., Dipnall, J., Dennekamp, M., Williamson, G., Gao, C., Carroll, M., Dimitriadis, C., Ikin, J., Johnston, F., McFarlane, A., Sim, M., Stub, D., Abramson, M. J., & Guo, Y. (2018, August 26-30). Brown coal mine fire-related fine particulate matter and medical service utilisation in Australia: A time series analysis [Paper presentation]. International Society of Exposure Science and International Society for Environmental Epidemiology 2018 Joint Annual Meeting. Ottawa, Canada. https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/isesisee.2018.O02.04.19
Johnson, A., Dipnall, J., Dennekamp, M., Williamson, G., Gao, C., Carroll, M., Dimitriadis, C., Ikin, J., Johnston, F., McFarlane, A., Sim, M., Stub, D., Abramson, M. J., & Guo, Y. (2018, August 26-30). Fine particulate matter and medications dispensed during and after a brown coal mine fire: A time series analysis [Paper presentation]. International Society of Exposure Science and International Society for Environmental Epidemiology 2018 Joint Annual Meeting. Ottawa, Canada. https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/isesisee.2018.P02.1550
Zhao, B., Johnston, F. H., Dalton, M., Williamson, G., O'Sullivan, T., & Negishi, K. (2018, August 25-29). Smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of early atherosclerosis: A study from coalmine smoke exposure [Paper presentation]. European Society of Cardiology Congress. Munich, Germany. https://esc365.escardio.org/Congress/ESC-Congress-2018/Best-Posters-6-Best-Posters-in-preventive-cardiology/176295-smoking-during-pregnancy-significantly-increases-the-risk-of-early-atherosclerosis-a-study-from-coalmine-smoke-exposure#abstract
2017
Carroll, M., & Walker, J. (2017, November 8-10). Beyond vulnerability: Older people as active participants in disaster responses [Paper presentation]. 50th Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) Conference. Perth, Australia. https://www.aag.asn.au/documents/item/2003
Walker, J., & Carroll, M. (2017, May 22-23). Communications in future disaster events: Best practice policy for older people [Paper presentation]. Australia and New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference. Gold Coast, Australia.
Walker, J. (2017, November 3-5). The impact of the Hazelwood mine fire in Australia on older people: Review of policy-driven decisions made at the time [Paper presentation]. Aging and Society: Seventh Interdisciplinary Conference. Berkeley, USA.
2016
Yell, S., Duffy, M., Morrissey, B., & Walker, L. (2016, July 6-8). Communities, authority and trust in the Fifth Estate: Social media use during the Hazelwood coalmine fire [Paper presentation]. Australia and New Zealand Communication Association Conference on Creating Space in the Fifth Estate. Newcastle, Australia.
