Making Evidence-based Asthma Care Equitable and Accessible for Rural Children: The Asthma Care From Home Project

Making Evidence-based Asthma Care Equitable and Accessible for Rural Children:
The Asthma Care From Home Project

Program (Hybrid event)
📅 Date: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
📍 Location: John Beveridge Lecture Theatre, Level 1, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick (old building) and online

Opening Session (Lunch served from 12:00 PM)

12:05 – 12:10 PM
Acknowledgement of country and welcome
Melinda Gray
Nursing Manager, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick

12:10 – 12:20 PM
Opening remarks
Cathryn Cox PSM
Chief Executive, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network

12:20 – 12:35 PM
Transforming asthma care for children
Nusrat Homaira
Associate Professor, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW
Respiratory Researcher, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick

Keynote Presentation

12:40 – 1:05 PM
The asthma care from home project: Evaluating the impact of an evidence based co-developed model of asthma care for rural children
Ryan Mackle
PhD Candidate, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW
Respiratory Fellow, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick

1:05 – 1:25 PM
Implementation evaluation of the Asthma Care from Home project
Carmen Crespo
Research Associate, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW

1:25 – 1:30 PM
Local perspective

1:30 – 1:40 PM
Closing the Asthma Care Gap in Rural Communities
Kate Miranda
Chief Executive Officer, Asthma Australia

1:40 – 1:50 PM
Way forward
Adam Jaffe
John Beveridge Professor of Paediatrics
Head, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health
School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW
Respiratory Paediatrician, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick

1:50 – 2:00 PM
Q & A session

Please register by 15 November 2025.