CI O’Halloran is the co-director of the Centre for Sport and Social Impact (CSSI. CI O’Halloran is pioneer leader in relation to use of evidence based behavioural change strategies such as motivational interviewing (MI) to increase physical activity in rehabilitation settings. CI O’Halloran is a nationally endorsed Health Psychologist and Sport and Exercise Psychologist, a member of the international recognised Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society. As a CI, CI O’Halloran has secured more than 7 million in competitive research grants.

Rebecca Wyse is a behavioural researcher who specialises in developing and evaluating digital behavioural interventions to support the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle. She is currently a research fellow with the Cancer Institute NSW and she also holds an honorary fellowship with the Heart Foundation of Australia. She has developed and evaluated digital interventions addressing a range of risk factors for asthma, obesity, cancer and cardiovascular disease. Her interventions have been adapted for different population groups, adopted in state-wide prevention plans, rolled out across the Local Health District and reached thousands of NSW school students.

Associate Professor Disler is an Australian Research Council Discovery DECRA Fellow from Monash University. Through her research, she leads improvement in access to care and models of care for people living with advanced chronic disease, particularly in rural settings. As Fellow of the American and ANZ Thoracic Societies, Convenor of the TSANZ Symptom Support and Palliative Care group, and as a Cochrane author, her work has been included in several international guidelines, including ERS, NICE UK and global GOLD strategies.

Anne Holland is Professor of Physiotherapy and Head of Respiratory Research at Monash University and Alfred Health in Melbourne, Australia. She is an NHMRC Leadership Fellow. Anne leads a research program that aims to improve the lives of people with chronic lung disease using non-pharmacological treatments. She chaired the working party that developed the ERS clinical practice guidelines on symptom management. Anne is currently the President of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Ms. Xiao-Hui Liu is a Senior Respiratory Scientist at the Respiratory Function Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, within the SALHN Respiratory Function Laboratories, South Australia. With over 12 years of experience in public hospital laboratories, Xiao specialises in all aspects of pulmonary function testing. A registered Australian Council Clinical Respiratory Physiologist and Certified Respiratory Function Scientist (ANZSRS), Xiao is deeply committed to maintaining high standards in respiratory diagnostic testing, driven by a passion for improving the quality and accuracy of respiratory diagnostics. Prior to clinical respiratory function testing, Xiao earned a Master of Public Health, with research interests focused on occupational lung diseases.

Sharon Lagan graduated from the School of Biomedical Science at Curtin University and obtained her post-graduate qualification as a Certified Respiratory Function Scientist (CRFS) in 2005. Currently, she shares the position of Chief Respiratory Scientist at Respiratory Medicine at Royal Perth Hospital and works at Pulmonary Physiology & Sleep Medicine at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. With almost 30 years of experience in respiratory science, Sharon has worked in various settings, including private, research, and adult tertiary care. Her expertise includes leading respiratory function laboratories and experience in a wide range of complex clinical respiratory diagnostic tests. Quality assurance and education are areas of particular interest for her and includes conducting spirometry training courses for medical, nursing, and allied health staff throughout Western Australia.

Brendan Kennedy is a Senior Hospital Scientist and Lab Manager at the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Westmead campus. Brendan has more than 20 years’ experience in Pulmonary Function testing. Brendan is very passionate about all aspects of Spirometry and has a strong interest in exercise physiology. Brendan has served on the ANZSRS Board, the Laboratory Accreditation Quality Committee (TSANZ) and more recently on the steering committee for the new TSANZ NATA Respiratory Function Laboratory Accreditation Standard.

Sonya Johnston is the Chief Medical Scientist in the Department of Thoracic Medicine at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) where she oversees the scientific functions of the Lung Function Laboratory and Sleep Disorders Laboratory in the Department, provides professional support to scientific staff in the Respiratory Clinic Trials Unit and manages the strategic direction and governance of major Respiratory Information Technology Applications in Thoracic Medicine.

With interests in quality systems, standards and accreditation in laboratory medicine, Sonya currently chairs the Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand (TSANZ) Laboratory Accreditation & Quality Committee and the TSANZ and National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) Respiratory Function Laboratory Accreditation Program Steering Committee which is responsible for transitioning the TSANZ Respiratory Function Laboratory Accreditation Program and Standard to NATA. She is also a NATA representative for the Lung Function Laboratory and formerly for the Sleep Disorders Service at the RAH, a TSANZ respiratory laboratory assessor and formerly a member of the Professional Standards Sub-Committee of the TSANZ.

Matthew has over 15 years of experience in laboratory work and education. His career spans from quality control and lab management to research and development in emulsion technologies for sustainable road construction. He has successfully led the implementation of learning management systems and facilitated innovative learning programs for the Victorian Department of Education. Currently serving as a Senior Learning and Development Trainer at the National Association of Testing Authorities, Matthew is passionate about learning experience design and the application of modern learning theories and research in content delivery and assessment.

Matthew's expertise in instructional design and adult learning theory has been instrumental in creating engaging training solutions across various industries. His commitment to result-oriented workforce development and staying abreast of industry trends ensures the delivery of high-quality learning solutions that enhance learning outcomes and foster a culture of continuous improvement.