
Overview
Background
Louise Conwell, MBBS(HonsI) PGCert MEd (Dundee) FRACP PhD, is a Senior Staff Specialist (Eminent) in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at the Queensland Children’s Hospital, Children’s Health Queensland. Louise’s work as a Paediatric Endocrinologist involves working in a multi-disciplinary team to care for neonates, children and adolescents with a wide spectrum of endocrinologist disorders.
Louise commenced as Head of the Children's Health Queensland Clinical Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Queensland in June 2018. She is also the Acting Head of the Mayne Academy of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland.
Louise is a graduate of the University of Queensland and trained in paediatrics at the Mater Children’s Hospital, Brisbane. She then trained in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane while completing a PhD at the University of Queensland. Louise undertook a post-specialty Clinical Fellowship at the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Hospital for Sick Children, Uinversity of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Louise has a particular interest in Congenital Hyperinsulinism and other beta-cell disorders including Type 1 and Monogenic Diabetes. Her other clinical interest areas include Disorders of Sexual Differentiation and endocrine oncology. Louise currently works in the endocrine oncology clinic connected with the After Cancer Therapy Service at the Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane.
Louise's PhD was in the field of insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk in obese children and adolescents. Louise remains active in clinical research with grant attainment, particularly in the field of beta-cell disorders.
Louise is a member of national and international professional bodies. She is the current President (past Secretary) of the Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group, serving on Council since November 2017. She also has past or present committee memberships including the Scientific Organising Committee, Clinical Fellows School Committee, Diabetes Committee, the Disorders of Sexual Differentiation Committee, Registry Committee, Research Grant Committee, Thyroid Working Group and the Cancer Survivorship Working Group).
Louise also has engagement with stakeholder groups, particularly Congenital Hyperinsulinism International. She is co-chair of the Congenital Hyperinsulinism International Collaborative Research Network - Care Guidelines and Centres of Excellence.
Louise represents the Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group on the International Consortium of Pediatric Endocrinology (ICPE) and is co-chair of ICPE's subcommittee, the Intersociety Clinical Guidelines Committee (ICGC).
Louise has an interest in Evidence-Based Medicine, with authorship in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. She is co-Chair of the International Clinical Guidelines Committee of the International Consortium of Paediatric Endocrinology.
A further interest area includes medical ecucation, completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (University of Dundee, Scotland) in 2017. She has facilitated and contributed to a wide range of educational activities for a variety of student, professional and community stakeholder groups in a range of contexts. Louise is a supervisor of basic and advanced paediatric trainees of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Other roles include Supervisor, Reader and Examiner for Postgraduate Higher Degree Research students of the University of Queensland and other academic institutions in Australia.
Availability
- Associate Professor Louise Conwell is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Research interests
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Congenital hyperinsulinism
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Evidence Based Medicine
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Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk and Insulin Resistance in Children and Adolescents
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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
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Other beta cells disorders - Monogenic Diabetes (MODY) and genetics
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Disorders of Sexual Development
Works
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2017
Conference Publication
Idiopathic ductopaenia in a paediatric patient: a case report and interesting clinical biochemistry
Ruddell, Richard G., Burgess, Christopher, Huynh, Tony, Conwell, Louise S., Balouch, Fariha, Burke, Matthew and Pretorius, Carel (2017). Idiopathic ductopaenia in a paediatric patient: a case report and interesting clinical biochemistry. Clinical Lipidology (3rd World Congress), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, unknown.
2017
Conference Publication
Lessons Learnt from Two Cases of Congenital Hyperinsulinism from Remote Indigenous Australian Communities
Musthaffa, Yassmin M., Papadimos, Emily R. , Fairchild, Jan , Huynh, Tony and Conwell, Louise S. (2017). Lessons Learnt from Two Cases of Congenital Hyperinsulinism from Remote Indigenous Australian Communities. Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart , Tasmania, Australia, 26-29 November 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
46,XX Ovotesticular Disorder of Sex Developement (DSD):- duplication of the XX SR region upstream of the critical testicular gene SOX9
Conwell, Louise S., Stathis, Stephen, Franklin, Annie, Borzi, Peter A., Nandini, Adayapalam, Phillips, Gayle E., Ohnesorg, Thomas, Ayers, Katie L. and Sinclair, Andrew H. (2017). 46,XX Ovotesticular Disorder of Sex Developement (DSD):- duplication of the XX SR region upstream of the critical testicular gene SOX9. 3rd Annual Children's Health Queensland Research Symposium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1 November 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Antenatally determined sesquizygosity in gender discordant monochorionic diamniotic twins (46, XX/46, XY): - postnatal clinical and gonadal phenotype
Conwell, Louise S., Phillips, Gayle E., Nandini, Adayapalam, Borzi, Peter A. and Gabbett, Michael T. (2017). Antenatally determined sesquizygosity in gender discordant monochorionic diamniotic twins (46, XX/46, XY): - postnatal clinical and gonadal phenotype. 10th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology, Washington, DC, United States, 14 - 17 September 2017. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG. doi: 10.1159/000481424
2017
Conference Publication
Early complications of first presentation diabetic ketoacidosis are predicted by severity
Sharwood, Erin F. and Conwell, Louise S. (2017). Early complications of first presentation diabetic ketoacidosis are predicted by severity. Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart , Tasmania, Australia, 26-29 November 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Idiopathic Ductopaenia in a Paediatric Patient: A Case Report and Interesting Clinical Biochemistry
Ruddell, Richard G., Burgess, Christopher, Huynh, Tony, Conwell, Louise S., Balouch, Fariha, Burke, Matthew and Pretorius, Carel (2017). Idiopathic Ductopaenia in a Paediatric Patient: A Case Report and Interesting Clinical Biochemistry. Royal College of Pathology Australia Update, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 24 – 26 February 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
46,XX Ovotesticular Disorder of Sex Development (DSD):- duplication of the XX SR region upstream of the critical testicular gene SOX9
Conwell, Louise S. , Stathis, Stephen , Franklin, Annie , Borzi, Peter A., Nandini, Adayapalam , Phillips, Gayle E., Ohnesorg, Thomas , Ayers, Katie L. and Sinclair, Andrew H. (2017). 46,XX Ovotesticular Disorder of Sex Development (DSD):- duplication of the XX SR region upstream of the critical testicular gene SOX9. International Disorders of Sexual Development Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 29 June-1 July 2017. Copenhagen, Denmark: I-DSD.
2017
Conference Publication
Turner Syndrome with Ring X Karyotype: Two Cases with Features of the Metabolic Syndrome.
Papadimos, Emily R. and Conwell, Louise S. (2017). Turner Syndrome with Ring X Karyotype: Two Cases with Features of the Metabolic Syndrome.. Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart , Tasmania, Australia, 26-29 November 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Antenatally determined sesquizygosity in gender discordant monochorionic diammniotic twins (46,XX/46XY):- postnatal clinical and gonadal phenotype
Conwell, Louise S., Phillips, Gayle E., Nandini, Adayapalam, Borzi, Peter A. and Gabbett, Michael T. (2017). Antenatally determined sesquizygosity in gender discordant monochorionic diammniotic twins (46,XX/46XY):- postnatal clinical and gonadal phenotype. 3rd Annual Children's Health Queensland Research Symposium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1 November 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
46,XX Ovotesticular Disorder of Sex Development (DSD): duplication of the XX SR region upstream of the critical testicular gene SOX9.
Conwell, Louise S. , Stathis, Stephen , Franklin, Annie , Borzi, Peter A. , Nandini, Adayapalam , Phillips, Gayle E. , Ohnesorg, Thomas , Ayers, Katie L. and Sinclair, Andrew H. (2017). 46,XX Ovotesticular Disorder of Sex Development (DSD): duplication of the XX SR region upstream of the critical testicular gene SOX9.. 10th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology, Washington, United States, 14-17 September 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Co-inheritance of Dominant and Recessive ABCC8 Mutations in a Case of Familial Congenital Hyperinsulinism:- Molecular and Functional Studies
Conwell, Louise S. , Shyng, Show-Ling , Kandasamy, Balamurugan , Wu, Yi , McGown, Ivan , Choo, Kelvin and McBride, Craig (2017). Co-inheritance of Dominant and Recessive ABCC8 Mutations in a Case of Familial Congenital Hyperinsulinism:- Molecular and Functional Studies. Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 26-29 November 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Co-inheritance of dominant and recessive ABCC8 mutations in a case of familial congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI):- molecular and functional studies
Conwell, Louise S., Shyng, Show-Ling, Kandasamy, Balamurugan, Wu, Yi, Mcgown, Ivan, Choo, Kelvin L. and Mcbride, Craig A. (2017). Co-inheritance of dominant and recessive ABCC8 mutations in a case of familial congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI):- molecular and functional studies. 10th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology, Washington, DC, United States, 14 - 17 September 2017. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG.
2017
Conference Publication
Co-inheritance of dominant and recessive ABCC8 mutations in a case of familial Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI):- molecular and functional studies
Conwell, Louise S., Shyng, Show-Ling , Kandasamy, Balamurugan , Wu, Yi , McGown, Ivan , Choo, Kelvin and McBride, Craig (2017). Co-inheritance of dominant and recessive ABCC8 mutations in a case of familial Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI):- molecular and functional studies. 10th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology, Washington, DC, United States, 14-17 September 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Co-inheritance of dominant and recessive ABCC8 mutations in a case of familial congenital hyperinsulinism:- molecular and functional studies
Conwell, Louise S., Shyng, Show-Ling, Kandasamy, Balamurugan, Wu, Yi, McGown, Ivan, Choo, Kelvin and McBride, Craig (2017). Co-inheritance of dominant and recessive ABCC8 mutations in a case of familial congenital hyperinsulinism:- molecular and functional studies. 3rd Annual Children's Health Queensland Research Symposium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1 November 2017.
2016
Conference Publication
Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) in the Context of Mosaic Genome-Wide Paternal Uniparental Disomy (GWpUPD) - Female Infant with Hemihyperplasia, Hyperinsulinism, Benign Tumours and Respiratory Disease
Conwell, Louise S., Williams, Judith A., Davies, Mark, Irving, Helen, Kapur, Nitin and Gattas, Michael (2016). Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) in the Context of Mosaic Genome-Wide Paternal Uniparental Disomy (GWpUPD) - Female Infant with Hemihyperplasia, Hyperinsulinism, Benign Tumours and Respiratory Disease. Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group Annual Scientific Meeting, Alice Springs, NT Australia, 14 – 17 August 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) in the Context of Mosaic Genome-Wide Paternal Uniparental Disomy (GWpUPD) - Female Infant with Hemihyperplasia, Hyperinsulinism, Benign Tumours and Respiratory Disease
Conwell, Louise S., Williams, Judith A., Davies, Mark, Irving, Helen, Kapur, Nitin and Gattas, Michael (2016). Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) in the Context of Mosaic Genome-Wide Paternal Uniparental Disomy (GWpUPD) - Female Infant with Hemihyperplasia, Hyperinsulinism, Benign Tumours and Respiratory Disease. Children's Health Queensland Research Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) in the Context of Mosaic Genome-Wide Paternal Uniparental Disomy (GwUPD) - Female Infant with Hemihyperplasia, Hyperinsulinism, Benign Tumours and Respiratory Disease
Conwell, Louise S. (2016). Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) in the Context of Mosaic Genome-Wide Paternal Uniparental Disomy (GwUPD) - Female Infant with Hemihyperplasia, Hyperinsulinism, Benign Tumours and Respiratory Disease. Congenital Hypoglycaemic Disorders: Hyperinsulinism and Glycogen Storage Disease Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, 14-15 April 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Insulin Regimens for Newly Diagnosed Children with Type 1 Diabetes in Australia and New Zealand - A Survey of Current Practice
Selvakumar, Dharrshinee , Al-Sallami, Hesham S. , de Bock, Martin , Ambler, Geoffrey R. , Aguirre, Paul B. , Wiltshire, Esko , Tham, Elaine , Simm, Peter , Conwell, Louise S. , Carter, Phillipa , Willis, Jinny , Wheeler, Benjamin J. and PSNZ Diabetes Clinical Network (2016). Insulin Regimens for Newly Diagnosed Children with Type 1 Diabetes in Australia and New Zealand - A Survey of Current Practice. Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group Annual Scientific Meeting, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, 14 – 17 August 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
18[F]-DOPA PET/CT imaging in congenital hyperinsulinism - first 5 years of the Australian experience
Conwell, Louise S., Greer, Ristan M., Fiumara, Frank and Campbell, Louise (2016). 18[F]-DOPA PET/CT imaging in congenital hyperinsulinism - first 5 years of the Australian experience. Congenital Hypoglycaemic Disorders: Hyperinsulinism and Glycogen Storage Disease Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 14-15 April 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Massively parallel sequencing to determine the prevalence of maturity onset diabetes of the young in an entire paediatric diabetes clinic including antibody positive type 1 diabetes
Johnson, Stephanie R., Davis, Elizabeth, Conwell, Louise S., Harris, Mark and Duncan, Emma L. (2016). Massively parallel sequencing to determine the prevalence of maturity onset diabetes of the young in an entire paediatric diabetes clinic including antibody positive type 1 diabetes. Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group Annual Scientific Meeting, Alice Springs, NT, Australia, unknown.
Supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Monogenic Disorders of Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion: Massively Parallel Sequencing Approaches
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