Prof. Helen Reddel

Speaker

Professor Helen Reddel is a Research Leader at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney; Clinical Adviser for the Australian Centre for Airways disease Monitoring (ACAM), and a respiratory physician at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She is Chair of the GINA Science Committee and International Co-Chair of the NOVELTY study.

Professor Reddel’ s current research includes investigating patient characteristics, clinical trajectories and underlying mechanisms across the spectrum of asthma and/or COPD; strategies for identifying and reducing risk in mild asthma; population monitoring of asthma and COPD; and qualitative research about the patient perspective in mild and severe asthma. She has a strong focus on improving patient-health professional communication, and on making guidelines not only evidence-based, but also practical and patient-centred. She has led major evidence-based changes in clinical recommendations for asthma management and has prioritised the development of practical resources for health professionals.