Poster Tour 02
| Monday, May 30, 2022 |
| 3:40 PM - 4:05 PM |
| Poster Gallery - Posters 4 - 8 |
Speaker
Ms Judith Bevan
Principal Policy Officer, Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Program
WA Department of Health
Access, Care and Empowerment (ACE) mobile app for people who inject drugs in Western Australia
3:40 PM - 3:45 PMFinal Poster PDF
Biography
Jude Bevan works as a Senior Policy and Planning Officer in the Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Program, Western Australian Department of Health.
Dr Syed Hassan Bin Usman Shah
Phd Student
The Kirby Institute
Trends in decompensated cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis among people with a hepatitis B notification in New South Wales: a population-based data linkage study
3:45 PM - 3:50 PMBiography
Dr Syed Hassan Bin Usman Shah is a PhD student in Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Department at The Kirby Institue, UNSW.
Dr Kathy Jackson
Principal Scientist
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
Performance of an Ultra-sensitive HBsAg Assay
3:50 PM - 3:55 PMBiography
Kathy Jackson is Section Head of Molecular Microbiology, VIDRL, at the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity. She has extensive experience with diagnosis of the hepatitis viruses (A, B, C, D and E) and is Director of a WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Hepatitis B in the Western Pacific Region.
Miss Jessica Buhagiar
Phd Student
UNSW / The Kirby Institute, NSW
Effectiveness of direct-acting antiviral therapy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with HCV infection: analysis of a national real-world cohort (REACH-C)
3:55 PM - 4:00 PMBiography
Jess is a proud Wiradjuri woman living in Sydney. Jess is studying medicine at UNSW and completed her Honours research at the Kirby Institute, UNSW.
Mr Nigel Carrington
Dbs Project Coordinator
NSW Health
A novel testing modality to address barriers to hepatitis c testing and treatment among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in New South Wales, Australia: The NSW DBS pilot study
4:00 PM - 4:05 PMBiography
Nigel is State-wide Coordinator of the NSW HIV and Hepatitis C Dried Blood Spot (DBS) Pilot Project. His work in Community Health, Youth Health/Youth Cancer and Sexual Health has involved health promotion, service development, service management and project coordination. Nigel has a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and Master of Education.
Chair
Janice Pritchard-Jones
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Staff
Jeremy Cott
Senior Event Coordinator
ASHM Health
Sam Williamson
Senior Event Manager
Ashm
TP Operator
Karen Armstrong
Touchpoint
Erica Zarins
Touchpoint
