National Prisons Hepatitis Network ‘Speed-geeking’ activity - Eliminating hepatitis C in the Australian prison sector
Tracks
Track 3
| Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
| Ballroom 1 |
Speaker
Mrs Mim O'Flynn
Outreach Fibroscan Nurse
Hepatitis Queensland
PoC test and treat blitzes in prisons
Biography
Prof Andrew Lloyd
Infectious diseases physician, NHMRC Practitioner Fellow, Head, Viral Immunology Systems Program
The Kirby Institute UNSW
Implementing TasP in prisons
Biography
Professor Andrew Lloyd is an infectious diseases physician, and an epidemiology, virology and immunology researcher. He is an NHMRC Practitioner Fellow. He is the Head of the Viral Immunology Systems Program (VISP) in the Kirby Institute, and Director of the UNSW Fatigue Clinic and Research Program at the University of NSW. He also provides clinical services in infectious diseases at Prince of Wales Hospital, and hepatology services to Justice Health in the NSW prisons. His research program has been continuously funded by NHMRC since 1993.
Ms Anne Craigie
Nurse Practitioner
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
HCV reinfection in prisons
Biography
Mr Thomas Wright
Harm Reduction Coordinator
Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network
Peer to peer harm reduction program in prisons
Biography
Dr Katelin Haynes
CEO
Hepatitis Queensland
Addressing HCV in community corrections, practical advice from programs in QLD
Biography
Dr Tim Papaluca
Gastroenterologist
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Post-release linkage to care
Biography
