NSW Health Sponsored Symposium - Eliminating Hepatitis C: A NSW Perspective
Monday, May 30, 2022 |
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM |
Ballroom 3 |
Speaker
Ms Carolyn Murray
A/Director
NSW Ministry of Health
Introduction & Closing
7:45 AM - 7:50 AMBiography
Carolyn Murray is the Director Public Health Programs, Centre Population Health, Ministry of Health NSW. Carolyn has worked in the area of HIV and Sexual Health since 1993 both as a registered nurse, a health promotion officer and a manager. In 2020, Carolyn led the setup of NSW COVID central contact tracing team. Carolyn’s current portfolio undertakes policy and implementation in the areas of Tobacco, HIV, STIs and Hepatitis.
Professor Carla Treloar
Sci Prof
UNSW, CSRH
Prevention and stigma & discrimination
7:51 AM - 8:01 AMBiography
Carla is Director of the Centre for Social Research in Health and the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW Sydney. She is a social scientist with particular expertise in stigma.
Miss Grace Woods
Peer worker
Hepatitis NSW
Prevention and stigma & discrimination
7:51 AM - 8:01 AMBiography
Grace is a Peer Worker for Hepatitis NSW, working in many role including as a Seen and heard Speaker, Media Speaker and as part of Live Hep C free and on the Hepatitis Infoline
Ms Tracey Brown
Programs Manager, Population Health
Justice Health And Forensic Mental Health Network
Testing and treatment
8:02 AM - 8:22 AMBiography
Tracey is currently the Programs Manager for Population Health for the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network and oversees hepatitis programs and harm reduction in the NSW Custodial system. Tracey has over twenty years’ experience as a manager of services who work with marginalised people, in particular people who inject drugs and young people. One of her major achievements was being part of the initial team to set up the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre. She holds a Masters of Public Health and a Masters of Health Management and has a strong belief in social justice.
Dr Phill Read
Director, Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses - SESLHD/ Director, Kirketon Road Centre
South Eastern Sydney LHD
Testing and treatment
8:02 AM - 8:22 AMBiography
Phill is the Director of Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Services, and the Director of the Kirketon Road Centre in SESLHD. Kirketon Road Centre is a primary health service involved in viral hepatitis prevention, treatment and care to vulnerable populations.
Chair
Carolyn Murray
A/Director
NSW Ministry of Health
TP Operator
Karen Armstrong
Touchpoint
Touchpoint 1 Tablet
Touchpoint 2 Tablet
Erica Zarins
Touchpoint
