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Theme C Proffered Paper Session 4: The Epidemiology of HIV among Asian born Gay and Bisexual Men

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Ionic (Ground Floor)

Speaker

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Dr Nicholas Medland
Researcher
Kirby UNSW

Incident HIV Infection Has Fallen Rapidly In Men Who Have Sex With Men In Melbourne, Australia (2013-2017) But Not In The Newly-Arrived Asian-Born.

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

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Biography

Dr Nick Medland is a sexual health physician at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Royal Melbourne Hospital and a postdoc researcher at the Kirby Institute Surveillance, Research and Evaluation Program. His research interests include tracking progress toward HIV treatment as prevention goals and international HIV treatment scale-up.
Dr Skye McGregor
Epidemiologist
Kirby Institute

Can The Bed-Ceia HIV Incidence Assay Improve Our Ability To Track Progress Towards Elimination In Australia?

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

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Dr Skye McGregor (BSc, BA, MA, PhD) is a public health epidemiologist with over nine years’ experience working in a public health research environment. The focus of her research is the prevention and surveillance of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections.
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Dr Rick Varma
Staff Specialist, A/Director
SYDNEY SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE

Characteristics Of Newly Arrived Asian Born Men Who Have Sex With Men Diagnosed With HIV In Sydney And Melbourne, 2014-2017: A Case-Control Study.

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

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Biography

Dr Rick Varma is a sexual health physician, staff specialist and clinical services manager at Sydney Sexual Health Centre. He has an interest in clinical service delivery research and BBV screening and management in marginalized populations
Ms Evelyn Lee
Research Officer
Centre For Social Research In Health

Asian Gay And Bisexual Men In Sydney, Australia Who May Benefit From HIV

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

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Evelyn is a research officer at the Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW.
Mr Tim Chen
Community Health Promotion Officer - Asian Gay Men's Project
ACON

Engaging Chinese Speaking Gay Men in Sexual Health Peer Education

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

Biography

Mr Angus Molyneux
Policy and Research Officer
ACON

Engaging Chinese Speaking Gay Men in Sexual Health Peer Education

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

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Angus Molyneux is a Community Health Promotion Officer (Young Gay Men) at ACON. Tim Chen is a Community Health Promotion Officer (Asian Gay Men) at ACON.
Q&A

Q&A

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

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Chair

Stefan Baral
Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Praveena Gunaratnam
Research Fellow
Kirby Institute

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