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
Prof Nicholas Medland
Researcher
The Kirby Institute
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 AMBiography
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 AMBiography
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.
Dr Rick Varma
Head medical Services SHBBV SESLHD
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 AMBiography
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
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 PMBiography
Mr Angus Molyneux
Policy and Research Officer
ACON
Q&A
Q&A
12:15 PM - 12:30 PMBiography
Chair
Stefan Baral
Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Praveena Gunaratnam
Research Fellow
Kirby Institute