HIV Proffered Papers: Epidemiology, Prevention & Health Promotion
Tracks
Track 1
Behavioural research
Epidemiology
Gender and/or sexuality
Health promotion
Prevention
Priority populations
Public health
Stigma and discrimination
Monday, August 29, 2022 |
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM |
Minyama 1 |
Speaker
Mr Doug Fraser
Senior Project Officer
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Changing Characteristics of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Initiators in Australia: Analysis of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Data
11:00 AM - 11:12 AMBiography
Doug is a Senior Project Officer with the HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney. His work focuses on research and surveillance studies of pre-exposure prophylaxis use in Australia.
Dr Benjamin Bavinton
Senior Research Fellow
Kirby Institute
Factors Predicting Intention for On-Demand HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Dosing Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia
11:12 AM - 11:24 AMBiography
Mohamed is the Research Group Leader for the Psychosocial Aspects of HIV Prevention Research Group. Situated within the HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, his program undertakes research to understand how mental health, drugs, and social networks impact HIV prevention among gay and bisexual men.
Dr Timothy Broady
Senior Research Fellow
Centre For Social Research In Health, Unsw
A New Normal? The Continuing Impact of COVID-19 on Australian Gay and Bisexual Men's Behaviour: Results from the Gay Community Periodic Surveys 2017-2022
11:24 AM - 11:36 AMBiography
Dr Timothy Broady is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW. His current research interests include addressing stigma and discrimination amongst communities affected by blood-borne viruses, HIV prevention, and the lived experiences of marginalised groups within society.
Prof Martin Holt
Professor
Centre for Social Research in Health
Familiarity with, Perceived Accuracy of, and Willingness to Rely on U=U Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men: Results from the PrEPARE Project 2021
11:36 AM - 11:48 AMBiography
Martin’s expertise is in HIV prevention, particularly with gay and bisexual men. He studies trends in sexual behaviour, and conducts social and behavioural research on HIV, sexual health and the use of biomedical prevention methods. For the last three years his team has been assessing the impact of COVID-19 on gay and bisexual men’s behaviour, and now his team is setting up a project to understand community perceptions of and reactions to monkeypox, including willingness to be vaccinated and change behaviour.
Professor Jason Ong
Sexual Health Physician
Monash University
Preferences for HIV Prevention Strategies Among Newly Arrived Asian-Born Men Who Have Sex With Men Living in Australia: A Discrete Choice Experiment
11:48 AM - 11:53 AMBiography
Passionate about Infectious Diseases and equality, lover of nature, hiking and enjoy reading about history and the world.
Mr Alexander Dowell-Day
Project Officer
ASHM
Attitudes Towards ‘Treatment as Prevention’ Among PrEP-Experienced Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia
11:53 AM - 11:58 AMBiography
Alexander Dowell-Day is a HIV project officer at ASHM, and a recent Master of Global Health/Public Health graduate from UNSW. He has previously worked as a research assistant at the UNSW School of Population Health and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
Mr Phillip Keen
Co-ordinator
Kirby Institute
NSW is Approaching Virtual Elimination of HIV Transmission Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Inner Sydney, and Geographical Variation is Consistent with Patterns in HIV Prevention Indicators
11:58 AM - 12:03 PMBiography
Phillip is the coordinator of a five-year NHMRC partnership project that commenced in 2022 to undertake evaluation and implementation science research projects, and monitoring activities in relation to the NSW HIV Strategy.
Chairperson
Tafireyi Marukutira
Research Fellow
Burnet Institute
Skye McGregor
Epidemiologist, Lead Surveillance Innovation Group
Kirby Institute