SH Proffered Papers: Epidemiology, Prevention & Health Promotion 2
Tracks
Behavioural research
Biostatistics
Clinical sciences
Diagnostics
Drug consumption
Epidemiology
Gender and/or sexuality
Health economics
Health promotion
Health services and systems
Policy
Prevention
Priority populations
Public health
Sexually Transmitted Infections
| Thursday, September 1, 2022 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Minyama 4 |
Speaker
Ms Annie Tangey
PhD Student
Kirby Institute, UNSW
The Uptake of Trichomonas Vaginalis Testing and Positivity in Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Services Attendees Across Remote, Regional, and Urban Australia
9:00 AM - 9:12 AMBiography
Annie is a PhD candidate at the Kirby Institute UNSW and an investigator on the TTANGO trial and TTANGO2 scale-up program. A registered nurse and midwife with extensive experience in remote area service delivery, Annie’s research interest includes STI prevention and control in Indigenous remote communities.
Dr David Atefi
Registrar
RPA Sexual Health
Pharyngeal Chlamydia Trachomatis (PCT): Temporal Trends and Association with Anogenital Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Attending Australian Sexual Health Clinics, 2014-2019
9:12 AM - 9:24 AMBiography
David is a Sexual Health Registrar at RPA Sexual Health in Sydney. He has recently completed his dissertation for his Master of Public Health at the University of Manchester in the UK and plans to train in Public Health and Sexual Health Medicine.
Ms Rebecca Farquharson
Student
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Time to Healthcare Seeking Following the Onset of Symptoms Among Men and Women Attending a Sexual Health Clinic in Melbourne, Australia
9:24 AM - 9:36 AMBiography
Rebecca Farquharson is a final year medical student at Monash University. She completed her Honours year in 2021 at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre where her research explored time to healthcare seeking among clients with STI-associated symptoms.
Dr Benjamin Bavinton
Senior Research Fellow
Kirby Institute
Factors Associated With Willingness to Use Daily Antibiotics as STI Prophylaxis Among HIV-PrEP-Experienced Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia
9:36 AM - 9:48 AMBiography
Benjamin Bavinton has worked in HIV prevention and research for over 15 years in Australia and internationally. He is a research fellow at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, focusing on the biomedical, behavioural and epidemiological aspects of HIV prevention among gay and bisexual men in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Professor Jason Ong
Sexual Health Physician
Monash University
Improving Access to Sexual Health Services in General Practice Using a Hub-and-Spoke Model: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation
9:48 AM - 9:53 AMBiography
A/Prof Dr. Jason Ong is an academic sexual health specialist and health economist based at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. His research focuses on economic evaluations and demand creation strategies to improve the uptake of HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and management services.
Professor Jason Ong
Sexual Health Physician
Monash University
Cost-Effectiveness of Testing for Mycoplasma Genitalium Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Australia
9:53 AM - 9:58 AMBiography
A/Prof Dr. Jason Ong is an academic sexual health specialist and health economist based at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. His research focuses on economic evaluations and demand creation strategies to improve the uptake of HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and management services.
Associate Professor Richard Gray
Associate Professor
Kirby Institute
Chairperson
Louise Causer
Senior Research Fellow
Kirby Institute, UNSW
Zhihong Gu
Program Manager
Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland
