Concurrent Session 4A: Blood Borne Viruses
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| Tuesday, November 14, 2017 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM |
| Grand Ballroom 1 & 2 |
Speaker
Dr Peter Higgs
Senior Lecturer
La Trobe University
‘It’s Like I Don’t Wanna Be Straight With Reality’: Alcohol In The Lives Of PWID Living With Hepatitis C
4:15 PM - 4:30 PMBiography
Peter has a background in community development and has worked with marginalised populations for over 25 years. His field based research has been focused on risk and people who inject drugs. His current research interests involve working with cohorts of people who inject drugs including older people, ethnic Vietnamese and people living with hepatitis C.
A/Prof Jason Grebely
Nhmrc Career Development Fellow
Kirby Institute
Ms Annie Smoker
Registered Nurse
The Langton Centre
A/prof Nadine Ezard
Clinical Director, Alcohol & Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Conjoint Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, St Vincent’s Clinical School, University of NSW
Alcohol & Drug Service, St Vincent's Hospital
Development Of The Substance Use Sex Index – A New Tool For Behaviour Change Measurement In Drug Treatment Studies
5:00 PM - 5:15 PMBiography
Nadine Ezard is the Clinical Director, Alcohol & Drug Service at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and Conjoint Associate Professor, University of NSW. A founding fellow of the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine, her experience includes work with the UN and WHO, focusing on conflict settings and refugee populations.
Chair Person
Michael White
Eo
SANDAS Inc
