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Plenary 03

Tuesday, June 1, 2021
11:15 AM - 12:52 PM

Speaker

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Dr Kelly Hosking
Director of Sexual Health Blood Borne Viruses
NT Health & Menzies School of Health Research

DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND EVALUATION OF A CULTURALLY SAFE HEPATITIS B MANAGEMENT EDUCATION COURSE FOR THE ABORIGINAL WORKFORCE TO INCREASE ACCESS AND REDUCE HEALTH INEQUITY

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

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Biography

Kelly is a clinical nurse consultant in public health. She is currently managing the Hep B PAST program for Top End Health Service and is a PhD candidate at Menzies, with her PhD focusing on improving the cascade of care for patients living with hep B in the NT.
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Prof Saeed Hamid
Professor of Medicine & Director, Clinical Trials Unit
Aga Khan University

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION 05: SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES IN ADDRESSING VIRAL HEPATITIS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Biography

Dr Saeed Sadiq Hamid is Professor, Department of Medicine and Director of the Clinical Trials Unit at The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. He formerly served as Chair, Department of Medicine from 2008-2018. He trained in Medicine and Gastroenterology in the UK, and in Hepatology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, USA. He has been Vice President, Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and President of the Pakistan Society for the Study of Liver Diseases (PSSLD). He is currently Chair of Hepatology Interest Group of the World Gastroenterology Organization, has been a member of the Executive Council of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) from 2006-2010 and has chaired the WHO Guidelines Development Group for Hepatitis C in 2015 and again in 2017. He sits on Advisory Committees of the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination (CGHE) and the Hepatitis Fund. His main research interests are viral hepatitis and Liver Failure. He has been an author on over 160 peer reviewed publications and three book chapters. He has mentored a number of postgraduate GI trainees, PhD and other graduate students.
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Dr Dawn Casey
Deputy Ceo
NACCHO Australia

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION 06: PROGRESS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR ENHANCING VIRAL HEPATITIS CARE IN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Biography

Dawn Casey is a Tagalaka traditional owner from North Queensland. Dawn joined the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisationin 2016, is Deputy CEO and currently co-chairs the COVID-19 Indigenous Advisory Committee. Dawn has held part-time positions as Chair of ILC and IBA and full-time position as Director of the Western Australian Museum, Powerhouse Museum and National Museum of Australia. Dawn was responsible for managing the design and construction of the National Museum of Australia and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies through a world first project delivery alliance contract. Dawn’s career also includes a number of key executive positions in the Public Sector in areas including:Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Indigenous Affairs, Cultural Heritage and Overseas Aid and Development. Dawn has been awarded;three Honorary Doctorates (QLD Charles Sturt, QLD and MacquarieUniversities), Commonwealth Government’s Public Service Medal (PSM), Australian Government’s Centenary Medal, three Australia Day Public Service Medals, the Australian Institute of Architects’ Clem Cummings Award and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities(FAHA).
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Ms Teresa De Santis
Aboriginal health practitioner coordinator
Northern Territory Health

DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND EVALUATION OF A CULTURALLY SAFE HEPATITIS B MANAGEMENT EDUCATION COURSE FOR THE ABORIGIN

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

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Ms Amanda Dhagapan
Aboriginal Health Practitioner
Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation

DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND EVALUATION OF A CULTURALLY SAFE HEPATITIS B MANAGEMENT EDUCATION COURSE FOR THE ABORIGINAL WORKFORCE TO INCREASE ACCESS AND REDUCE HEALTH INEQUITY

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

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Ms Teresa Ngurruwuthun
Ahp
Gapuwiyak Miwatj Health

Kelly is a clinical nurse consultant in public health. She is currently managing the Hep B PAST program for Top End Health Service and is a PhD candidate at Menzies, with her PhD focusing on improving the cascade of care for patients living with hep B in the NT.

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

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Ms Emily Vintour-Cesar
Project Coordinator - Viral Hepatitis
Menzies School of Health Research

DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND EVALUATION OF A CULTURALLY SAFE HEPATITIS B MANAGEMENT EDUCATION COURSE FOR THE ABORIGINAL WORKFORCE TO INCREASE ACCESS AND REDUCE HEALTH INEQUITY

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

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Mr Phillip Wilson
Aboriginal Health Practitioner
Top End Health Service

DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND EVALUATION OF A CULTURALLY SAFE HEPATITIS B MANAGEMENT EDUCATION COURSE FOR THE ABORIGINAL WORKFORCE TO INCREASE ACCESS AND REDUCE HEALTH INEQUITY

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

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Professor Kate Seear
ARC Future Fellow
Deakin University

HEPATITIS C IMAGINARIES: FINDINGS FROM A NEW STUDY ON STIGMA, DISCRIMINATION AND POST-CURE LIVES

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

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A/Prof Kate Seear is ARC Future Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University and a practising lawyer. She is an interdisciplinary scholar with expertise in law, sociology and gender, and was previously an ARC DECRA Fellow.

Chair

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Behzad Hajarizadeh
Associate Professor
Unsw / Kirby Institute

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Sami Stewart
Hepatitis B Program Manager
ASHM


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