Oral Abstracts 2: Gains and Gaps: The Hepatitis response in CALD and Indigenous populations
Tracks
Track 2
Monday, August 5, 2019 |
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Endeavour Ballroom 2 |
Speaker
Ms Karen McCulloch
Mathematical Modeller
WHO Collaborating Centre For Viral Hepatitis
NOT ON TARGET FOR ELIMINATION: AUSTRALIA WON’T MEET THE HEPATITIS B TARGETS by 2030.
2:30 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
Karen McCulloch is a post-doctoral researcher with expertise in modelling infectious disease dynamics. Her current research focus is on estimating the burden of disease attributable to chronic hepatitis B in Australia, developing a mathematical model to measure progress towards diagnosis, care and treatment targets.
Ms Ashleigh Qama
Epidemiologist
WHO Collaborating Centre For Viral Hepatitis
INSIGHTS INTO HBV PREVALENCE AND VACCINATION IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY: A RETROSPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
Ashleigh is an epidemiologist within the WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and is completing a Doctor of Medicine at Deakin University and a Master of Public Health at the University of Melbourne.
Dr Wen-Qiang He
Research Fellow
University Of New South Wales
TRENDS IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS B PREVALENCE IN AUSTRALIAN WOMEN BY COUNTRY OF BIRTH, 2000-2016
3:00 PM - 3:15 PMBiography
Wen-Qiang He is a Research Fellow in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine in the University of NSW. He has interests in infections and reproductive health, as well as large scale prospective cohorts and data linkage studies.
Ms Aditi Sharma
Community Engagement And Projects Officer
Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health (CEH)
ADDRESSING VIRAL HEPATITIS IN THE CHINESE, FILIPINO AND THAI COMMUNITIES
3:15 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Aditi is a Community engagement and projects officer working with International students to improve their general health and well-being. This includes providing information around Sexual Health, Mental Health, and access to information around unplanned pregnancies for international students. Aditi is also an overseas-trained Dentist, with clinical and oral health promotion experience overseas and has a Master’s degree in public health.
Ms Jennifer MacLachlan
Epidemiologist
WHO Collaborating Centre For Viral Hepatitis
Mrs Marrianne Black
Community Management And Treatment Coordinator - Viral Hepatitis
Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland
MORE THAN JUST 12 KILOMETRES: A COMPARISON OF THE CHINESE AND VIETNAMESE COMMUNITIES LIVING WITH HEPATITIS B IN THE BRISBANE SOUTH PHN.
3:35 PM - 3:40 PMBiography
Marrianne is the Community Management and Treatment Co-ordinator for Viral Hepatitis within the Hepatitis, HIV/AIDs and Sexual Health Program at the Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland. Marrianne is an RN with extensive experience in gastroenterology an hepatology nursing and is a highly experience Fibroscan operator and trainer.
Dr William Mude
Public Health Lecturer
Central Queensland University
UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HEPATITIS B
3:40 PM - 3:45 PMBiography
William Mude has completed a PhD from the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. William’s thesis specifically explored the burden of chronic hepatitis B among the Sudanese community in Australia
Ms Jen Johnson
La Trobe University
TALKING TESTING: BEST PRACTICE IN HEPATITIS B AND HEPATITIS C PRE AND POST TEST DISCUSSION
3:45 PM - 3:50 PMBiography
In her role as Blood Borne Virus Program Coordinator at Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University, Jen leads on a range of knowledge translation and research to practice initiatives which support the HIV and hepatitis workforce in Victoria.
Ms Jennifer MacLachlan
Epidemiologist
WHO Collaborating Centre For Viral Hepatitis
Dr Yinzong Xiao
Phd Student
Burnet Institute
BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THE ROLE OF GPS IN HEPATITIS B DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT: A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS IN AUSTRALIA
3:55 PM - 4:00 PMBiography
Yinzong Xiao is a PhD student of the University of Melbourne and based at Burnet Institute and St Vincent's Hospital. Her PhD research is primarily concerned with improving hepatitis B testing, linkage to care and treatment uptake among high-risk populations in Australia.
Chair
Jane Davies
Principal Research Fellow
Menzies School Of Health Research
Cristina Lu
Hbv Community Education Chinese Project Officer
Hepatitis Nsw