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Session 7B. The voices of people with lived and living experience of incarceration

Tracks
Track 2
Thursday, October 1, 2026
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Diamant 2

Speaker

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Julia Sheehan
National Women's Prison Manager
The Hepatitis C Trust

A journey from incarceration to impact

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Biography

Julia has over 10 years’ experience of working with people at risk of viral hepatitis. Passionate about the rights of and equality for women affected by the criminal justice system, Julia joined the Hepatitis C Trust in 2018 and today is the Women’s National Criminal Women's Prisons Manager.
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Lindsey Riback
Project Director
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine

Understanding barriers and facilitators to linkage to hepatitis C care from drug court and alternative sentencing drug rehabilitation programs: A socioecological framework informed mixed-methods study

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Abstract Document (PDF)

Biography

Lindsey R. Riback, MPH is a Project Director whose research focuses on the intersection of Hepatitis C and HIV prevention, substance use disorder and criminal legal system involvement in New York and Kenya. Her work includes identifying treatment and prevention strategies that respect individual choice and circumstances.
Olivia Price
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Institute Of The McGill University Health Centre

Acceptability of Dried Blood Spot Testing for HIV and Other Bloodborne and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among People Incarcerated in Quebec Provincial Prisons

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Abstract Document (PDF)

Biography

Olivia is a Postdoctoral Fellow based at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. Her primary research interest is the prevention of infectious diseases among priority populations, including people who inject drugs and people in prison.
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Dr John May
President
Health through Walls

Putting AI Behind Bars: Evaluating DCXR-CAD Implementation for Active TB Screening in Mozambican Prisons

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Abstract Document (PDF)

Biography

Dr. John May is an Internal Medicine physician practicing in jails and prisons for more than 30 years. He serves as Chief Medical Officer for Centurion Health in the USA, Board Member of the North American Chapter of the International Corrections and Prisons Association, and Chair of the International Committee of the American Correctional Association. Dedicated to equitable care for incarcerated people, he co-founded Health through Walls in 2005, an international NGO to assist prison health programs in low- and middle-income countries.
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Dr Faith Aikaeli
Early Career Researcher
National Institute For Medical Research (nimr)

When Everything is a Priority: A Health Systems Approach to Prioritizing Prison Health Strengthening in Tanzania

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Abstract Document (PDF)

Biography

Dr Faith Aikaeli is a Tanzanian medical doctor, epidemiologist and early-career researcher at the National Institute for Medical Research. Her work focuses on implementation science, health systems and infectious diseases, with a growing interest in prison health, including equitable healthcare for incarcerated populations and continuity of care following release.
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Formalities

Q&A

12:00 PM - 12:00 PM

Biography


Chairperson

Lesley Gallagher
Nurse
Saskatchewan Infectious Disease Care Network

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Julia Sheehan
National Women's Prison Manager
The Hepatitis C Trust

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