Affiliate Organisation Session: Kirby Institute - Taking STI POC Testing to full scale, the time is now!
| Wednesday, September 18, 2024 |
| 5:30 PM - 7:15 PM |
| C2.2 |
Details
Chair:
Robert Monaghan, The Kirby Institute
This session will focus on sharing an overview of the establishment and evolution of the STI POC testing program (TTANGO), providing an opportunity to hear the learning and successes from participating health services. Followed by an opportunity to explore how these learning could be translated to other regions and/or settings.
The session will provide an opportunity to showcase the work of the STI POC testing program. It will also provide an opportunity for interaction between speakers and the audience to ask questions and have structured open discussion, focussing on scale up in the future and the translation of the model to other regions/settings.
Light canapes and refreshments will be provided between 5:30pm and 6:00pm, the session will start at 6:00pm.
Robert Monaghan, The Kirby Institute
This session will focus on sharing an overview of the establishment and evolution of the STI POC testing program (TTANGO), providing an opportunity to hear the learning and successes from participating health services. Followed by an opportunity to explore how these learning could be translated to other regions and/or settings.
The session will provide an opportunity to showcase the work of the STI POC testing program. It will also provide an opportunity for interaction between speakers and the audience to ask questions and have structured open discussion, focussing on scale up in the future and the translation of the model to other regions/settings.
Light canapes and refreshments will be provided between 5:30pm and 6:00pm, the session will start at 6:00pm.
Speaker
IUSTI World Congress
Light canapes and refreshments
5:30 PM - 6:00 PMBiography
Miss Kelly Andrewartha
Scientific Manager/Program Lead
Flinders University International Centre For Point-of-Care Testing
STI POC Testing in Australia
6:00 PM - 6:20 PMBiography
Dr Louise Causer
Senior Lecturer
The Kirby Institute
STI POC Testing in Australia
6:00 PM - 6:20 PMBiography
Louise is a medical epidemiologist and co-leads the National STI POCT program (TTANGO3). Joshua is the Sexual Health and BBV Program Officer supporting Aboriginal community-controlled health services to raise STI awareness and improve patient outcomes including through point-of-care testing. He is a member of the First Nations POCT Leaders Group.
Dr Rae-Lin Huang
Sti Control And Hiv Prevention Program Co-ordinator
Nganampa Health Council
Using STI POC testing in Community Screening
6:20 PM - 6:30 PMBiography
Dr Daniel Hunt
Deputy Medical Director
Derbarl Yerrigan Health Services
The Future of STI POC testing in ACCHOs
6:30 PM - 6:45 PMBiography
IUSTI World Congress
Panel Discussion
6:45 PM - 7:15 PMBiography
Dr Louise Causer
Senior Lecturer
The Kirby Institute
Panelist
Biography
Louise is a medical epidemiologist and co-leads the National STI POCT program (TTANGO3). Joshua is the Sexual Health and BBV Program Officer supporting Aboriginal community-controlled health services to raise STI awareness and improve patient outcomes including through point-of-care testing. He is a member of the First Nations POCT Leaders Group.
Miss Kelly Andrewartha
Scientific Manager/Program Lead
Flinders University International Centre For Point-of-Care Testing
Panelist
Biography
Dr Rae-Lin Huang
Sti Control And Hiv Prevention Program Co-ordinator
Nganampa Health Council
Panelist
Biography
Dr Daniel Hunt
Deputy Medical Director
Derbarl Yerrigan Health Services
Panelist
Biography
Chair
Robert Monaghan
Manager Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Health Research
The Kirby Institute
