12B. IUSTI Abstracts: Clinical Management Syphilis risk, treatment, and innovations in the organization of care
Tracks
Track 2
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 |
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
C4.8 |
Details
Chair:
Ei Aung, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Cherie Bennett, ASHM Health
Ei Aung, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Cherie Bennett, ASHM Health
Speaker
Ms Mandisa Mdingi
Research Manager
Foundation for Professional Development
Syphilis incidence in pregnant women attending antenatal care in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
4:00 PM - 4:12 PMBiography
Mrs. Mandisa Mdingi, Professional Nurse and emerging STDs/HIV/AIDS researcher, holds a Master of Public Health. Leading STI projects at the Foundation for Professional Development, she's pursuing a PhD in medical microbiology at the University of Pretoria. Passionate about healthcare, she aims to advance knowledge and treatment in infectious diseases.
Dr. Travis Hunt
Physician-Fellow
University Of Washington
Observational Comparison of Three Treatment Regimens for Late Latent/Unknown Stage Syphilis
4:12 PM - 4:24 PMBiography
Dr. Hunt is a physician and fellow in infectious diseases at the University of Washington. He is also a graduate student in the epidemiology program at the University of Washington School of Public Health. His research interests are in sexually transmitted infections and the health of gender and sexual minorities.
Dr Stephanie Bond
Sexual Health Physician, Phd Candidate
MSHC
Evaluation of an implementation support package to address increasing rates of syphilis in pregnancy in Victoria, Australia: what works to make change in antenatal care.
4:24 PM - 4:36 PMBiography
Dr Stephanie Bond is a Gynaecologist and Sexual Health physician. She is currently undertaking a PhD looking at syphilis in Australia, with a focus on syphilis in women of reproductive age and preventing congenital syphilis.
She works at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Mercy Hospital for Women and Royal Women’s hospital.
Dr Rohan Bopage
Staff Specialist and Clinical Lead in Sexual Health
Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Wslhd
Establishment of a direct referral pathway between public health and sexual health services as an intervention to improve syphilis treatments within Western Sydney
4:36 PM - 4:48 PMBiography
Rohan is a consultant physician in infectious diseases and sexual health medicine. He is the clinical lead and senior staff specialist in sexual health at the Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre, WSLHD. He is a senior lecturer at Western Sydney Health Precinct, University of Sydney.
Ms Rebecca Wigan
Program Coordinator / Research Nurse
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Multiplex PCR testing of anogenital lesions for Treponema pallidum and herpes simplex virus in primary care improves the detection of primary syphilis.
4:48 PM - 4:53 PMBiography
Rebecca Wigan is a PhD candidate and the program manager of the NHMRC Partnership Grant funded “SToP Syphilis Program”. Within this role, she has been instrumental in the development and implementation of projects that aim to improve syphilis testing, detection and management across antenatal, community and general practice settings.
Dr Tzu-yen Evelyn Huang
Sexual Health Registrar
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
The characteristics of syphilis reinfections among patients attending a Melbourne clinic over a 12-year period.
4:53 PM - 4:58 PMBiography
Evelyn is a GP and a sexual health registrar at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. She obtained her medical degree in Taiwan and then studied MPH at the University of Melbourne. She is interested in clinical management of STIs, and the public health aspects of sexual health.
IUSTI World Congress
Questions & Discussion
2:58 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Chair
Ei Aung
Sexual Health Physician
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Cherie Bennett
Nursing Policy and Advocacy Lead
ASHM
Judges Invited
Seema Sood
Professor
Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Gilbert Yang
Asia-pacific Region Executive Committee Member
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