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7. HIV Plenary

Tracks
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Paediatrics Day
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Pyrmont Theatre

Details

Chairs:
Janet Towns, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Mark Fisher, Body Positive Inc


Speaker

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Professor Melissa Churchill
Director Of Research, Translational Research Centre (atract)
RMIT University

Neuro-virology and HIV reservoirs (basic science)

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Biography

Melissa Churchill is a Professor of Neurovirology at RMIT University, Australia. Her work utilises novel techniques to define the size, nature, regulation, and impact of the HIV reservoir in the brain. She has 100+ publications including in leading journals and is a Board Member of the International Society for Neurovirology.
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Prof Martin Holt
Professor
Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney

Increasing choice and addressing disparities in HIV prevention coverage among gay and bisexual men

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Biography

Martin Holt is a Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health at UNSW Sydney. He leads a program of research designed to improve HIV prevention and sexual health for gay and bisexual men, non-binary people, and other populations affected by HIV.
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Professor Jennifer Hoy
Director of HIV medicine
Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Screening and managing comorbidities in HIV (clinical)

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Biography

Jenny is an Infectious Diseases physician and Director of HIV Medicine at Alfred Health and Monash University. She is active in both patient care and HIV research, especially the understanding of the prevention and management of comorbidities associated with ageing and HIV. She is passionate about quality of care for people with HIV, and Quality of Life experienced by people with HIV.

Chair

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Mark Fisher
Executive Director
Body Positive Inc

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Janet Towns
Sexual Health Physician
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre

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