Lunch Session: Participatory approaches in sexual health: A participatory workshop and launch of WHO/TDR practical guide
Tracks
Track 3
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 |
12:40 PM - 1:55 PM |
C2.5 |
Details
Chairs:
Warittha Tieosapjaron , Central Clinical School, Monash University
Chunyan Li , The University of Tokyo
Warittha Tieosapjaron , Central Clinical School, Monash University
Chunyan Li , The University of Tokyo
Speaker
Dr. Chunyan Li
Postdoctoral Fellow
The University of Tokyo
Speaker
Biography
Dr. Li's research focuses on health equity among socially marginalized populations. Her work involves developing and testing digital health-enabled interventions for HIV/sexually transmitted infections (STI) prevention and sexual health promotion, and generating socially innovative solutions through crowdsourcing strategies and community engagement frameworks.
Dr. Gifty Marley
Post-doctoral Fellow
UNC at Chapel Hill-project China
Speaker
Biography
Dr. Gifty Marley is an infectious diseases epidemiologist specializing in HIV, sexual health and social innovations like crowdsourcing, designathons, and pay-it-forward. She received her education from the University of Ghana, Shandong University, and Nanjing Medical University in China. Currently, she is a post-doctoral research fellow with UNC-Project China in Guangzhou, China.
Professor Jason Ong
Sexual Health Physician
Monash University
Speaker
Biography
Jason is an academic sexual health specialist and health economist based at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. His research focuses on economic evaluations and strategies to improve access to sexual health services. He is advisor to WHO working towards the elimination of HIV/STIs as a public health threat.
Dr Rayner Kay Jin Tan
Assistant Professor
Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health, National University Of Singapore and National University Health System
Speaker
Biography
Dr Rayner Kay Jin TAN’s research interests include the social determinants of health, community engagement, implementation science, and health equity of vulnerable communities. He is president of Project X Society serving the needs of sex workers, and Director at The Greenhouse, a charity providing substance use recovery services for marginalized groups.
Ms Warittha Tieosapjaroen
PhD candidate
Central Clinical School, Monash University
Speaker
Biography
Warittha is a PhD candidate at The School of Translational Medicine, Monash University and a research assistant at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. She is a clinical pharmacist from Thailand.
Chair
Chunyan Li
Postdoctoral Fellow
The University of Tokyo
Warittha Tieosapjaroen
PhD candidate
Central Clinical School, Monash University
