6C. HIV Abstracts: Social, Political and Cultural Aspects- Refocusing positive lives
Tracks
Track 3
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 |
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
C2.2 |
Details
Chairs:
John Rule, NAPWHA
Jessica Michaels, ASHM Health
John Rule, NAPWHA
Jessica Michaels, ASHM Health
Speaker
Dr Lisa Wojciechowski
Life+ Program Manager
QPP
A new frontier: Aged Care Navigation for older people living with HIV in Queensland, Australia
11:00 AM - 11:12 AMBiography
Lisa is a senior social worker with over 15 years’ experience supporting PLHIV in health and community settings. Lisa’s research interests are concerned with bridging the gap between academic knowledge and its practical application in community and service settings. Lisa currently holds the position of Life+ Program Manager at QPP.
Dr Michael Curry
Phd Candidate Completed
University Of Adelaide
People with human immune deficiency virus considering transition to aged care: phenomenological approach
11:12 AM - 11:24 AMBiography
1998 I began working with PLHIV within primary and tertiary care settings. Twenty six years of my working life has been studying, working with and caring for PLHIV. My Masters degree: PLHIV residing in long term residential care; my PhD explored older PLHIV considering transition to aged care.
Ms Loretta Healey
Senior Counsellor
Sydney Local Health District
Stigma, support, and messaging for people recently diagnosed with HIV: A mixed methods study
11:24 AM - 11:36 AMBiography
Loretta has been the Senior Counsellor at RPA Sexual Health for many years. She committed to ensuring that individuals diagnosed with HIV have access to psychosocial services. Loretta has an interest in research and has let a number of research projects within the sexual health service.
Dr Thomas Norman
Research Fellow
La Trobe University
Measuring sexual confidence and enjoyment among people living with HIV in the context of biomedical prevention technologies and undetectable=untransmissible
11:36 AM - 11:48 AMBiography
Dr Thomas Norman is a Research Fellow at La Trobe University’s Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, specialising in public health. He currently works on several large projects funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Health and Aged Care.
Mr Adam Finch
Marketing, Branding, and Communications Coordinator
Queensland Positive People (QPP)
Featuring people living with HIV in a public campaign: ensuring transparency, safety, and support in changing to conversation about HIV in Queensland, Australia
11:48 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Adam brings his lived experience with HIV, decades of experience in creative industries, and his, some might say, obsessive perfectionism to his work at QPP, to connect with and help our diverse and vibrant communities.
Mx Brent Allan
Public Health Consultant
Qthink Consulting
HIV science as art - bringing HIV science to life through the lens of artists living with HIV as a powerful knowledge translation strategy
12:00 PM - 12:12 PMBiography
Brent is the principal at Qthink Consulting and a global community engagement advisor working across community, industry, research and policy in the HIV sector.
HIV&AIDS 2024
Questions & Discussion
12:12 PM - 12:30 PMBiography
Chair
Jessica Michaels
Deputy CEO
ASHM Health
John Rule
Senior Research Manager
NAPWHA
