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HIV&AIDS Closing Plenary

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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
Royal Theatre

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Dr Rowena Johnston
Vice President, Director Research
amfAR

Curing HIV: Time for a new direction

4:15 PM - 4:40 PM

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Rowena Johnston, PhD, is Vice President and Director of Research at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
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Dr Reena Rajasuriar
Senior Lecturer
Centre Of Excellence For Research In AIDS

Aging among adults in the context of HIV

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

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Biography

Reena Rajasuriar is a senior lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy, University of Malaya and an adjunct Research Fellow at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne University, Australia. She is also a post-doctoral scientist for the Centre of Excellence for Research in HIV/AIDS (CERiA) in University of Malaya. Reena graduated with her Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) from University Science Malaysia in 2000 and Masters in Clinical Pharmacy in 2003. She was awarded her Ph.D degree in Immunology by Monash University Australia in 2012 and her doctoral research focused on immunogenetics in HIV patients. Dr. Rajasuriar coordinates the translational research program in HIV immunology at the Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA). Her current research focuses on the immunopathogenesis of accelerated aging and modulators of immune activation in HIV.
Acting Chief Medical Officer Anthony Hobbs

Government Welcome

5:00 PM - 5:05 PM

Biography

Dr Anthony Hobbs is the Acting Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Health and will be speaking on behalf of Senator Dean Smith, is the Senator for Western Australia, Government Deputy Whip in the Senate, Chair of the Parliamentary Liaison Group for HIV/AIDS, Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Mr Craig Cooper
Ceo
Positive Life Nsw

Panellist

5:05 PM - 5:45 PM

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Craig Cooper is the Chief Executive Officer at Positive Life NSW.
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Dr Bridget Haire
Research Fellow
Kirby Institute

Panellist

5:05 PM - 5:45 PM

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Bridget Haire is a research fellow at the Kirby Institute, and the President of AFAO
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Professor Jeffrey Klausner
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Ucla

Panellist

5:05 PM - 5:45 PM

Biography

Dr Jeffrey Klausner is the Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California in LA.
Prof David Lewis
Director
Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre

Panellist

5:05 PM - 5:45 PM

Biography

Professor David Lewis is the Director of the Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre in NSW.
Associate Professor David Templeton
Clincal Services Manager And Senior Staff Specialist
RPA Sexual Health & Kirby Institue

Facilitator

5:05 PM - 5:45 PM

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Chris Williams
PrEP’D For Change

Panellist

5:05 PM - 5:45 PM

Biography

Chris Williams is the co-founder of PrEP'D for Change in Victoria
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Dr Mark Bloch
ASHM President
Managing Partner of Holdsworth House Medical Practice

Conference Closing

5:46 PM - 5:50 PM

Biography

Dr Mark Bloch is Managing Partner of Holdworth House Medical Practice and ASHM President.
Panel

Panel Discussion - Is there a role for STI prophylaxis in Australasia?

5:05 PM - 5:45 PM

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