HIV&AIDS: Theme D Proffered Papers - Innovations in practice
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Nicholls Theatrette |
Speaker
A/Prof Adam Bourne
Associate Professor
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
Self-Perceived Problematic Relationship With Drugs And The Use Of Alcohol And Other Drug (AOD) Services Among Gay And Bisexual Men
2:30 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
Adam Bourne is newly appointed Associate Professor of Public Health at the Australian Research Centre of Sex, Health & Society at La Trobe University. He specialises in drug use, harm reduction and sexual risk behaviour among LGBT populations.
Mr Ben Wilcock
Senior Capacity Building And Projects Officer
Australian Federation Of Aids Organisations
The Centrality Of Communities For The Introduction Of Hiv Self-Testing In Australia
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
Ben has been working in the HIV community sector for over a decade, and is passionate about the value of community control in Australia's HIV response. He started as a volunteer for the Queensland AIDS Council and has worked in various community-based roles prior to his current role at AFAO.
Mr Teddy Cook
Director, Community Health
ACON
I Want To Give It, I Want To Get Some Too: Pop Up Testing At The Broken Heel Festival, Broken Hill
3:00 PM - 3:15 PMBiography
Teddy Cook has worked at ACON since 2012 across various regional outreach and violence prevention roles, currently he is Manager, Regional Outreach Development. He has participated on numerous boards, is an affiliate member of ASHM, co-chair of PASH.tm and campaign lead for the GRUNT campaign.
Mr Teddy Cook
Director, Community Health
ACON
“…If You Get Tested And You Are Positive Does That Mean I’m Going To Basically Die?” Improving HIV And Sexual Health Literacy Among Gay And Bisexual Men Using Hook Up App Outreach In Regional NSW
3:15 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
John Casey is a Community Health Promotion Officer for Southern NSW within ACON Regional Outreach. Before moving to Sydney John was a student activist with ANU Queer* Department and Amnesty ANU, and provided peer support through his role as Gender and Sexuality Officer for the ANU student network Griffin Hall.
Mr Jeremy Wiggins
Project Lead
Vac
Benefits And Outcomes Of Co-Locating A Targeted Trans And Gender Diverse Health Centre With A MSM Sexual Health Service.
3:25 PM - 3:35 PMBiography
Peter Locke is Program Manager of PRONTO!, Centre Clinic and Equinox at VAC.
Jeremy Wiggins is the Project Lead of Trans Health at VAC and Co-Chair of the Peer Advocacy Network for the Sexual Health of Trans Masculinities.
Dr Kathleen Ryan
Research Fellow
Burnet Institute
Finding a ‘Hidden’ Population: Optimising Data Collection to Identify Trans and Gender Diverse People Testing for HIV at a Community Service in Melbourne, Australia
3:35 PM - 3:45 PMBiography
Kathleen is PhD Candidate working in HIV prevention. Her current projects include the evaluation of community based HIV testing in Melbourne and regional Victoria, the PrEPX study and Victorian HIV passive surveillance.
Dr Tāwhanga Nopera
Researcher For Te Whariki Takapou, Board Member For Body Positive, Chairperson For Te Rākei Whakaehu, PhD with creative practices from The University of Waikato
Te Whāriki Takapou, Body Positive, Te Rākei Whakaehu, The University Of Waikato
Huka Can Haka: Taonga Performing Tino Rangatiratanga
3:45 PM - 3:55 PMBiography
I am a Māori transgender researcher and artist, who has lived with HIV for nearly two decades. I use Māori knowledge paradigms and processes to empower research that can transform Indigenous social realities. I am assertive about ways to engender praxis so that I can assist toward centering marginal communities.
Q&A