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Sexual Health Proffered Paper Session: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health

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Thursday, November 9, 2017
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Bradman Theatrette

Speaker

Mrs Gemma Hearnshaw
Health Promotion Resources Program Manager
SESLHD - NSW STI Programs Unit

We've Taken Blaktion

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Speaker Presentation

Audio Recording

Biography

Gemma Hearnshaw is Sexual Health Promotion Manager at the NSW STI Programs Unit. She has expertise across social marketing, health promotion and digital. Her role focuses on sexual health for young people – including leading the campaigns Play Safe and Take Blaktion.
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Miss Rudie Marshall-Lang
Senior Policy Officer
Department Of Health Wa

Yarning About Aboriginal Sexual Health: Health Promotion Resources For People Of Influence

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

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Rudie Marshall-Lang is a Senior Policy Officer in the Communicable Disease Control Directorate at the WA Department of Health. Rudie has extensive experience in Health Promotion and Aboriginal Health and has worked in regional and remote areas in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
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Miss Rudie Marshall-Lang
Senior Policy Officer
Department Of Health Wa

Aboriginal Sexual Health: Social Marketing Campaign For STI Messages

1:30 PM - 1:36 PM

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Biography

Rudie Marshall-Lang is a Senior Policy Officer in the Communicable Disease Control Directorate at the WA Department of Health. Rudie has extensive experience in Health Promotion and Aboriginal Health and has worked in regional and remote areas in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
Cherrie Glasson

“Take 10 to Test Today”; A Campaign to Increase Syphilis and STI Testing in a Regional Centre

1:36 PM - 1:51 PM

Biography

Dr Annie Preston-thomas
Public Health Medical Officer Sexual Health
Tropical Public Health Services (cairns)

“Take 10 to Test Today”; A Campaign to Increase Syphilis and STI Testing in a Regional Centre

1:36 PM - 1:51 PM

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Annie is a Public Health Physician in the Sexual Health team at Tropical Public Health Services (Cairns). Cherrie is a Djiru descendant from Mission Beach. For this project Cherrie was a senior Public Health Officer supporting resource development and other health promotion activities.
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Ms Sandy Anderson
Sexual Health Nurse
Baarlinjan Medical Clinic, Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative

Addressing Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Population Incidence Of Sexually Transmitted Infections - Exploring A Successful Aboriginal Health Service Approach

1:51 PM - 2:06 PM

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Biography

Anthony Harrison is a proud Gunditjara man who has worked at BADAC since 2014. Anthony has a special interest in increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men's access to the clinic and in particular to sexual health services. Anthony has been a driving force leading this initiative.
A/prof Marisa Gilles
Public Health Physician
WACHS

Welcome To The MK Nation – Test To Treat – Test To Treat: Using Hip Hop To Engage At Risk Youth In Making Healthy Choices Around STIs

2:06 PM - 2:16 PM

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Dr Marisa Gilles has over 25 years’ experience in Aboriginal and remote health. She holds a MPH, a Masters in Applied Epidemiology and is a Fellow of The Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine. Her interests include sexually transmitted infections and the use of arts for health promotion.
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Dr Barbara Nattabi
Senior Lecturer
University of Western Australia

Syphilis Screening In Pregnancy At Indigenous Primary Health Centres In Australia

2:16 PM - 2:26 PM

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Biography

Dr Barbara Nattabi is a NHMRC Early Career Fellow at the University of Western Australia. Today she is presenting findings from research conducted as part of the CRE in Integrated Quality Improvement, an innovation platform to improve Indigenous health by accelerating and strengthening large-scale primary health care quality improvement efforts.
Q&A

Q&A

2:26 PM - 2:30 PM

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