HIV & AIDS: Theme D Symposium - When policy puts people at risk
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| Monday, November 6, 2017 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Menzies Theatrette |
Details
The symposium examines a number of key policy areas which increase the exposure of communities to infection risk or that pose barriers to effective prevention strategies, particularly people who inject drugs, sex workers, and people living with HIV facing criminal prosecution for exposure or transmission. The symposium recognizes that some important ‘early wins’, such as the opening of the supervised injecting facility in Kings Cross, the establishment of Australia’s network of Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) facilities, the decriminalization of homosexuality, and the decriminalization and in some places legalization of sex work, have not translated into long-term, ongoing commitment to the reform of policies that continue to impede prevention. Speakers will discuss what has worked, the next frontiers, and what we can do to support community-led advocacy for reforms. As a result of the symposium, participants will:
• Better understand the rationale and future direction of current initiatives to reform policies that put people at risk
• Understand what support clinicians, researchers and policy-makers can offer to enable communities to play a leadership role in policy reform
Speaker
Professor Michael Levy
Professor
Australian National University
“When will it ever end?” The Provision of Regulated Injecting Equipment to Australian Prisoners
2:10 PM - 2:25 PMBiography
Michael Levy is a Public Health and a Clinical Forensic Physician with national and international experience in prisoner health. He has worked with the World Health Organization and the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture - “CPT”; missions to Hungary and the United Kingdom).
He has resumed active clinical practice in 2007, developing the primary care model for adult and juvenile persons in detention.
Mr Joel Murray
Senior Officer Policy & Research
Living Positive Victoria
Reforming Victoria's Sex Work Act 1994
2:25 PM - 2:40 PMBiography
Joel Murray has been living with HIV since 2010. His work at Living Positive Victoria covers a range of interest areas that affect people living with HIV, including harm reduction, sex worker law reform and sexual health. He holds a Master of Arts from RMIT University.
Dr Bridget Haire
Research Fellow
Kirby Institute
Dr Anna Olsen
Senior Researcher
Research School Of Population Health, Anu
"They're chaotic, why would you do that": The challenges of getting naloxone into the hands of people who need it the most
2:55 PM - 3:10 PMBiography
Dr Olsen is a Senior Lecturer at the Research School of Population Health, ANU. She leads a number of public health research projects, teaches and supervises post-graduate students in public health, psychology, medicine and anthropology. Focussed on social science and public health research Dr Olsen has published in the fields of illicit drug use, women’s health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and inequalities of health. Her theoretical background lies in the anthropology of health and illness, qualitative research methods and mixed methods. Her current research includes: drug overdose prevention; drug use and motherhood; domestic and family violence; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health; and ethical practice in social research.
Jude Byrne
Panellist
3:10 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Mr Aaron Cogle
Executive Director
National Association Of People With HIV Australia
Panellist
3:10 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Dr Bridget Haire
Research Fellow
Kirby Institute
Panellist
3:10 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Professor Michael Levy
Professor
Australian National University
Panellist
3:10 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Michael Levy is a Public Health and a Clinical Forensic Physician with national and international experience in prisoner health. He has worked with the World Health Organization and the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture - “CPT”; missions to Hungary and the United Kingdom).
He has resumed active clinical practice in 2007, developing the primary care model for adult and juvenile persons in detention.
Mr Joel Murray
Senior Officer Policy & Research
Living Positive Victoria
Panellist
3:10 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Dr Anna Olsen
Senior Researcher
Research School Of Population Health, Anu
Panellist
3:10 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Panel
Panel Discussion
3:10 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
