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14. ASRH Plenary&#8203

Thursday, September 18, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Hall L (Ground Level)

Speaker

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Dr Jade Le Grice
Senior Lecturer
The University of Auckland

Indigenous Sexual & Reproductive Justice in Aotearoa

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Biography

Jade Sophia Le Grice is Indigenous to Aotearoa New Zealand, from Northern tribes Te Rarawa and Ngāpuhi. She works as Senior Lecturer in Psychology & Associate Dean Māori in Science at the University of Auckland. Her research explores Māori sexuality and reproduction by orienting to sociocultural contexts of Indigenous lives.
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Dr Stephanie Bond
Sexual Health Physician, Gynaecologist, Phd Candidate
MSHC, Royal Womens Hospital

Preventing Congenital Syphilis

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Biography

Dr Stephanie Bond is an obstetrician and gynaecologist and sexual health physician at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, The Women’s and Mercy hospital for Women. She is the Vice President of ANZVS, and Clinical Lead for Sexual Health at the Royal Women’s Hospital. She is undertaking PhD research into congenital syphilis prevention.
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Professor Jason Ong
Director
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre

Introduction: ASHRA Oration

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM

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Presentation Recording

Biography

A/Prof Dr. Jason Ong is an academic sexual health specialist and health economist based at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. His research focuses on economic evaluations and demand creation strategies to improve the uptake of HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and management services.
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Professor Edwina Wright
Professor
Alfred Health, Monash University

The Arc of Science: what it asks of us - ASHRA Oration

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM

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Biography

Dr Wright is a clinician and researcher in HIV medicine. Her research leadership lies in the areas of HIV dementia, early antiretroviral therapy, HIV cure and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Dr Wright is a Past President of ASHM and in 2021 Dr Wright was awarded an Order of Australia for her work in HIV Medicine and Research.

ASRH Session Chair

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Jason Ong
Director
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre

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Michael Traeger
Research Fellow
Burnet Institute

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