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3B. HIV&AIDS Abstract Session: Epidemiology, prevention & public health: Reaching priority populations/experiences and needs of marginalised communities

Tracks
Track 2
Monday, September 15, 2025
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Speaker

Ms Karina Reeves

Srikandi: A co-designed, participatory action research project for women born in Indonesia to encourage HIV testing

Biography

Dr Corie Gray is the Project Manager for the Community of Practice for Action on HIV and Mobility (CoPAHM) and Acting Project Manager for SiREN at Curtin University. Using participatory methods alongside people from culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse backgrounds, her research mostly focuses on HIV, STIs, and women’s health.
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Mr Curtis Chan
Research Associate
Kirby Institute

ASSESSING THE HIV PREVENTION NEEDS OF TRANS AND NONBINARY PARTICIPANTS IN THE AUSTRALIAN GAY COMMUNITY PERIODIC SURVEYS 2019-23

Biography

Curtis is a Research Associate at the Kirby Institute who focuses on HIV prevention among gay and bisexual men
Ms Ela Naruka
Research Officer
The Kirby Institute

Trends in HIV notifications among people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds in Australia 2010-2023

Biography

Ela did her Master of Public Health from University of Sydney. She is preparing and facilitating production of HIV annual surveillance reports among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and CALD communities, analysing HIV data and WHO technical report and systematic review evaluating gaps in CALD data collection.
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Miss Simin Yu
Phd Candidate
Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW

NAVIGATING CONTINUITY OF CARE ACROSS BORDERS: EXPERIENCES OF OVERSEAS-BORN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN IN AUSTRALIA

Biography

Simin Yu is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW. Her research focuses on HIV prevention, stigma, and access to sexual health services among migrant gay and bisexual men, aiming to improve health equity and inform culturally responsive public health strategies.
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Dr Tobias Vickers
Staff Specialist
Sydney Sexual Health Centre

Impact of subsidised ART access for non-Medicare eligible PLHIV on time to treatment initiation at Sydney Sexual Health Centre and a[TEST]

Biography

Dr Tobias Vickers is a Staff Specialist sexual health physician and epidemiologist based at Sydney Sexual Health Centre, with clinical, research, and policy interests on HIV, STI prevention, and health equity.
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Phd Bernard Saliba
Phd Candidate / Senior Lecturer of Public Health
Kirby Institute & UTS School of Public Health

Comparing HIV Prevention Behaviours Among Arab and Australian-Born White GBMSM in Australia: Findings from National Behavioural Surveillance Data (2020–2024)

Biography

Bernard Saliba is a PhD candidate at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, and a Senior Lecturer in Public Health at the University of Technology Sydney. His research focuses on HIV prevention, health equity, and culturally responsive strategies for engaging migrant and racially minoritised communities, particularly Arab GBMSM in Australia.
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Dr Tiffany Phillips
Research Fellow
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre

HIV, STI, and Hepatitis Among People Who Inject Drugs at a Sexual Health Clinic in Melbourne, Australia: 2012 to 2022

Biography

Dr Tiffany Phillips is a research fellow at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University utilising mixed methods research. Dr Phillips specialises in STI epidemiology and prevention, with a particular interest in health promotion and expanding access to health care.
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