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

Tracks
Track 1
Monday, September 15, 2025
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Hall L (Ground Level)

Details

All Q&A at the end of the session


Speaker

Ms Karina Reeves
Coordinator - Population Health And Community Development
WAAC

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

1:30 PM - 1:42 PM

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

1:42 PM - 1:54 PM

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

1:54 PM - 2:06 PM

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

2:06 PM - 2:18 PM

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]

2:18 PM - 2:30 PM

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.
Dr Mo Hammoud
Senior Research Fellow & Research Group Leader
LGBTQ+ Population Health Research Group, Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney

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

2:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Biography

Dr Mo Hammoud is a Senior Research Fellow and Research Group Leader for the LGBTQ+ Population Health Research Group at the Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney. His research focuses on generating evidence to advance health equity for gender and sexuality diverse populations 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

2:35 PM - 2:40 PM

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.
HIV&AIDS Conference

3B. Questions & Discussion

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

Biography


HIV&AIDS Session Chair

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Tyson Arapali
Senior Project Officer
Kirby Institute

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Christopher Camacho
Program Manager
ASHM

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