7E. Top and Pointy Ends of Paediatric HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B
Tracks
Track 5
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Riverbank Room 7&8 (Lower Level) |
Details
This session will bring together national and regional clinicians, researchers and policy makers focusing on:
Antiretroviral drug resistance in children,
Long-acting antiretroviral injectables for HIV treatment and prevention in pregnant women, infants and adolescents,
Northern Territory Hepatitis B and Syphilis Programs,
Updates on the elimination of congenital syphilis in Australia
Speaker
Dr Brett Richie
Staff Specialist Paed Id
Womens & Childrens Hospital
Long-acting antiretroviral injectables in pregnant women, infants and adolescents
1:30 PM - 1:45 PMBiography
Professor Angela Kelly Hanku
Professor
Kirby / PNGIMR
Dr Kelly Hosking
Director of Sexual Health Blood Borne Viruses
NT Health & Menzies School of Health Research
Prioritising the elimination of Congenital Syphilis - Northern Territory’s Syphilis Outbreak Incident Management Team (IMT) update.
2:00 PM - 2:20 PMBiography
Kelly is the Director of Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses for Northern Territory (NT) Health. Her PhD research aims to eliminate CHB in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the NT and focuses on improving clinical care, systems and health education.
Dr Alyssa Fitzpatrick
Infectious Diseases Physician
Women's And Children's Hospital, Adelaide
Evaluating the effectiveness of Hepatitis B immunoglobulin and vaccination in preventing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus, in the context of C4 genotype: a retrospective cohort study in Australia’s Northern Territory
2:20 PM - 2:35 PMBiography
Dr Alyssa Fitzpatrick is an Infectious Diseases Physician based in Adelaide. She has an interest perinatal infectious disease and tropical medicine. Alyssa is a current PhD student at the University of Oxford, having previously completed their Master of Global Health Science and Master of Public Policy programs.
Ms Jessica Michaels
Deputy CEO
ASHM Health
Update on the Elimination of Congenital Syphilis Roundtable
2:35 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
Jessica Michaels is the Deputy CEO at ASHM. Jessica's work at ASHM includes overseeing the implementation of HIV, sexual health, hepatitis C and hepatitis B workforce development, capacity building, resources, strategies and policies across Australia. Jessica has managed a variety of government and non-government education, clinical and health promotion programs in Australia, South Africa, the UK, Papua New Guinea and Singapore.
HIV&AIDS Conference
7E. Questions & Discussion
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
Session Chair
Adam Bartlett
Staff Specialist
Sydney Children's Hospital
Nan Vasilunas
Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician
Women's And Children's Hospital, South Australia
