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
Angela Kelly Hanku
Kirby
HIV drug resistance in infants and children in Papua New Guinea
1:45 PM - 2:00 PMBiography
Dr Kelly Hosking
Director of Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses
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
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
HIV&AIDS Conference
7E. Questions & Discussion
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
Session Chair
Adam Bartlett
Staff Specialist
Sydney Children's Hospital
Nan Vasilunas
