12A. HIV&AIDS Invited Speaker Session: Clinical management: ARV Guidelines Panel
Tracks
Track 1
| Wednesday, September 17, 2025 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Hall L (Ground Level) |
Details
Case based discussions exploring the evidence and practice around antiretroviral choices for PWHIV in Australia. Featuring a panel of local and international experts to provide real world commentary around the implementation of the Australian ARV guidelines.
Speaker
Ms Danielle Collins
Nurse Practitioner
Alfred Health and Monash University
Panel Member
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Dani is an HIV nurse practitioner working for the Victorian HIV Service, within the Alfred Hospital’s Infectious Diseases Department. Dani attained nurse practitioner endorsement in 2018. The specialty of HIV combines Dani’s passion for social justice, infectious diseases and human rights. Areas of interest include new HIV diagnosis and navigating the pathway into HIV care, complex HIV & psychosocial care and strengthening the HIV workforce through developing and implementing systems to improve and expand upon HIV care provision.
Dr Rupert Handy
I D Physician
Auckland City Hospital
Panel Member
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Rupert Handy is a New Zealand trained Infectious Disease Physician with a career long interest in HIV Medicine. He is a HIV clinician at Auckland City Hospital and is actively in involved in the wider HIV sector. Rupert is a director of ASHM.
Prof Milosz Parczewski
Head
Pomeranian Medical University/european Aids Clinical Society
Panel Member
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Miłosz Parczewski has received the MD diploma at the Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland in 2002 and was granted a Ph.D diploma in molecular epidemiology of HIV in 2007 and a title of professor of medicine in 2016 based on the scientific publications on HIV resistance and transmission networks. Current President of European AIDS Clinical Society for the term 2025-2027. National Consultant for Infectious Diseases appointed in 2023. Since 2017 to 2024 President of the Polish Scientific AIDS Society, Council Member for the European Society on Antiviral Resistance, associate editor of BMJ STI and HIV Medicine journals.
Prof Jennifer Hoy
Director Hiv Medicine
Alfred Health
Panel Member
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Jenny is an Infectious Diseases physician and Director of HIV Medicine at Alfred Health and Monash University. She is active in both patient care and HIV research, especially the understanding of the prevention and management of comorbidities associated with ageing and HIV. She is passionate about quality of care for people with HIV, and Quality of Life experienced by people with HIV.
Dr Sam Elliott
GP
Human Care GP Specialists
Panel Member
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Adelaide s100 GP. Large case load HIV, viral hepatitis (B&C) and chronic liver disease patients.
ASHM Board Member.
Ms Jane Costello
CEO
Positive Life NSW
Panel Member
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Jane Costello is the CEO of Positive Life NSW and previously the Research and Program Manager at the Kirby Institute UNSW Sydney working across sexual health, surveillance, evaluation, and research. She is dedicated to raising awareness around the lived experience of HIV, and ensuring a person-centred approach to enhance the long-term health and wellbeing of all people living with HIV.
HIV&AIDS Session Chair
Rick Varma
Head medical Services SHBBV SESLHD
Sydney Sexual Health Centre