Poster Tour 3: Epidemiology, Prevention and Public Health
Tracks
Track 2
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 |
1:15 PM - 1:50 PM |
Speaker
Mr Kevin Dong
Health Promotion Officer
HIV and Related Programs, Western Sydney Local Health District
Would HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users attending sexual health services be willing to transfer their care to general practice?
1:15 PM - 1:20 PMBiography
Kevin Dong has been a Health Promotion Officer at HIV and Related Programs, Western Sydney Local Health District for 7 years. He develops, implements and evaluates blood-borne viruses and sexual health initiatives. He is also a committed community advocate, collaborating with various cultural, LGBTIQ+ and other advocacy groups.
Dr Brian Sengstock
Associate Head Of School (healthcare Sciences)
Charles Sturt University
From PrEP Desert to PrEP Oasis: Addressing the barriers to PrEP access for young GBMSM
1:20 PM - 1:25 PMBiography
Dr Brian Sengstock is an experienced teaching and research academic. Brian has researched and published in the area of LGBTQ+ health for over 20 years, and is currently leading a NHMRC Ideas Grant project investigating access to PrEP for young gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
Mr Tyson Arapali
Senior Project Officer
Kirby Institute
Bridging the know-do gap: Developing strategies to improve oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake using implementation science theory
1:25 PM - 1:30 PMBiography
Tyson Arapali is a Senior Project Officer based at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney. His work focuses on the determinants of PrEP use and how they can inform the development of innovative programs to increase PrEP uptake and retention.
Dr Ben Hui
Lecturer
The Kirby Institute
The potential impact of increased testing for HIV and syphilis among men who have sex with men in Jakarta, Indonesia
1:30 PM - 1:35 PMBiography
Ben Hui is a mathematical modeller at Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney. His works include the development of models that describe the impact of interventions on the spread of infections. His most recent work investigates the potential effect of introducing gonorrhoea vaccine on prevalence among men who have sex with men.
Dr James MacGibbon
Research Fellow
UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health
Varied HIV knowledge among straight, bi+ and gay men who have sex with men in Australia: National MSM Survey results, 2024
1:35 PM - 1:40 PMBiography
James MacGibbon (he/him) is a social and behavioural scientist at UNSW's Centre for Social Research in Health researching sexual health and wellbeing among gay, bi+ and queer people, and men who have sex with men.
Rochelle Avasalu
MyTest: Connecting never-testers to HIV self-testing and care in NSW
12:45 PM - 12:50 PMBiography
Rochelle Avasalu is Manager of the NSW STI Programs Unit. She has worked in sexual health for over 10 years. Prior to joining NSW Health Rochelle worked with a range of NGOs working with at-risk communities to improve access to services, improve health outcomes and increase connection to community.
