13B. ASRH Invited Speaker Session: Epidemiology, Prevention & Public Health: Syphilis- Current situation, Prevention and implementation of programs
Tracks
Track 2
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 |
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
City Room 1&2 (Upper Level) |
Speaker
Dr Skye McGregor
Epidemiologist, Lead Surveillance Innovation Group
The Kirby Institute
Epidemiology of syphilis in Australia
4:00 PM - 4:20 PMBiography
Dr Skye McGregor is a public health epidemiologist and lead of the Surveillance Innovation Group at the Kirby Institute. Skye’s research concentrates on the prevention and surveillance of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections, with a particular focus on populations that experience marginalisation.
Dr Janet Towns
Sexual Health Physician
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Is Kissing Safe? The Evidence for Oral Transmission of Syphilis
4:20 PM - 4:30 PMBiography
Dr Janet Towns is a sexual health and forensic physician works at Melbourne Sexual health Centre. She is a postdoctoral researcher focusing on syphilis and Mpox
Dr Stephanie Bond
Sexual Health Physician, Phd Candidate
MSHC
Antenatal syphilis screening
4:40 PM - 5:00 PMBiography
Dr Stephanie Bond is an obstetrician and gynaecologist and sexual health physician at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, The Women’s and Mercy hospital for Women. She is the Vice President of ANZVS, and Clinical Lead for Sexual Health at the Royal Women’s Hospital. She is undertaking PhD research into congenital syphilis prevention.
Dr Jeannie Oliphant
Sexual Health Physician
Auckland Regional Sexual Health Service
DoxyPEP implementation in New Zealand
5:00 PM - 5:30 PMBiography
Jeannie is a Sexual Health Physician and the Clinical Director of Auckland Sexual Health Regional Service. She is the current president of the New Zealand Sexual Health Society.
Mr. Rodrigo Olin German
Head of Services and Outreach
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa/GNP+
DoxyPEP implementation in New Zealand
5:00 PM - 5:30 PMBiography
ASRH Session Chair
Charlotte Bell
Consultant
FAChSHM
Siobhan Bourke
Clinical Lead
CERSH, University Of Melbourne
