14B. ASRH Abstract Session: Epidemiology, Prevention & Public Health: Comprehensive STI prevention for gay, bisexual, non-binary and transgender people
Tracks
| Thursday, September 17, 2026 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Speaker
Dr Yasmin Mowat
Research Fellow
The Kirby Institute
Effectiveness of doxycycline to prevent sexually transmitted infections in high-risk populations: The Syphilaxis study
Biography
Dr Yasmin Mowat is a Research Fellow and study lead for the Syphilaxis Study, a cohort study evaluating the effectiveness of doxycycline as STI-PrEP and PEP to prevent syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhoea.
Prof Martin Holt
Professor
Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney
Assessing rising doxy-PEP use, suitability, and targeting among gay and bisexual men and non-binary people in Australia: results of national behavioural surveillance 2024-25
Biography
Martin Holt is a Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, where he leads a program of HIV and sexual health research.
Dr Phyu Mon Latt
Research Fellow
Monash University
Awareness, usage, and perceptions of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) for prevention of sexually transmitted infections in Australia: Insights from a national cross-sectional survey
Biography
Phyu Mon is a medical doctor by training and an early-career research fellow at Monash University and Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. Her work focuses on AI-powered interventions and innovative prevention strategies for infectious diseases, including doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP).
Professor Andrew Grulich
Professor and Program Head HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program
Kirby Institute
DOXYCYCLINE PREP AND PEP USE AND THE INCIDENCE OF BACTERIAL SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIS): AN OBSERVATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE GOGOVAX TRIAL
Biography
Prof Grulich is an internationally renowned authority in the transmission and prevention of HIV and sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and in the epidemiological relationship between immune deficiency, infection and cancer.
Dr Michael Traeger
Research Fellow
Burnet Institute
Ms Kate Maddaford
Research Co-ordinator
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
NURSE-LED MPOX VACCINATION POP-UP SATURDAY CLINIC AT AN URBAN SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC IN MELBOURNE: IMPLEMENTATION AND SERVICE OUTCOMES
Biography
Kate Maddaford is a research coordinator with a Master of Public Health. Kate has coordinated multiple clinical trials and research projects involving gonorrhoea, HPV and syphilis, with a particular focus and interest on gonorrhoea prevention.
Assoc Prof Denton Callander
Associate Professor
Kirby Institute, UNSW
The sexual health of transgender and gender diverse people in Australia: Results from a nationally representative sample
Biography
Denton Callander (he/him) is an Associate Professor of Population Health with the Kirby Institute's Sexual Health Program. He leads an multidisciplinary program of mixed methods research in Australasia, Africa, North America, and Europe.
Assoc Prof Denton Callander
Associate Professor
Kirby Institute, UNSW
“Once it started, it just became so clear there was a huge demand”: A qualitative study of provider perspectives on delivering effective sexual healthcare to transgender and gender diverse people engaging in Australia
Biography
Denton Callander (he/him) is an Associate Professor of Population Health with the Kirby Institute's Sexual Health Program. He leads a diverse portfolio of mixed methods research in Australasia, Africa, North America, and Europe.
