3B. HIV&AIDS Abstract Session: Epidemiology, prevention & public health: Prevention gaps and priority populations
Tracks
| Monday, September 14, 2026 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Speaker
Assoc Prof Denton Callander
Associate Professor
Kirby Institute, UNSW
Uptake of HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis among transgender and gender diverse people in Australia: Results from a longitudinal national cohort
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.
Miss Bella Bushby
PhD Candidate & Senior Project Officer
Kirby Institute
HIV/STI testing among bi+ people in Australia: Findings from the first national Bi+ Sexual Health and HIV study (BiSHH) 2024–25
Biography
Bella Bushby (she/her) is a PhD candidate and Senior Project Officer within the HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney. Her PhD focuses on the sexual health/HIV needs of bi+ people in Australia. She previously worked in the HIV community sector with experience in community-led research.
Mr Curtis Chan
Research Associate
Kirby Institute
Knowledge of 2-1-1 PrEP and lower HIV prevention-effective adherence among non-daily PrEP users: a cross-sectional study of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Australia 2025
Biography
Curtis is a Research Associate with the HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program. He is currently working on projects involving behavioural surveillance and administrative data on sexual health behaviours and HIV prevention among men who have sex with men.
Mr Duy Tran
Community Health Promotion Officer - Greater Western Sydney
ACON Health
Starting Out West: Rethinking Multicultural LGBTQ+ Engagement Beyond Gender-Specific Workshop Models in Greater Western Sydney
Biography
Duy Tran (he/him) is the Community Health Promotion Officer for ACON Westie. A first-generation Vietnamese raised in Western Sydney, he focuses on culturally centred health promotion for multicultural LGBTQ+ communities. His work spans peer-led HIV prevention, community capacity building, and digital initiatives that strengthen connection, representation, and health equity.
Dr Annie Preston-thomas
Public Health Medical Officer
Cairns Public Health Unit
Better outcomes: how the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce helped shape a successful HIV response in regional Queensland
Biography
Lucy works as a Public Health Nurse in the Cairns Public Health Unit. She has extensive experience working in the sexual and reproductive health and HIV sectors, both in Australia and internationally. She is passionate about human rights and social justice.
Ms Ying (Sally) Zhang
Research Fellow
Monash University
Leveraging social networks to expand HIV self-testing among culturally diverse MSM in Australia: insights from a CFIR-informed process evaluation
Biography
Sally is a research fellow at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre with a strong focus on diagnostic testing and sexual health. Her research centres on HIV self-testing among overseas-born MSM in Australia.
Dr Sarah Warzywoda
Research Associate
Kirby Institute, UNSW
Is PrEP Promotion Leaving at-risk Youth Behind?
Biography
Dr Warzywoda is an early career researcher at the Kirby Institute, working in HIV prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implementation in NSW. In 2025 she completed her PhD in access, uptake and use of PrEP for young people living in Queensland.