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 |
| Grand Ballroom 3&4 |
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
2:00 PM - 2:12 PMBiography
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.
Dr Koson Tony Sriamporn
Research Fellow
University of Auckland
“Just a hole… in the healthcare system?” Developing a social marketing strategy to improve survey participation among gender-diverse communities: lessons from New Zealand’s national HIV behavioural surveillance programme
2:12 PM - 2:24 PMBiography
Koson Tony Sriamporn is a Research Fellow at the School of Population Health (University of Auckland, NZ) and an executive member of the NZ Sexual Health Society. He is a health psychologist researcher interested in HIV and STI prevention practices, blood donation, quantitative methodologies, and psychometric development.
Dr 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
2:24 PM - 2:36 PMBiography
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
2:36 PM - 2:48 PMBiography
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
2:48 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
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
3:00 PM - 3:05 PMBiography
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?
3:05 PM - 3:10 PMBiography
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.
HIV&AIDS Conference
3B. Questions & Discussion
3:10 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Session Chair
Catherine Londos
Project Officer
The Kirby Institute
Harrison Sarasola
Manager - Hiv And Community Health Programs
Health Equity Matters
