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6A. HIV&AIDS Abstract Session: Epidemiology, prevention & public health: Living with HIV, surveillance, inequities in outcomes

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Grand Ballroom 1&2

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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

11:00 AM - 11:12 AM

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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.
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Professor Graham Brown
Professor
Australian Research Centre In Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Australia

The PozQoL Network – building new insights and partnerships to strengthen cross-sectoral HIV care

11:12 AM - 11:24 AM

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Graham leads a research program at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society looking at the role of peer programs, and leads the research partnership that developed PozQoL, a validated quality of life scale for people with HIV, and trialled its implementation in peer, community and clinical settings.
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Mr Beau Newham
HIV Testing Lead
National Association of People With HIV Australia (NAPWHA)

The Gaps Report: Understanding viral non-suppression among people living with HIV in Australia

11:24 AM - 11:36 AM

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Ms Alexandra Miller
Senior Project Coordinator
The Kirby Institute

Women diagnosed with HIV in Australia: results from the National HIV Data Linkage Study

11:36 AM - 11:48 AM

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Alley Miller is a Senior Project Coordinator with experience in national HIV surveillance and linked data analysis, with a focus on improving outcomes for women living with HIV
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Dr Dean Murphy
Senior Research Fellow
ARCSHS, La Trobe University

WHEN PrEP BREAKS DOWN: EXPERIENCES OF PREVIOUS PrEP USE AMONG PEOPLE RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV (2023–2026)

11:48 AM - 12:00 PM

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Senior Research Fellow and convenor of the blood-borne viruses research theme at ARCSHS (the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society) at La Trobe University.
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Dr Skye McGregor
Epidemiologist
The Kirby Institute

Demographic characteristics and time to treatment First Nations peoples diagnosed with HIV: The Australian National HIV Data Linkage Study

12:00 PM - 12:05 PM

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Professor James Ward is a Pitjantjatjara and Narungga man, an infectious diseases epidemiologist and a national leader in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research. He is currently the Director of the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at The University of Queensland.
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Dr Allison Carter
Senior Lecturer
The Kirby Institute

The social and health characteristics of women living with hiv in Australia: Findings from a sentinel surveillance network, 2010–2025

12:05 PM - 12:10 PM

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Dr. Allison Carter is NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow and Head of the Sexual Health and Reproductive Equity Research Group at the Kirby Institute. Her research program aims to strengthen responses to gender, social justice, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
HIV&AIDS Conference

6A. Questions & Discussion

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM

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Session Chair

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Caleb Hawk
Deputy Director - Health Promotion & Community Engagement
Thorne Harbour Health

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Lucy Stackpool-moore
Manager | Director
AIHW | Watipa

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