6A. HIV&AIDS Abstract Session: Epidemiology, prevention & public health: Living with HIV, surveillance, inequities in outcomes
Tracks
| Tuesday, September 15, 2026 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Grand Ballroom 1&2 |
Speaker
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 AMBiography
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.
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 AMBiography
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.
Mr Beau Newham
HIV Testing Lead
National Association of People With HIV Australia (NAPWHA)
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 AMBiography
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
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 PMBiography
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.
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 PMBiography
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.
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 PMBiography
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 PMBiography
Session Chair
Caleb Hawk
Deputy Director - Health Promotion & Community Engagement
Thorne Harbour Health
Lucy Stackpool-moore
Manager | Director
AIHW | Watipa