15A. ASRH Abstract Session: Clinical management: Expanding access to SRH through Nurse-led models of care
Tracks
| Thursday, September 17, 2026 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Grand Ballroom 1&2 |
Speaker
Mr Christopher Bailey-Mills
Sexual Health Clinical Nurse Consultant
Southern NSW & Murrumbidgee Local Health District
A Nurse Led Outreach Model for Sexual Health Education, Testing and Treatment Among Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme Workers in Rural New South Wales
11:00 AM - 11:12 AMBiography
Chris is the district-wide Sexual Health/HIV Clinical Nurse Consultant for Murrumbidgee and Southern NSW LHD, covering a geographic footprint of over 170,000kms. Chris leads the development of nurse-led models of care, mentors and orients clinicians, and contributes to the design of clinical procedures aligned with state and national guidelines.
Ms Anna Doab
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Kirketon Road Centre
Provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception at a Publicly Funded Sexual Health Clinic in Sydney: Expanding Access Through Nurse-Led Care
11:12 AM - 11:24 AMBiography
Anna Doab is a clinical nurse consultant with extensive experience working in primary health care, currently working at Kirketon Road Centre in Sydney. Anna is passionate about providing accessible and equitable health care to marginalized populations, and specializes in sexual and reproductive health and blood borne viruses care.
Dr Evelyn Jane MacDonald
Senior Research Fellow/Sexual Health Physician n
National Centre For Women's Health Research/ Te Tātai Hauora O Hine
Mate Whenua – Follow-up after early medical abortion in Aotearoa New Zealand: a randomised controlled trial
11:24 AM - 11:36 AMBiography
Jane trained in O&G in Scotland and Aotearoa New Zealand before switching to sexual health medicine. She is a sexual health physician, abortion provider (retired) and senior research fellow with Te Tātai Hauora o Hine – The National Centre for Women’s Health Research, Victoria University of Wellington.
Dr Sara Whitburn
Medical Director
Sexual Health Victoria
A Nurse‑Led Telehealth Intake Model Supporting Early Medical Abortion (EMA), Very Early Medical Abortion (VEMA) and No‑Ultrasound EMA in Sexual and Reproductive Primary Care.
11:36 AM - 11:48 AMBiography
Louise is a Sexual and Reproductive Health Nurse and Registered Midwife who holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Sexual Health. Louise is passionate about reducing stigma, promoting bodily autonomy and empowering people of all ages, genders, backgrounds and abilities to make informed decisions regarding all aspects of their sexual health.
Ms Lydia Mainey
Clinical Nurse Consultant (terminations)
Cairns Sexual Health Service
Mr Bradley Whitton
Viral Hepatitis Nurse Practitioner
St Vincents Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Hepatitis A (HAV) and Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination for consumers at the Melbourne Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) following serological screening. A nurse and harm reduction practitioner (HRP) model of care for a priority population not previously vaccinated.
12:00 PM - 12:05 PMBiography
Brad Whitton is an integrated viral hepatitis nurse practitioner with St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. He provides in-reach to hospital outpatient departments and outreach support to a range of community, primary care, and general practice settings across Melbourne. A key aspect of his role is facilitating access to specialist care for people living with hepatitis who face barriers to engagement in the community. Brad is passionate about nurse-led services and research that extend beyond the walls of the hospital. He has many years of experience working across the HIV, sexual health, and viral hepatitis sectors.
Ms Gabriella Piemonte
Rm
Melton Sexual Health Hub, Western Health
Midwifery-Led Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare in the Community: A New Model of Care in Victoria
12:05 PM - 12:10 PMBiography
Gabriella is an endorsed midwife and Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinician at the newly established Melton Sexual Health Hub (Western Health). She has worked as a midwife and nurse for over 20 years.
Ms Larissa Hudson
Reproductive And Sexual Health Nurse
Sexual Health Victoria
The 'face-to-face' gold standard myth: why contraceptive implant simulation virtual training deserves equal status
12:10 PM - 12:15 PMBiography
Larissa Hudson is a senior nurse educator with over 16 years' experience in sexual and reproductive health. Larissa sees education as essential to advocacy and values working closely with learners, aiming to create courses and spaces that are practical, supportive and genuinely meaningful to them
ASRH Conference
15A. Questions & Discussion
12:15 PM - 12:30 PMBiography
Session Chair
Catherine Bateman
Abortion, Contraception And Sexual Health Nurse
Latrobe community health service
Cherie Bennett
Nursing Policy and Advocacy Lead
ASHM