13E. Paediatrics Session: Syphilis and STIs - Supported by the Sydney Children's Hospital
Tracks
| Wednesday, September 16, 2026 |
| 3:50 PM - 5:20 PM |
| Albert |
Details
The Sydney Children’s Hospital HIV Service is proud to be partnering with ASHM again to deliver two sessions dedicated to child health at the ASHM HIV&AIDS / ASRH Conference 2026! The Syphilis and Sexual Health Session will focus on congenital syphilis response models and the role of community health organisations, as well as sexual and reproductive health for vulnerable adolescents and young adults.
Speaker
Dr Timothy Ford
Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician
Perth Children's Hospital
Helping mums and babies: preventing congenital syphilis in WA
3:50 PM - 4:10 PMBiography
Tim Ford is a paediatric infectious diseases specialist and general paediatrician at Perth Children’s Hospital, and a senior lecturer at the University of Western Australia. He is a member of the WA Health Congenital Syphilis Prevention Working Group, and Boorloo Public Health Syphilis in Pregnancy Working Group.
Dr Daniel Hunt
Doctor
Royal Perth Hospital
Syphilis management in the Community Setting
4:10 PM - 4:30 PMBiography
Ms Belinda Tominc
Nurse Practitioner
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Sexual and reproductive health care: an approach to working with young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness
4:30 PM - 4:50 PMBiography
Belinda is a nurse practitioner at the Young People's Health Service, a nurse-led clinic for young people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness that is run by the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. Belinda loves working with young people in community and has experience working in refugee health, immunisation nursing, and general practice nursing. Belinda is also a keen researcher with honorary positions with MCRI's Centre for Adolescent Health and the Department of Nursing at the University of Melbourne. She has led observational and quality assurance studies investigating the oral health, nutrition, and sexual health of young people experiencing homelessness, and models of care to improve outcomes.
Dr James Fowler
Research Fellow
The University Of Southern Queensland
The aromantic-spectrum and its implications for young people’s sexual health
4:50 PM - 5:10 PMBiography
Dr James Fowler is a Research Fellow at the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, University of Queensland and School of Health, Psychological, and Medical Sciences at The University of Southern Queensland. Their work uses mixed-methods and community-based participatory approaches to work alongside communities to address health inequities.
Session Chair
Catherine O'Connor
Senior Visiting Fellow
The Kirby Institute