15B. ASRH Invited Speaker Session: Epidemiology, prevention & public health: No wrong door approach - settings-based response to syphilis
Tracks
| Thursday, September 17, 2026 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Speaker
Dr Annie Preston-thomas
Public Health Medical Officer
Cairns Public Health Unit
Don't be shame. Be game - how regional multilevel and cross sectoral approaches with resourcing can control syphilis
Biography
Annie works as a Public Health Medical Officer in the Cairns Public Health Unit. Previously she worked as a GP in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in Central Australia and Far North Queensland for 15 years.
Mikaela Seymour
Experiences of PALM Scheme participants in accessing care for HIV, STIs (particularly syphilis), experiences across Australia
Biography
Dr Phill Read
Director, Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses - SESLHD/ Director, Kirketon Road Centre
South Eastern Sydney LHD
Stopping syphilis on the streets: embedding point of care testing within a street outreach nursing service, experiences in Australia and overseas
Biography
Dr Kelly Hosking
Director of Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses
Menzies School of Health Research
Syphilis testing in emergency departments (EDs) as an expanding public health strategy to diagnose asymptomatic infections and prevent congenital syphilis, experiences in Australia and overseas
Biography
