Research Oral Abstract Session - Providing Care in the Context of Systemic Public Health Issues
Tracks
Track 2
Thursday, October 14, 2021 |
2:25 PM - 3:35 PM |
Speaker
Dr Jack Stone
Associate Professor
University Of Bristol
The contribution of unstable housing to HIV and hepatitis c virus transmission among people who inject drugs globally, regionally, and at country level: A modelling study
2:30 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
Dr Stone is a Senior Research Associate in Health Infectious Disease Mathematical Modelling at the University of Bristol. A key focus of his research is the use of systematic reviews, epidemiological analyses and infectious disease modelling to evaluate the impact of social-structural variables on drug use outcomes.
Dr Timothy Broady
Senior Research Fellow
Centre For Social Research In Health, Unsw
Reducing stigma towards groups affected by blood-borne viruses: An online intervention study
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
Dr Timothy Broady is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Research in Health. His current research interests include addressing stigma and discrimination amongst communities affected by blood-borne viruses, HIV prevention, and the lived experiences of marginalised groups within society.
Jon Johannesson
Physician
Landspitali University Hospital
High rate of HCV reinfection among recently injecting drug users: Results from the trap hep C program in Iceland – a prospective nationwide, population-based study
3:00 PM - 3:15 PMBiography
Jon Magnus Johannesson graduated 2017 from the University of Iceland School of Medicine and finished a rotating internship in 2018. He is currently a resident in internal medicine at Landspitali University Hospital in Reykjavik, Iceland. His research interests are in infectious diseases and correlated socioeconomic factors.
Dr Adelina Artenie
Assistant professor
University of Montreal
Incidence of hepatitis c virus (HCV) and HIV infection among people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis
3:15 PM - 3:20 PMBiography
Adelina is an epidemiologist with experience in research applicable to the study of drug use and drug-related harms, particularly HCV, and access to healthcare/prevention services for PWID. She is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Bristol pursuing infectious disease modelling work focusing on HCV in key populations.
Ms Marguerite Beiser
Director of HCV Services
Boston Health Care For The Homeless Program
Hepatitis C reinfection among homeless and unstably housed individuals in Boston
3:20 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
Maggie Beiser is an adult nurse practitioner at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. In 2014 she developed and implemented a primary care-based hepatitis C treatment program, and administers that program as its Director. In addition to clinical care, she participates in HCV treatment advocacy, policy planning and research.
Ms Nanor Minoyan
PhD Candidate
CRCHUM / Université de Montréal
Gender-specific associations between psychological distress and drug-related risk behaviours among people who inject drugs in Montreal, Canada
3:25 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Nanor is an PhD candidate in Public Health & Epidemiology at the Université de Montréal. Her research focuses on geographic and contextual determinants of drug use and related harms among people who inject drugs.
Dr Michael Curtis
Research Associate
Curtin University
COVID-19 Vaccine acceptability among people who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia.
3:30 PM - 3:35 PMBiography
Michael is a PhD student at the Burnet Institute and Monash University’s School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine. Using prospective cohort data, Michael’s PhD investigates the impact of medication for opioid use disorder on post-release substance use, health and health service utilisation.
Chair
Edmund Silins
Research Coordinator
Kirketon Road Centre
Anna Wilkinson
Research Fellow
Burnet Institute
Speaker - will not appear in Portal
Adelina Artenie
Assistant professor
University of Montreal
Marguerite Beiser
Director of HCV Services
Boston Health Care For The Homeless Program
Timothy Broady
Senior Research Fellow
Centre For Social Research In Health, Unsw
Michael Curtis
Research Associate
Curtin University
Jon Johannesson
Physician
Landspitali University Hospital
Nanor Minoyan
PhD Candidate
CRCHUM / Université de Montréal
Jack Stone
Associate Professor
University Of Bristol
