Concurrent 6C: Beyond Hep C: Reducing deaths from chronic liver disease in people who inject drugs through holistic models of care
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM |
MC2 |
Speaker
Associate Professor Jessica Howell
Hepatologist And Principal Research Fellow
Burnet Institute And St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Introduction and case study
11:45 AM - 11:50 AMBiography
Associate Professor Jessica Howell MBBS(Hons) FRACP PhD MSc (Epi) PGDip PH is a hepatologist, NHMRC Fellow and Head, Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer research group in the Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne/ University of Melbourne and Burnet Institute. She is Chair, Gastroenterology Society of Australia (GESA) Liver Faculty.
Associate Professor Jessica Howell
Hepatologist And Principal Research Fellow
Burnet Institute And St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Epidemiology and risks for CLD and HCC in people who inject drugs
11:50 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Associate Professor Jessica Howell MBBS(Hons) FRACP PhD MSc (Epi) PGDip PH is a hepatologist, NHMRC Fellow and Head, Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer research group in the Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne/ University of Melbourne and Burnet Institute. She is Chair, Gastroenterology Society of Australia (GESA) Liver Faculty.
Dr Kate Dunn
Assistant Professor
York University
Holistic care for liver disease: Learnings from the experiences of Indigenous People
12:00 PM - 12:10 PMBiography
Mr Troy Combo
Program Manager
Burnet Institute
Provision of holistic liver disease care for people who inject drugs: First Nations people
12:10 PM - 12:25 PMBiography
Doctor Brian Conway
President And Medical Director
Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre
Provision of holistic liver disease care for people who inject drugs: Homeless people
12:25 PM - 12:40 PMBiography
Dr. Conway is the medical director of the Vancouver ID and Urban Health Centre, dedicated to the development and evaluation of systems of care for inner-city populations. Recent publications have focused on describing optimized multidisciplinary care programs and the efficacy of HCV therapy in homeless disengaged men and women.
Ms Anne Craigie
Nurse Practitioner
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Provision of holistic liver disease care for people who inject drugs: Incarcerated people
12:40 PM - 12:55 PMBiography
Anne Craigie has been working as a nurse in Victorian Prisons for 20 years. In 2015 she began as one of the nursing team managing liver disease in Victoria’s prison Hepatitis Program. In 2021 Anne achieved endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner. She has just started a Nurse Practitioner and CNC led clinic @ St Vincent’s.
Dr Bec Winter
Deputy Head Justice Health
Burnet Institute
Provision of holistic liver disease care for people who inject drugs: Incarcerated people
12:40 PM - 12:55 PMBiography
Rebecca Winter is Deputy Head of Justice Health at Burnet. Her research focuses on harms for people who inject drugs at the intersection of the criminal justice system and infectious diseases. She is particularly interested in improving viral hepatitis models of care for people involved in the criminal justice system.
INHSU 2024
Questions & Discussion
12:55 PM - 1:15 PMBiography
Chair
Jessica Howell
Hepatologist And Principal Research Fellow
Burnet Institute And St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
