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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

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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 AM

Biography

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.
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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 PM

Biography

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 PM

Biography

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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 PM

Biography

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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 PM

Biography

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.
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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 PM

Biography

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.
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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 PM

Biography

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.
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INHSU 2024

Questions & Discussion

12:55 PM - 1:15 PM

Biography


Chair

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Jessica Howell
Hepatologist And Principal Research Fellow
Burnet Institute And St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

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