Concurrent 7A: Understanding other harms and barriers to care
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM |
Banqueting Hall |
Speaker
Professor Carla Treloar
Professor
UNSW Sydney
Dr Marianne Martinello
Senior Research Fellow / Id Physician
Kirby Institute / Prince Of Wales Hospital
Prevalence of injecting-related bacterial and fungal infection among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2:30 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
Alice Wheeler is a PhD Candidate at the Kirby Institute in Sydney studying the epidemiology if injecting-related bacterial and fungal infections among people who inject drugs.
Dr Sarah Kattakuzhy
Associate Professor
Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR MOUD EXPANSION IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH INFECTIONS DUE TO INJECTION OPIOID USE: DATA FROM THE CHOICE+ INVESTIGATION
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
Dr. Kattakuzhy is a physician-scientist trained in Internal& Addiction Medicine.She began her career at the NIH researching Hepatitis C,and now is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland SOM,leading the Research Initiative in Infectious Disease&Substance Use and the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine.
Dr Brendan Harney
Research Officer
Burnet Institute
The prevalence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections in incarcerated populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
3:00 PM - 3:05 PMBiography
Brendan is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Montreal in Canada. He undertook his PhD at Burnet Institute and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
Dr Carolyn Tauro
Doctoral Research Fellow
University Of Oslo
THE ICON MEANS I AM ALREADY REJECTED: DIGITAL EXPERIENCES OF STIGMA BY PERSONS WHO USE DRUGS IN INDIA
3:05 PM - 3:10 PMBiography
Carolyn is a doctoral research fellow at the University of Oslo. Her research interests include person-centered care, ICT for development, gender and ethics in ICTs. She has previously worked and managed projects offering care for maternal and child health, infectious diseases, mental health and gender based violence, in humanitarian settings.
Dr. David Smookler
Research Associate
VIRCAN
Avoiding phlebotomy entirely: a potentially portable finger-prick approach to APRI and FIB-4 testing
3:10 PM - 3:15 PMBiography
Trained as a molecular biologist. Organized HCV testing drives in First Nations communities. Demonstrated the HCV Point-of-Care Ab test can be shortened from 20 minutes to 5. Introduced Dried Blood Spot card community HCV testing in Ontario. Looking into point of care approach for liver fibrosis testing using finger-prick blood.
Mx. Roberto Perez Gayo
Lecturer
DAE University Eindhoven
BREAKING BARRIERS: TRANSFORMING CARE FOR MARGINALIZED MIGRANT DRUG USERS IN AMSTERDAM
3:15 PM - 3:20 PMBiography
Joana Moura is a Drop-in and Drug Consumption Room worker at AMOC, a location of the De Regenboog Groep (Amsterdam) and a Researcher at at the Correlation - European Harm Reduction Network. She has a Master's degree in Psychology and vast experience with Harm Reduction and community-based research.
Mr Asa Jones
Lancashire And South Cumbria Odn Peer Programme Manager
The Hepatitis C Trust
UPSKILLING A PEER WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE TO AN OUT OF HOURS ENGAGEMENT WORKER FOR STREET HOMELESS POPULATIONS IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND
3:20 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
Asa Jones has a background in Substance Misuse and has worked for The Hepatitis C Trust for over 5 years. Asa manages the volunteer peer programme in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
INHSU 2024
Q&A
3:25 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Chairperson
Louise Hansford
Hep C Elimination Coordinator
Hep C U Later (Inclusion MPFT)
Colette McGrath
General Manager, Population and Preventative Health
JHFMHN
