Concurrent 1C: Hepatitis C elimination in prisons: Global examples of best care practices
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024 |
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM |
MC2 |
Speaker
Ms Yumi Sheehan
Senior Research Fellow
The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales
GLOBAL GUIDELINES FOR VIRAL HEPATITIS SERVICE DELIVERY IN PRISONS
1:45 PM - 2:00 PMBiography
Yumi Sheehan is an early career researcher at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney. Yumi's research interests focus on enhancing access to hepatitis C care for people involved in the criminal justice system.
Ms Juls Budau
Research Advisor
UBC School of Population and Public Health
PERCEPTIONS OF OVERDOSE RISK AMONG AT-RISK PERSONS LEAVING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY
2:00 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
Mr Sean O'Callaghan
Research Assistant
School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
PERCEPTIONS OF OVERDOSE RISK AMONG AT-RISK PERSONS LEAVING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY
2:00 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
Sean O’Callaghan (he/him) recently completed a Master of Public Health at Simon Fraser University. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia and works in qualitative research with the BC Centre for Disease Control and BC Centre on Substance Use. Sean’s research interests include community-driven methods, safe supply, and drug policy.
Miss Leila Reid
Director Of Research And Corporate Services
The Hepatitis C Trust
Increasing hepatitis C testing in prisons: can prisoners do it themselves?
2:15 PM - 2:30 PMBiography
Leila leads The Hepatitis C Trust's research, information, communications and corporate services. She joined HCT from Public Health England and has spent more than 10 years working on health and equalities in charities and in government. She holds Master's degrees in Public Health and International Public Policy.
Dr Lise Lafferty
Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Social Research in Health
NAVIGATING HEPATITIS C (RE-)EXPOSURE IN THE PRISON SETTING FOLLOWING HEPATITIS C TREATMENT COMPLETION
2:30 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
Dr Lise Lafferty is a Senior Research Fellow with a co-appointment at at Centre for Social Research in Health and Kirby Institute at UNSW. Her research interests include people who inject drugs, people who are incarcerated, and risk experiences of infectious diseases and improving barriers to care.
Mrs. Olivia Varsaneux
Epidemiology Manager
Public Health Agency Of Canada
IDENTIFYING BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO ACCESSING HARM REDUCTION SERVICES IN PRISONS: A GLOBAL SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
2:45 PM - 2:50 PMBiography
Olivia is a Doctoral Candidate in Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa. Her research is focused on Harm Reduction in incarcerated populations. Olivia worked as an epidemiologist with Correctional Services Canada, in the field of HIV/AIDS at the Public Health Agency of Canada and UNAIDS, and on Ebola with WHO.
Dr Mohd Azri Bin Mohd Suan
Medical Officer
Clinical Research Center, Institute for Clinical Research
FEASIBILITY OF A PRISON-BASED TEST-AND-TREAT MODEL FOR ENHANCING HEPATITIS C CARE IN KEDAH, MALAYSIA
2:50 PM - 2:55 PMBiography
Dr. Azri is a Medical Officer at Clinical Research Center, Institute for Clinical Research, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Kedah, Malaysia. He actively participates in research to improve health through evidence-based practices. His focus lies in hepatitis C epidemiology, trial design, and management strategies.
Ms Samara Griffin
Phd Student
Burnet Institute
A one-stop-shop for hepatitis C care in the community corrections population: the peer and nurse-led C No More study.
2:55 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
Samara Griffin is a PhD student focusing on hepatitis C treatment. Her research will look at hepatitis C treatment among different priority populations, particularly in corrections settings. Samara has a background in epidemiology and communicable disease.
Ms. Rugi Bah-Mulombwa
PhD Student
UNSW
Changes in injecting drug use pattern and risk behaviours before and during imprisonment: the AusHep Study
3:00 PM - 3:05 PMBiography
Rugi is a PhD candidate at the Kirby Institute UNSW Sydney and has a background in Nursing, Public Health, and HIV & Sexual Health. Rugi’s specific research focus is on viral hepatitis surveillance in Australian prisons
Dr Matt Akiyama
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Centre, New York, USA
A TOOLKIT TO SUPPORT HEPATITIS C (HCV) TESTING, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN THE PRISON SECTOR GLOBALLY: THE INHSU PRISONS HCV ADVOCACY TOOLKIT
3:05 PM - 3:10 PMBiography
Dr. Akiyama is a clinician-investigator at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In addition to providing care to people with HCV, HIV, and substance use disorders, Dr. Akiyama conducts research on models of care in resource limited settings with an emphasis on people who use drugs and the criminal legal system.
Ms Tracey Brown
Service Director, Population Health
Justice Health And Forensic Mental Health Network
THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATING CORRECTIONAL STAFF IN HARM REDUCTION AND BLOOD BORNE VIRUS PREVENTION TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN HEPATITIS C ELIMINATION.
3:10 PM - 3:15 PMBiography
Tracey is currently the Service Director, Population Health, Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network. Tracey has over twenty years’ experience as a manager of services who work with people who use drugs and at risk young people. She holds a Masters of Public Health and a Masters Health Management.
Chairperson
Nadine Kronfli
Associate Professoe
Mcgill University Health Centre
Julia Sheehan
National Womens Criminal Justice Manager
The Hepatitis C Trust
