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Concurrent 4A: Abstract Session - Innovations in HCV Prevention, Case Finding and Testing

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Thursday, October 16, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Hall A

Speaker

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Miss Annabelle Stevens
Phd Student
Unsw/ Kirby Institute

Prevalence of hepatitis C infection among people receiving point-of-care testing at community services in Australia

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Annabelle is a PhD student at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney and is the Manager of the Hepatitis Policy Unit at NSW Health. Annabelle is passionate about using research to inform policies and improve healthcare access and outcomes.
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Dr Natasha Martin
Professor
University Of California San Diego

ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL OF REDUCING HOMELESSNESS ON HCV ELIMINATION AND ENDING THE HIV EPDIEMIC AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Natasha Martin is a Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of Califórnia San Diego. She holds a joint honorary professorship at University of Bristol.
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Dr Emmanuel Clement
Doctoral Student
University of Port Harcourt School of Public Health

Gamification of HIV and HCV Prevention Among Adolescent People Who Inject Drugs in Nigeria: A Novel Approach

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

I am Emmanuel Clement, a serial public health researcher with interest in HIV, hepatitis, TB and the well-being of key populations, especially people who inject drugs. I have had many abstracts accepted at international conferences like IAS and the HIV Prevention Conference in Munich and Peru, though I didn't have a scholarship to attend.
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Dr Basil Ahmad
Hepatology Physician and Researcher
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Emergency Department Opt-out Testing for Hepatitis C: A Different Risk Profile and Increased Case-Finding

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

A Clinical Research Fellow in Hepatology with experience in clinical trials, community screening, outreach testing, outpatient management, and enhancing linkage to care for vulnerable populations.
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Miss Morgan Cutlan
National Point Of Care Testing Practitioner
Public Health Wales

A DECADE OF DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING FOR BLOOD BORNE VIRUSES AND SEXUAL HEALTH SCREENING IN WALES; HOW CAPILLARY BLOOD HAS REVOLUNTIONISED SCREENING

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM

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Biography

Public Health Masters Student at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Previously worked for Public Health Wales as a National point of care testing practitioner, working on the National viral Hepatitis and HIV elimination programme in Wales.
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Dr. Andrew Seaman
Medical Director Hepatitis And Hiv Services
Central City Concern

EVALUATING THE DBS TEST-AND-TREAT MODEL (DBS-TaT): RAPID ACCESS TO LOW BARRIER HEPATITIS C TREATMENT WITHOUT PHLEBOTOMY

3:05 PM - 3:10 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Andy Seaman (he/they) is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, the Medical Director of Hepatitis and HIV Services at Portland, Oregon's Central City Concern. He is boarded in addiction medicine. His research centers on the intersection of hepatitis C and injection drug use.
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Mr James O'Grady
Research Coordinator
Mcgill University Health Centre

Using hepatitis C infection surveillance data to optimize the care continuum in Montréal, Canada

3:10 PM - 3:15 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

James O'Grady is a Research Coordinator with the Métropoles sans Hépatite C initiative in Montreal, Canada. He specializes in qualitative research and works closely with affected communities to ensure lived experiences inform program design and policy for hepatitis C elimination.
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Mr James O'Grady
Research Coordinator
Mcgill University Health Centre

(MIS)INFORMATION AND COMPETING PRIORITIES: THE EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS (PWID) AND IMMIGRANTS IN ACCESSING HEPATITIS C CARE IN MONTREAL, CANADA

3:15 PM - 3:20 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

James OGrady is a research coordinator for Métropoles sans Hép C, an interdisciplinary initiative leading micro-elimination efforts in Montreal, Canada. James is passionate about community based research and is interested in the ways that individuals with HCV access health services.
Dr. Habu Dahiru
Commissioner For Health
Gombe State Government

INTEGRATING HIV, HEPATITIS B &C, AND TUBERCULOSIS SERVICES TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA

3:20 PM - 3:25 PM

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Biography

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INHSU 2025

Q&A

3:25 PM - 3:30 PM

Biography


Chairperson

Jordan Akerley
Strategic Director
End Hep C SF

Margaret Hellard
Deputy Director
Burnet Institute

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