Poster Tour 02: Pathways to Cure: Advancing Therapeutic Access and Outcomes
Tracks
Track 3
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 |
| 3:25 PM - 3:50 PM |
| Hall D |
Speaker
Doctor Brian Conway
President And Medical Director
Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre
Safety and efficacy of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir for 8 weeks for people with acute hepatitis C virus infection who use drugs: a sub-analysis of a multicenter, prospective phase 3 study
3:25 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Dr. Brian Conway, MD, FRCPC, is an infectious diseases specialist. He leads the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, specializing in the design and evaluation of care systems for vulnerable inner-city residents, especially those living with HCV and HIV infection. He has led and published many seminal clinical trials in this field.
Dr Nadhir Adi Azahar
Doctoral Candidate (Public Health)
Universiti Malaya
A QUALITATIVE STUDY EXPLORING BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO IMPLEMENTING A RAPID-START DIRECT-ACTING ANTIVIRALS (DAA) MODEL FOR HEPATITIS C TREATMENT AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS IN MALAYSIA
3:30 PM - 3:35 PMBiography
Dr. Adi Azahar N, a Doctor of Public Health candidate and trained medical officer, has served in rural Borneo and urban Kuala Lumpur, gaining diverse public health experience. Passionate about harm reduction, infectious diseases, and implementation science, his research focuses on hepatitis C treatment for PWUD and advancing community-based interventions.
Dr. Shilpa Tomar
Scientist C
ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune
WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING AND DRUG RESISTANCE ANALYSIS OF ‘UNUSUAL’ HEPATITIS C SUBTYPES 6XA AND A 3B RELAPSE CASE: A STUDY ON INTRAVENOUS DRUG-USERS ON DIRECT-ACTING ANTIVIRAL (DAA) TREATMENT, INDIA
3:35 PM - 3:40 PMBiography
MBBS, MD Microbiology working as Scientist C in the Hepatitis Group of ICMR-NIV Pune.
Area of reasearch: HCV in intravenous drug users, cardiovascular risk in HCV infection, acute hepatitis of unknown origin (AHUO), CRISPR-based production of knock-out cell lines for HCV
Undertaken outbreak investigations as part of National Central team
Dr. Camelia Capraru
Clinical Research Manager
Toronto Centre For Liver Disease/VIRCAN
Pharmacist-led Hepatitis C diagnosis And Rapid Management - in Community (PHARM-C): A Phase IV Nonblinded Randomized Controlled Trial
3:40 PM - 3:45 PMBiography
Camelia Capraru is the Executive Director of the Viral Hepatitis Care Network (VIRCAN). Camelia received her Medical Degree from University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, Romania. Her interests are in development and implementation of models of care for viral hepatitis C elimination.
Tour Guide
AJEET SINGH BHADORIA
ADDITIONAL PROFESSOR
AIIMS RISHIKESH