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Proffered Papers 9 - Clinical management and Therapeutics - Who to Treat, When to Treat

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Meeting Room 3

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Ms Kirsty Smith
Senior Research Officer
Kirby Institute

PRESUMPTIVE TREATMENT FOR CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHOEA IN REMOTE ABORIGINAL HEALTH SERVICES

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

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Kirsty is a Senior Research Officer at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, with a focus on the evaluation of public health interventions relating to HIV and STIs. She has a particular interest in reducing the impact of HIV and STIs in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Ms Linda Garton
CNC
RPA Sexual Health

ROUTINE TREATMENT OF CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHOEA SEXUAL CONTACTS ATTENDING SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES: IS IMMEDIATE TREATMENT NECESSARY?

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

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Linda is the clinical nurse consultant at RPA Sexual Health. She has worked in research as a project coordinator for the Aboriginal Sexual health Program at the Kirby Institute, and is currently completing a Masters of Philosophy (Applied Epidemiology) at ANU.
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Dr Rosalind Foster
Staff Specialist Sexual Health
Sydney Sexual Health Centre

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEA POSITIVITY IN CLIENTS PRESENTING AS ASYMPTOMATIC CONTACTS OF GONORRHOEA AT A SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

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Dr Foster completed postgraduate training in the UK (FRCP) followed by specialist training in Genitourinary and HIV Medicine. She is a fellow of the RACP Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, Conjoint Lecturer (Sexual Health Program, Kirby Institute UNSW), and works as a Staff Specialist at Sydney Sexual Health Centre.
Dr Jane Shapiro
Staff Specialist
Lismore Sexual Health Service

TO TREAT OR NOT TO TREAT: THE INFLUENCE OF STAFF BELIEFS ON CLINICAL PRACTICE

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

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Jane Shapiro graduated from University of Bristol. She came to Australia in 1992 , settled into General Practice. During the last 15 years she has sub-specialised in adolescent and aboriginal health. In 2016 she made the leap into sexual health training and has worked at Clinic16, PacificClinic and currently WSSHC.
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Dr Jane Goller
Senior Research Fellow
University Of Melbourne

PATIENT DELIVERED PARTNER THERAPY – COULD THIS BE AN OPTION WITHIN ROUTINE PARTNER MANAGEMENT FOR CHLAMYDIA IN AUSTRALIA?

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

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Based at the University of Melbourne, Jane has recently completed her PhD focusing on the epidemiology of pelvic inflammatory disease diagnosed in Australia. She is now working on a NHMRC partnership project toward strengthening management of chlamydia infections in general practice.
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Ms Shannon Woodward
Nurse Practitioner
Canberra Sexual Health Centre

PATIENT DELIVERED PARTNER THERAPY FOR CHLAMYDIA: PATIENT AND PARTNER ACCEPTABILITY

12:15 PM - 12:20 PM

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Shannon is currently employed as a Nurse Practitioner at Canberra Sexual Health Centre, a position she has held since 2009. Shannon has worked in sexual and reproductive health for 18 years in both rural and metropolitan settings. She is currently President of the Australasian Sexual Health and HIV Nurses Association.
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Dr Jacqueline Coombe
Research Fellow
The University Of Melbourne

PUTTING THE PATIENT BACK INTO PATIENT-DELIVERED PARTNER THERAPY (PDPT): EXPLORING YOUNG PEOPLE’S VIEWS TOWARDS PDPT FOR CHLAMYDIA

12:20 PM - 12:25 PM

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Dr Jacqueline Coombe is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Melbourne. Dr Coombe holds a PhD in Gender and Health from the University of Newcastle, Australia. She is currently working on a National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership project called MoCCA.
Q&A

Q&A

12:25 PM - 12:30 PM

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Co-chair

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Melinda Hassall
Clinical Nurse Lead
ASHM

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Penny Kenchington
Nurse Practitioner
Queensland Health; Director, ASHM Board

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