Poster Viewing Session
| Tuesday, September 19, 2023 |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM |
| Fairy Bower Room |
Speaker
Dr Alison Chew
Masters Of Philosophy (Applied Epidemiology) Scholar
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
Epidemiological analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) surveillance data in Australia, 2020-2021.
Biography
Alison is a Master of Applied Epidemiology (MAE) scholar with a placement within the Communicable Diseases, Epidemiology and Surveillance Section of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.
Previously Alison worked as a general practitioner in the Northern Territory and is interested in Indigenous health and communicable disease.
Ms Sophia Kloosterman
Senior Project Officer
ASHM
Beyond the Pill: Expanding Contraception Education in Primary Care Providers
Biography
Sophia Kloosterman is a Senior Project Officer in ASHM's sexual health team. Sophia plays a key role in managing projects within the national policy and education division, with a particular forus on sexual and reproductive health.
Ms Sophia Kloosterman
Senior Project Officer
ASHM
Future Proofing Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care through Pharmacists
Biography
Sophia Kloosterman is a Senior Project Officer in ASHM's sexual health team. Sophia plays a key role in managing projects within the national policy and education division, with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health.
Mr Guerschom Mugisho Munkwa
Phd Candidate
Paris 1 Panthéon-sorbonne
Factors associated with childbearing among women with unrepaired fistula in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Biography
Phd student in Demography at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. His research focuses on sexual and reproductive health, fertility and their interactions with socio-political, environmental and health crises
Ms. Anju Devkota
PhD Candidate
The University of Sydney
Comprehensive sexuality and consent education among adolescents with intellectual disability in New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Ms. Devkota is a PhD student at Faculty of Medicine and Health, the university of Sydney. She is undertaking her PhD on comprehensive sexuality education among adolescents with intellectual disability in NSW.
She has been working within sexual health promotion at Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre Parramatta for 7 years.
Dr. Putu Duff
Senior Advisor Epidemiology
Esr
The rise of syphilis in Aotearoa New Zealand: key trends from New Zealand’s STI surveillance system
Biography
Putu Duff is an epidemiologist working primarily on STI surveillance at ESR. As a scientist-epidemiologist, Putu's previous research has focused on the structural determinants of sexual and reproductive rights among marginalized populations in Canada and South-East Asia.
Miss Aleah Kink
Honorary Research Assistant
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Management of acute sexual assault presenting to a large Australian sexual health clinic in 2012-2021: a clinical audit.
Biography
Aleah Kink is a current third year Doctor of Medicine student at the University of Melbourne. She previously completed a Bachelor of Biomedicine at the University of Melbourne, majoring in Infection and Immunity. She has a keen interest in sexual and reproductive help.
Ms Katrina Marson
PhD Student, Churchill Fellow
Swinburne University of Technology
Legitimate Sexpectations: the right to sex-ed
Biography
Marson practiced in criminal law for a decade, primarily in sexual offences. Marson researched relationships & sexuality education implementation overseas on a 2019 Churchill Fellowship. Her PhD examines human rights and sex education, she's a columnist for The Age/SMH and author of Legitimate Sexpectations: the power of sex-ed (Scribe, 2022).
Dr Susan Paxton
Member
PWV and LPV
“How Did You Get It?” - A gendered perspective of HIV-stigma
Biography
Long-term HIV-survivor; passionate advocate for rights of women living with HIV.
My research indicates significant impact of positive people as HIV educators.
Conducted first documentation of AIDS-discrimination in Asia, which led to the Stigma Index.
My work "Positive and pregnant - How dare you", highlights rights violations within healthcare settings.
Dr Molly Ratcliffe
GP Registrar
Kirketon Road Centre
Embedding early medication abortion in sexual and reproductive health care through an empowerment-based model of care at the Kirketon Road Centre, a primary health care service in Kings Cross, Sydney
Biography
Dr Molly Ratcliffe is a junior doctor currently working as the GP Registrar at Kirketon Road Centre in Kings Cross. She is passionate about health equity in the sphere of sexual and reproductive health.
Gianna Robbers
Research & Ethics Executive Officer
Family Planning Australia
Challenges And Experiences of Primary Healthcare Providers During Initial Implementation of Abortion Services at Family Planning Australia
Biography
Gianna Robbers is a Research and Publication Officer with the Family Planning Australia Research Centre.
She has experience with research in sexual and reproductive health and rights, refugee and migrant health, gender-based violence and reproductive cancer prevention. Her skills lie in qualitative data analysis, health system analysis and project evaluation.
Ms Susan Saldanha
HDR
Monash University
Risk factors and health consequences of experiencing reproductive coercion: A scoping review
Biography
Susan Saldanha is a PhD candidate within the Department of General Practice, Monash University. She is located within the SPHERE CRE in Sexual and Reproductive Health for Women in Primary Care. Susan’s PhD research aims to measure the risk factors and health consequences of reproductive coercion within Australian general practice.
Mx Budiadi Sudarto
Casual Research Officer
Monash University
“Part of Their Body, Part of Their Wellbeing”: Tertiary Education Providers’ Views on Sexual Health Initiatives for International Students
Biography
Budiadi Sudarto (Budi) is a research officer at Monash University with knowledge in sexual health, STIs, HIV, education and prevention strategies among gay and bisexual men (cis and trans), and other men who have sex with men, and the intersections between race, ethnicity, migration status, and HIV prevention strategies.
Miss Jennifer Farinella
Team Leader Health Promotion
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Mr Andrey Verich
PhD student
Kirby Institute
Utilising machine-learning to inform Neisseria gonorrhoeae molecular assay diagnostic targets.
Biography
Andrey, has a background in protein interaction, systems biology, and HCV phylogenetics. As a UNSW-CSIRO Industry PhD (iPhD) scholarship recipient, he collaborates with SpeeDx and the CSIRO. Andrey's iPhD research aims to use machine learning tools to inform the development of next generation antimicrobial resistance targets for Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Mr Dawoud Al Aamri
Student
Sultan Qaboos University
Ms. Setiyani Dewi
Phd Candidate
Nossal Institute for Global Health, University Of Melbourne
Primary schoolgirls' experience of HPV vaccination and preferences for the format, content, and delivery of cervical cancer education in Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Biography
Dewi is a PhD candidate at Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne. Her research explores opportunities in providing cervical cancer prevention education for adolescent girls through HPV immunization program in Indonesia. She has 12 years of experience in delivering sexual and reproductive health program for youth in Indonesia.
Miss Jennifer Farinella
Team Leader Health Promotion
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Dr Christopher Fox
Senior Lecturer
University of Sydney
Using Professional Competency Frameworks to Review Curricula and Prepare Job-Ready Graduates
Biography
Dr Christopher Fox is Co-Director of Sexual and Reproductive Health Programs at the University of Sydney, where he is a Senior Lecturer in Sexual Health (Sexology). He holds a an adjunct Research Professorship in Sexual and Reproductive at Fiji National University. Dr Christopher is also Director of Sex Life Therapy – a specialist psychosexual and relationship therapy practice in Melbourne
Mr Nicolas Gonzalez
Health Education Officer
South East Sydney Local Health District
A statewide online condom access program for services working with young people in NSW
Biography
Nicolas Gonzalez is a Health Promotion Officer with the HIV and Related Programs (HARP) unit in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and a co-leader for NSW Play Safe Programs Access to Condoms project. Nicolas has a passion for adolescent sexual health promotion, data analysis and health promotion.
Dr Sylvia Kauer
Research Fellow
Australian Research Centre For Sex, Health And Society
The diverse but common definitions of sex for young people in Australia.
Biography
Sylvia Kauer works at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University in Melbourne on the National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health.
Miss Bianca Leber
Senior Project Officer - Sexual Health
ASHM
Education for primary care providers on sexual healthcare for trans communities. A needs assessment.
Biography
Bianca Leber, Sexual Health Senior Project Officer, Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine. Experienced health promotion and educational professional in the areas of harm reduction, treatment as prevention, and workforce capacity training for healthcare providers domestically and internationally in sexual health.
Mrs Elissa Magner
Project Officer
HARP Unit, SESLHD
SHAPE-ing Peer Conversations about Sexual Health
Biography
Elissa Magner is a Health Promotion Officer with the HIV and Related Programs (HARP) unit in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and a co-leader for NSW Play Safe Programs SHAPE Project. Elissa has a passion for peer education, youth focused design and community engagement.
Ms Bianca Mark
Sexual Health/Blood Borne Virus Project Officer
Aboriginal Health Council Of South Australia
‘No Shame in Getting Tested’: Raising Awareness of HIV In Regional and Remote South Australia
Biography
Bianca is a Ngarrindjeri women who has over 10 years of experience working in senior roles in sexual health, evaluation and education in the Aboriginal health sector. Bianca has a particular interest in developing culturally appropriate sexual health resources for Aboriginal people and communities
Miss Kaitlyn Middleton
Health Promotion Officer
ISLHD
Mr Thomas Munro
Social Media And Consumer Engagement Officer
Sydney Sexual Health Centre
Shaking up Primary Care: Encouraging young people to ask for sexual health checks at their GP
Biography
Tom Munro and Kaitlyn Middleton are the co-leaders of NSW Health's Play Safe Programs Primary Care project. Tom and Kaitlyn have extensive experience working with young people and fostering positive sexual health behaviour change through digital interventions.
Ms Jordan Murray
Program Manager
SESLHD STI Programs Unit
How to stay relevant: the evolution of the Play Safe brand
Biography
Jordan is a Health Promotion Program Manager at the NSW STI Programs Unit. With over 10 years of experience leading digital marketing and communications teams at non-profits, including RSPCA and the Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation, Jordan brings a fresh perspective to the sexual health sector.
Mr Michael Odwyer
Phd Candidate
Western Sydney University
Impact of Christian Religion and Religiosity on Sexual Identity Formation, Sexual Behaviour and Sexual Well-being: A Systematic Scoping Review
Biography
Michael O'Dwyer MPH is a PhD candidate in the School of Medicine at Western Sydney University. He is currently studying the influence of Christian religion and religiosity in adolescent sexual identity development, behaviour and wellbeing. New research includes the genesis of internalised sexual and religious identity conflict.
Dr Nicky Perkins
Sexual Health Physician
Auckland District Health Board
Vaginal Atrophy and Genital Pain in Women on Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Contraceptive Injection
Biography
Dr Nicky Perkins is a sexual health physician in Auckland working in the public and private sectors. She has a special interest in vulvovaginal conditions and genital pain.
A/Prof Jennifer Power
Principal Research Fellow
Australian Research Centre In Sex, Health And Society, La Trobe University
Understanding contemporary patterns of condom use among young people in Australia
Biography
Jennifer Power is an Associate Professor and Principal Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. Her research focuses on sexuality, sexual health and HIV. She currently co-ordinates the Secondary Students and Sexual Health Survey.
Mx Hanna Saltis
PhD Candidate
Curtin University
Engaging external providers to deliver respectful relationships and consent education in schools: A scoping review of best practice principles.
Biography
Hanna Saltis is a research officer at Curtin University's Relationships and Sexuality Education Project where they love engaging in the RSE space with teachers, school staff and students. They have recently become a PhD candidate and are researching gendered spaces in AFL.
Ms Patricia Taflan
PhD Student
UNSW
STI/HIV testing and diagnosis among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adolescents in contact with the Australian justice system: a cross-sectional study
Biography
Patricia is a PhD student at the School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW. Her thesis focuses on STIs, STI testing and sexual behaviours of justice-involved populations. Patricia’s background is in criminology and criminal justice, and she has also worked as a government prison researcher.
Mrs Naomi Viret
Health Promotion Officer
ISLHD
Sexual and reproductive health education and chlamydia screening for high school students in an out of school setting
Biography
Naomi Viret has been a health promotion officer in the field of sexual and reproductive health for over 15 years. She has a particular interest in working with young people and Aboriginal communities. Naomi aims to empower through education, training and compassion.
Mrs Naomi Viret
Health Promotion Officer
ISLHD
Trauma informed care: A guide of considerations and referral points for vulnerable young people with an experience of trauma.
Biography
Ms Naomi Viret has worked in the sector for over 15 years as a highly experienced Health Promotion Officer. Naomi is passionate about youth sexual health promotion and trauma informed practice. Naomi has extensive skills in health promotion, counselling and community engagement.
Dr Omar Al Zaabi
Assistant Professor, PhD, MANP, DN (Nurse Practitioner, University Of Melbourne, Australia), BSN, RN
Department of Adult Health and Critical Care, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Educational Needs Regarding Chlamydia among Healthcare Providers and the General Public
Biography
Dr. Al Zaabi, an Assistant Professor at Sultan Qaboos University, holds a PhD and a Master of Advanced Nursing Practice from the University of Melbourne. He is an editorial board member and reviewer for many journals, including Sex Education. He has published numerous papers on sex education, STIs/HIV prevention.
Ms Francesca Azzato
Researcher
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
Asia-Pacific Consensus Recommendations For Screening And Testing For Sexually Transmitted Infections – A Modified Delphi Method
Biography
Ms Azzato is the Section Head of the Bacteriology laboratory at the Victorian Infection Disease Reference laboratory (VIDRL), she has expertise in the design, evaluation and implementation of novel molecular diagnostic assay. Currently, she is involved in numerous projects, which focus on evaluating the use of new molecular methods.
Dr Clare Boerma
Medical Director
Family Planning Australia
The Emergency Contraception Knowledge and Counselling Practices of Pharmacists in Fiji
Biography
Clare trained as a GP and is the Medical Director at Family Planning Australia and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney. Clare is passionate about removing stigma and ensuring equitable access to reproductive and sexual healthcare, engaging in research, medical education, advocacy, health promotion and clinical service provision.
Ms Emily Buster
Senior Public Health Officer
Queensland Health
Sex, Drugs and Worker Roles
Biography
Emily is a Senior Public Health Officer in the BBV/STI Team in Queensland Health's Communicable Diseases Branch. Recently, Emily has been collaborating with the mental health and alcohol and other drug sector on service model innovations to better meet the sexual health needs of clients.
Dr Georgina Mair
Sexual Health Registrar
Kirketon Road Centre
“Wish I knew about this stuff when I was younger” - Contraception needs of clients at the Kirketon Road Centre (KRC), a targeted primary healthcare service in Kings Cross, Sydney.
Biography
Dr Cho is the Acting Medical Unit Manager at the Kirketon Road Centre and an Advanced Trainee in Public Health. She is the clinical Reproductive Health Lead at KRC.
Dr Nicholas Comninos
Doctor
Western Sydney Local Health District
Ordering Herpes Simplex Virus Type Specific Serology for Asymptomatic Patients: General Practitioner Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice
Biography
Dr Nicholas Comninos is a Staff Specialist at Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre and a Clinical Lecturer Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney. He has broad interests in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Research, Education and Quality Assurance
Dr Kristina Edvardsson
Associate Professor
La Trobe University
What Can Trends in Prior Abortion Tell Us About Abortion Access in Victoria?
Biography
Kristina Edvardsson is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University and lead for the Sexual and Reproductive Health research stream in the Judith Lumley Centre. She leads and supervises student projects on unintended pregnancy, abortion and reproductive coercion, and has published >50 papers.
Mrs Genevieve Edwards
Lecturer In Nursing
Australian Catholic University
Rurality and pregnancy decision-making.
Biography
Genevieve is a Registered Nurse and Academic. Over the last 20 years, Genevieve has worked in an array of Primary Health Care settings in regional, rural and remote Australia. She currently works a Nursing Lecturer at Australian Catholic Univerisity ansd currently undertaking a PhD in sexual and reproductive health.
Stephanie Gater
Kirketon Road Centre
Providing antenatal care to marginalised women at the Kirketon Road Centre (KRC), an integrated primary health care service in Kings Cross, Sydney
Biography
For the past 23 years I have been a nurse and midwife. My qualifications include a Bachelor of Nursing, Graduate Diploma of Midwifery, Graduate Certificate in Drug and Alcohol
Nursing and I hold my Certificate for Sexual and Reproductive Health. I now manage the nurses at the Kirkeotn Road Centre.
Mrs Brooke Gooch
JCU Sixth Year MBBS
James Cook University
Antibiotic resistance of Mycoplasma Genitalium in North Queensland (Cairns and surroundings)
Biography
My name is Brooke, I am currently a final year medical student from JCU, Townsville. I have always had an interest in women's and reproductive health and have found my passion for all things sexual health following 7 weeks of placement between Cairns and Hobart Sexual health clinics this year.
Dr. Melissa Lam
Advanced Trainee Sexual Health Medicine
Illawarra Shoalhaven Sexual Health Service
Country of birth an indicator for hepatitis C (HCV) testing in a Sydney metropolitan sexual health service. Is it an effective testing strategy?
Biography
Melissa is a third year advanced trainee in sexual health medicine currently working at Sydney Sexual Health Centre. She is also a GP and a conjoint associate lecturer at UNSW medical school. She has an interest in all aspects of both sexual and reproductive health.
Kiara Minto
Poche Centre for Indigenous Health
Establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Coalition in Far North Queensland to develop Precision Public Health intervention’s that reduce the prevalence of STIs in local communities.
Biography
a Research Fellow in the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at the University of Queensland. She has over 25-years of clinical and research experience working throughout Australia and Canada in diverse settings focusing on public health, sexual and reproductive health, HIV and other BBVs.
Professor Amy Mullens
Associate Professor
University Of Southern Queensland
Pilot to increase capacity and capability of GPs to provide Hepatitis B testing and follow-up management for Chinese and Vietnamese communities
Biography
Professor Amy Mullens is a Clinical and Health Psychologist and has worked within the Sexual Health/HIV sector for over 20 years as a scientist-practitioner. Her research interests are focussed on improving health and wellbeing outcomes in partnership with priority communities. Amy maintains part-time clinical work in the Ipswich region.
Professor Amy Mullens
Associate Professor
University Of Southern Queensland
Enhancing pathways, workforce and capacity for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND) assessment for people living with HIV (PLHIV) throughout Qld‐ (Australia) including regional settings: A pilot study
Biography
Professor Amy Mullens is a Clinical and Health Psychologist and has worked within the Sexual Health/HIV sector for over 20 years as a scientist-practitioner. Her research interests are focussed on improving health and wellbeing outcomes in partnership with priority communities. Amy maintains part-time clinical work in the Ipswich region.
Mr Simon Powell
Registered Nurse
Dept Of Health
Mr Anik Ray
Clinical Nurse Consultant 3
Sydney Sexual Health Centre
Utilising electronic medical record to identify populations at risk of undiagnosed Hepatitis C infection attending an urban sexual health clinic
Biography
Anik is a sexual health nurse consultant from Sydney Sexual Health Centre. His interests include health IT, research, and implementation.
Mr Anik Ray
Clinical Nurse Consultant 3
Sydney Sexual Health Centre
Ms Beata Rumianek
Student
Usyd
Ms Yu Shi
Master Student
Monash University
Preventive Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Content in Australia Pre-Registration Nursing and Midwifery Programs: A Review of Curricula
Biography
Yu Shi is a Master of Advanced Nursing student at Monash University and a registered nurse in China for more than two years.This was her research project as a Master's student. The supervisors of the study were Ensieh F, Dean J and James S.
Mrs Carolyn Slattery
Sexual Health Services Senior Program Managers
NSW STI Programs Unit
Dr Sonia Srinivasan
Academic GP Registrar
Monash University
Understanding the availability of public abortion in Australia: a review of HealthPathways
Biography
Dr Sonia Srinivasan is an Academic GP Registrar currently undertaking dual training in primary care research and clinical General Practice. She is currently undertaking an evaluation of the Australian Contraception and Abortion Primary Care Practitioner Support Network with the SPHERE Centre for Research Excellence at Monash University.
Ms Roisin Steward
Sexual Health Program Coordinator
CAAC
Enhanced Syphilis Point of Care Testing Program at Congress- a practice-based approach to early identification and increased screening in an outbreak setting,
Biography
Roisin is the Sexual Health Program Coordinator at Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, based in Alice Springs.
She has worked in various states and territories over the last 15 years in sexual and reproductive health, HIV, Blood Borne viruses and infectious diseases in NT, WA, QLD and NSW
Ms Maddison Stratten
Health Promotion Officer
ISLHD HIV & Related Programs Unit
Digital Sexual Health Promotion: Website Evaluation
Biography
Maddison Stratten is a health promotion officer with the HIV and Related Programs (HARP) unit in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District working on digital sexual health activities of Caddyshack Project. Maddy has a passion for connecting communities with consistent sexual and reproductive health messages through innovative digital approaches.
Ms Donna Tilley
Quality and Service Improvement Coordinator
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Nurses Take Pride – A Nurse-Led WorldPride Clinic, Sydney 2023
Biography
Donna Tilley is the Quality and Service Improvement Coordinator for the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Services in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. Donna's background is as a nurse practitioner in sexual health and HIV, and she is passionate about of the provision of safe and compassionate care.
Dr Rosalie Power
Associate Research Fellow
Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
Dr Lenka Vodstrcil
Senior Research Fellow
Monash University
Trends in and factors associated with having bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginal candidiasis among women attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, 2012-2021
Biography
Dr Lenka Vodstrcil is an epidemiologist and senior research fellow in the Genital Microbiome and Mycoplasma group at MSHC. She leads a translational research program, aimed at improving health outcomes and antimicrobial stewardship for STIs and vaginal infections that are refractory to current available treatments.
Dr Mariyam Walls
Advanced Trainee
Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre
Ms Rebecca Wigan
Program Coordinator / Research Nurse
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
A New Digital Tool for Prompting Syphilis Testing in General Practice: Views of General Practitioners on the Tools Acceptability and Usability
Biography
Rebecca Wigan is the program coordinator of the NHMRC Partnership Grant funded “SToP Syphilis Program”. Within this role, she has been instrumental in the development and implementation of projects that aim to improve syphilis testing, detection and management across antenatal, community and general practice settings.
Ms Rebecca Wigan
Program Coordinator / Research Nurse
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Detection of Treponema pallidum at asymptomatic oral, anal, and vaginal sites in men and women reporting sexual contact with syphilis.
Biography
Ei is a sexual health physician at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and a PhD candidate at Monash University. Her PhD focuses on epidemiology, early diagnosis and control of syphilis in Australia.
Dr Nicola Martin
Peninsula Health Sexual and Reproductive Health Hub VMO
Frankston Hospital, Peninsula Health
Patient experiences of intrauterine device intertion in a community health setting
Biography
The Sexual and Reproductive Health Hub at Peninsula Health is a self referred service offering complex contraception, medication abortion, STI management, CST and gynaecology assessment and treatment. The clinic has 2 part time SRH Nurses, Nurse Practitioner, and GP.
