Poster Tour - Building Resilience for SRH in Future Threats
Tracks
Track 2
| Wednesday, September 20, 2023 |
| 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM |
| Conference Foyer |
Speaker
Mr Finn Mercury
Research Nurse
Alfred Health - Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Mpox knowledge, vaccination and intention to reduce sexual risk practices among men who have sex with men and transgender people: a cross-sectional study in Victoria, Australia.
12:15 PM - 12:20 PMBiography
Finn is a research nurse at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, most notably looking at the prevention of gonorrhoea. He began his career as a midwife, before moving into sexual and reproductive health, and was a nurse educator at Sexual Health Victoria (formerly Family Planning Victoria) prior to his current role.
Professor Eric Chow
Professor
IUSTI2024 Congress President
Changes in antimicrobial resistance and antibiotics consumptions using Ceftriaxone monotherapy versus dual therapy with azithromycin for treatment of gonorrhoea in Melbourne, Australia
12:20 PM - 12:25 PMBiography
Eric Chow is an STI epidemiologist and the Unit Head at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. His research focuses on STI epidemiology, prevention, antimicrobial resistance and novel interventions.
Ms Kate Maddaford
Research Nurse
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
A comparison of GC whole plate versus bi-plate for culture of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
12:25 PM - 12:30 PMBiography
Kate Maddaford is a research nurse with a Master of Public Health. She is currently working at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and has been involved in multiple research projects involving gonorrhoea and syphilis, with a particular focus on pharyngeal gonorrhoea transmission and prevention.
A/Prof Peter Saxton
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Fellow
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Ballpark figure? Estimating who’s eligible for mpox vaccination in Aotearoa New Zealand
12:30 PM - 12:35 PMBiography
Peter is an Associate Professor and Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Fellow at the School of Population Health, University of Auckland. He is on the NZ Sexual Health Society Executive and leads studies on HIV prevention and sexual health to guide Aotearoa’s response, working closely with policymakers, community organisations and media.
Tour Guide
Francesca Storey
Deputy Director
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa, Victoria University Of Wellington
