Care in the Margins: Caring for Marginalised Individuals Living with Hepatitis C - Gilead Sponsored Symposium
| Friday, August 2, 2024 | 
| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 
| Betbiyan 3 & Bundirrik 4 | 
Speaker
                        Mrs Mim O'Flynn
                    
                
                            Kombi Clinic Nurse
                        
                    
                            Kombi Clinic
                        
                    Panellist
1:15 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
                    Mim is a nurse who focuses on screening and linking homeless, marginalised and incarcerated people to Hepatitis C care and cure with the Kombi Clinic. As well as leading fingerstick point-of-care testing campaigns throughout Queensland Corrections and a recent recipient of the Queensland Corrective Commissioner’s Award and Medal for Excellence, she gets to wear a fabulous Hawaiian shirt and drives around in a bright yellow Van called Ruby. 
                
        
                        Ms Kim Rayner
                    
                
                            Clinical Lead - Innovation/ Nurse Practitioner
                        
                    
                            Micah Projects / Inclusive Health and Wellbeing Hub
                        
                    Chairperson
1:15 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
                        Mr Dale Thompson
                    
                
                            Nurse Practitioner
                        
                    
                            NT Doh
                        
                    Panellist
1:15 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
                    A Nurse Practitioner living and working on the lands of the Larrakia people, in the Northern Territory. My clinical focus is the management of people living with hepatitis B, C and HIV and supporting access to HIV PrEP, HIV post exposure management, vaccinations for people with medical risk factors, men’s health and contraception. I have a passion for education and skill transfer, particularly to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers.
                
        
                        Mr Bradley Whitton
                    
                
                            Clinical Nurse Consultant
                        
                    
                            St Vincents Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
                        
                    Panellist
1:15 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
                    Brad Whitton is a Integrated Hepatitis Clinical Nurse Consultant with St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne. He works in hospital outpatient departments and provides outreach services to multiple community, primary health and general practice settings across Melbourne. He has many years of experience working in the HIV, Sexual Health and Hepatitis sector.
                
        