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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

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Mrs Mim O'Flynn
Nurse
Kombi Clinic

Panellist

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Biography

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 PM

Biography

Mr Dale Thompson
Nurse Practitioner
NT Doh

Panellist

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Biography

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 PM

Biography

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.
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