Concurrent Session 3C: Spotlight Session Integration and Innovation in Service Delivery
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| Thursday, August 7, 2025 |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Ballroom 1 |
Speaker
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Welcome & Introduction
2:30 PM - 2:35 PMBiography
Ms Charissa Feng
Senior Manager, Liver Cancer
Cancer Council Victoria
How Can We Integrate Hepatitis B Testing and Care into Existing Health Services in Australia?
2:35 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
Charissa Feng is the Manager of Early Detection at Cancer Council Victoria and co-chair of its Liver Cancer Portfolio Group. She focuses on reducing liver cancer burden through programs, policy, and advocacy, drawing insights from other screening programs and her recent Nigel Gray Scholarship study tour on global policy approaches.
Dr Vinay Menon
Medical Lead
Goulburn Valley Public Health Unit
Hepatitis screening in drug, alcohol and mental health services in Shepparton, rural Victoria
2:35 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
Vinay is a Public Health Physician at the Goulburn Valley Public Health Unit. He has a background of infectious diseases research, including 1 year as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and 2 years at the Burnet Institute. He has worked in public health in Shepparton for 2 years.
Over the last 2 years, Vinay & Suzanne have led a major project to increase testing, treatment and cure of Hepatitis C in Shepparton, particularly in drug, alcohol and mental health settings. They were co-recipients of the 2024 LiverWell Individual Contribution Award
Ms Suzanne Wallis
Rural Sexual Health Nurse Practitioner
Goulburn Valley Health
Hepatitis screening in drug, alcohol and mental health services in Shepparton, rural Victoria
2:35 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
Suzanne has been a Nurse Practitioner in Shepparton for over 13 years. She is runs the Goulburn Valley Health Meryula Sexual Health Clinic and Viral Hepatitis Clinic, and has undertaken extensive community outreach with marginalised groups.
Over the last 2 years, Vinay & Suzanne have led a major project to increase testing, treatment and cure of Hepatitis C in Shepparton, particularly in drug, alcohol and mental health settings. They were co-recipients of the 2024 LiverWell Individual Contribution Award
Ms Sally Watkinson
Nurse Practitioner
Royal Melbourne Hospital
A collaborative approach to hepatitis C healthcare delivery: An outreach and residential in-reach model
2:35 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
Sally Watkinson is a nurse practitioner at Royal Melbourne Hospital coordinating the Integrated Hepatitis C Service and also in addiction medicine at Drug Health Services, Western Health. Sally advocates for community collaboration in clinical service design and delivery and supports innovative models of care to advance hepatitis C elimination efforts.
Mr Gary Keogh
Clinical Nurse Consultant/ Transitional Nurse Practitioner
South Western Sydney Drug Health Services
South Western Sydney Local Health District , Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) Community Pharmacy Hep C DBS Testing Project.
2:35 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
Gary is a Blood Borne Virus Clinical Nurse Consultant and Transitional Nurse Practitioner with South Western Sydney Drug Health Services. He has worked in HIV, BBV and Sexual Health since graduating as a Registered Nurse in 1987.
Miss Alex Morales
Project Officer
Hepatitis Queensland
Expanding Access to Healthcare: Introducing Hepatitis C Testing at Queensland Drug and Alcohol Court
2:35 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
Alex Morales is a Project Officer at Hepatitis Queensland. She is a passionate advocate for community wellbeing with qualifications in public health that amplify her commitment to creating positive change. Her main project at Hepatitis Queensland is coordinating the onsite hepatitis C test and treat clinics at Community Corrections.
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Wrap Up
3:25 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Chairperson
Jacqui Richmond
Nurse Educator
Burnet Institute