Concurrent Session 4C: Proving What’s Possible: Hepatitis Elimination in Prisons Today and Tomorrow
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| Thursday, August 7, 2025 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
| Ballroom 1 |
Details
This session will explore how real-world programs are transforming hepatitis care in correctional settings - and what’s needed to build on this momentum. With a focus on hepatitis C point-of-care testing (POCT), hepatitis B screening, immunisation and treatment strategies, and innovative prison-to-community transition support, this session highlights the pivotal role of the prison system in achieving elimination goals. Presenters will share current initiatives from across Australia, followed by a panel discussion on future directions and priorities for change.
Speaker
Mrs Mim O'Flynn
Kombi Clinic Nurse
Kombi Clinic
Introduction
4:00 PM - 4:05 PMBiography
Nurse Mim links homeless and incarcerated people to Hepatitis C care with Kombi Clinic. She has led testing campaigns across Queensland prisons where over 10,000 people now know their Hep C status. She gets to wear a fabulous Hawaiian shirt and drives around in a bright yellow Van called Ruby.
Mrs Lana Richardson
Senior Project Officer
ASHM
Introduction
4:00 PM - 4:05 PMBiography
Mr Christopher Wallis
Nurse Practitioner
Prison Health Services – West Moreton Hospital and Health Service
HCV POCT in QLD Prisons: What's Happening Now
4:05 PM - 4:15 PMBiography
Chris is a Nurse Practitioner working for West Moreton Prison Health Services in South-East Queensland. Clinical lead of the Blood Borne Virus team which provides viral hepatitis screening and treatments within the prison setting.
Ms Chloe Layton
Hepatology Cnc
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Ms Dorrit Grimstrup
Prison Transition Coordinator
QuIHN
QuIHN Prisons Transition Program
4:35 PM - 4:45 PMBiography
Dorrit Grimstrup works as Prison Transition Coordinator for QuIHN, started working as harm reduction worker back 2016. Since 2019 she has developed and implemented prison transition service that is covering whole QLD state. Dorrit was educated as RN in Denmark
Dr Marianne Martinello
Senior Research Fellow / ID Physician
Kirby Institute / Prince of Wales Hospital
Ending HBV Transmission in Prisons: screening, immunisation and treatment strategies
4:45 PM - 4:55 PMBiography
Dr Marianne Martinello is a Senior Research Fellow at the Kirby Institute, an Infectious Diseases Staff Specialist at Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney, and an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow. As a clinician-researcher, her work focuses on optimising the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infectious diseases, particularly blood-borne viruses, among key populations.
Dr Yumi Sheehan
Senior Research Fellow
Kirby Institute
Resources in practice: HepPEd & the National Prisons Hepatitis Network Surveillance Dashboard
4:55 PM - 5:05 PMBiography
Dr Yumi Sheehan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Kirby Institute with a primary research focus on hepatitis C in prisons. She also leads the Australian National Prisons Hepatitis Network and the newly established Global Prisons Infectious Diseases Network.
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Panel Discussion
5:05 PM - 5:30 PMBiography
Chairperson
Mim O'Flynn
Kombi Clinic Nurse
Kombi Clinic
Lana Richardson
Senior Project Officer
ASHM
