Dr Kate Dunn is a member of Mississaugi First Nation in what is now Ontario Canada and is Assistant Professor at York University Faculty of Health where she combines Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Being Doing and Connecting with experience in Nursing, Public Health and Social Sciences. Engaging Indigenous community perspectives to co-create culturally connected awareness resources on liver wellness and hepatitis C.

Dr Kate Dunn is a member of Mississaugi First Nation in what is now Ontario Canada and is Assistant Professor at York University Faculty of Health where she combines Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Being Doing and Connecting with experience in Nursing, Public Health and Social Sciences. Engaging Indigenous community perspectives to co-create culturally connected awareness resources on liver wellness and hepatitis C.

Alvin Edney is a dedicated healthcare professional with over 20 years of nursing experience and a strong commitment to improving community health outcomes. He holds a Bachelor of Nursing from Curtin University and a Diploma of Practice Management from the AMA, equipping him with both clinical expertise and leadership skills. For the past seven years, Alvin has been an integral part of the team at Derbarl, where he currently serves as the Clinical Governance Manager. In this role, he oversees the quality and safety of clinical services, ensuring best practices and continuous improvement across the organisation.

Tina Goodwin is a strong Pakana Women and has been working for her Palawa Community for the past 25 years as an AHW in many roles and in the past 2 years has been the Statewide AOD Coordinator for the Aboriginal Community in Lutruwita. Tina comes from the Burgess, Maynard, Mansell, Brown Family from Cape Barren Island and family impacted from the stolen generation. Tina prides herself as a strong trusted community member, born and raised in the Palawa Community. Tina supports the Aboriginal Community in their pathways to address AOD addictions, with Culturally Safe options and supports statewide, Tina is based in Nipaluna at the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, with AOD supports across Lutruwita. Tina also supports many Palawa Community in the prison system, with already build and trusteed relationships that she can support with accessing AOD programs. Tina is extremely passionate and uses her voice to advocate and improve the lives of all her community. Tina is a mother of 3 adult children and a grandmother to 4 strong robust grandsons, and love getting away on country with her husband Snowy.

Nicky Newley-Guivarra (Nigooli) was born in 1967 and is a proud Wuthathi woman and a gifted artist. Nicky’s family heritage on her Grandmother’s side is from Shelburn Bay, Cape York Peninsula and from her Grandfather’s side from Darnley Island in the Torres Strait. Nicky currently resides in Brisbane, Meanjin with her family. Nicky possesses a natural strength in her desire to paint and the themes within her work reflect culture, spirituality and life experiences.

Dr Joanne Carson is an early career cross-disciplinary data science and infectious disease researcher at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney. She is interested in precision medicine, pharmacoepidemiology, big data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Thomas Rudge, BSRP(Hons), MSCD, is a PhD Candidate at The Kirby Institute, UNSW. His background in development studies informs an equity-focused approach that considers social and cultural factors shaping health and healthcare access. Using implementation science, his research enhances the adoption, scale-up, and sustainability of hepatitis C testing and treatment.